# Undead and Unwed

By MaryJanice Davidson · Queen Betsy, book 1

Profile: https://hahafiction.com/books/undead-and-unwed-afcf4b34/

Betsy Taylor has barely lost her job when a car accident kills her. Her next problem is staying dead: she wakes as a vampire, with other vampires expecting her to be their queen. Sinclair wants her help in a power struggle, and he knows designer shoes might persuade her.

## What makes it funny?

In the opening chapter, Betsy blames the snooze button for her lateness and finds a doctor’s off-key humming especially irritating while he treats her bite wounds. One reader in Book Recommendations singles out her shoe obsession as a reason they find the series funny.

### The comedy at work

Vampire royalty gets little respect from a woman who judges people by their taste in shoes. All About Romance highlights Betsy’s habit of saying her disrespectful thoughts aloud, even to a vampire leader who expects obedience.

### Try this if…

Betsy’s outspoken first-person narration suits readers who enjoy sexual humor and vampires whose dignity is open to ridicule.

### Good to know

Expect strong language and sexual material. The opening chapter describes the fatal car accident with graphic physical detail.

## What to expect

- Genre: Fantasy · Romance
- On the shelf: Paranormal romance
- Kind of humor: Parody
- The atmosphere: Irreverent
- Format: Novel
- Published: 2004

## Sources & further reading

- Review: [All About Romance review](https://allaboutromance.com/book-review/undead-and-unwed-by-maryjanice-davidson)
- Publisher: [Publisher’s opening chapter](https://penguinrandomhousehighereducation.com/book?isbn=9781101158852)
- Publisher: [UK publisher](https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/maryjanice-davidson/undead-and-unwed/9780749936457)
- Reader discussion: [Reader discussion](https://facebook.com/groups/bookrecommendations/permalink/7201354209939330)
- Publisher: [Publisher](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/291811/undead-and-unwed-by-maryjanice-davidson)