MaryJanice Davidson
Encyclopedia
MaryJanice Davidson is an American author who writes mostly paranormal romance
, but also young adult literature
and non-fiction
.
She is the creator of the popular Undead
series. She is both a New York Times and USA Today
bestseller.
She won a 2004 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award
and was nominated for the same award in 2005. Davidson lives in Minnesota with her husband and two children.
Waking up in the morgue fails to improve her mood, and when she discovers she can't kill herself, she gets downright stroppy.
Being proclaimed "Queen of the Vampires" by the obnoxious Eric Sinclair, who places himself first in line to be her consort, proves to be the last straw.
The first four volumes have been reprinted as
Books 5-7 and Dead and Loving It have been reprinted as
Short stories have also appeared in:
Paranormal romance
Paranormal romance is a sub-genre of the romance novel. A type of speculative fiction, paranormal romance focuses on romance and includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, blending together themes from the genres of traditional fantasy, science fiction, or horror...
, but also young adult literature
Young adult literature
Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...
and non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
.
She is the creator of the popular Undead
Undead (series)
Undead is a paranormal romance book series by MaryJanice Davidson about Betsy Taylor. Betsy Taylor loses her job and is killed in the same day , only to awake undead in a funeral home...
series. She is both a New York Times and USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
bestseller.
She won a 2004 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award
and was nominated for the same award in 2005. Davidson lives in Minnesota with her husband and two children.
Undead series
Elizabeth "Betsy" Taylor turns thirty in the most unfortunate manner possible: she is laid off from work and then run down by an SUV.Waking up in the morgue fails to improve her mood, and when she discovers she can't kill herself, she gets downright stroppy.
Being proclaimed "Queen of the Vampires" by the obnoxious Eric Sinclair, who places himself first in line to be her consort, proves to be the last straw.
- Undead and UnwedUndead and UnwedUndead and Unwed is a paranormal romance novel by MaryJanice Davidson. It is the first of nine adventures Elizabeth Anne "Betsy" Taylor has after her transformation into a vampire.-Plot summary:...
(Berkley, 2004, ISBN 042519485X) - Undead and UnemployedUndead and UnemployedUndead and Unemployed is a paranormal romance novel by MaryJanice Davidson."And the first who shall noe the Queen as a husband noes his Wyfe shall be the Queen's Consort and shall rule at her side for a thousand yeares." The Book of the Dead...
(Berkley, 2004, ISBN 0425197484) - Undead and UnappreciatedUndead and UnappreciatedUndead and Unappreciated is the third novel in the Undead series by MaryJanice Davidson. The breezily written paranormal romance novel is told from the point of view of Betsy Taylor, reluctant Vampire Queen and not-so-reluctant shoe-hound, and introduces a major character to the series: Laura,...
(Berkley, 2005, ISBN 0425204332) - Undead and UnreturnableUndead and UnreturnableUndead and Unreturnable is a paranormal romance novel. It is the fourth novel in the Undead series by MaryJanice Davidson.-Plot summary:It's Christmastime in the Kingdom of the dead, which is complicated as it sounds...
(Berkley, 2005, hardback ISBN 0425208168, paperback ISBN 0425210812) - Undead and UnpopularUndead and UnpopularUndead and Unpopular is a 2006 Quill Award nominee paranormal/romance novel by MaryJanice Davidson.Betsy Taylor, Queen of Vampires, is celebrating her 31st birthday and her 1st anniversary of being dead She has told her friends that she doesn’t want a party but she is sure that they are planning...
(Berkley, 2006, hardback ISBN 0425210294, paperback ISBN 0749937300) - Undead and UneasyUndead and UneasyUndead and Uneasy is a paranormal romance novel by MaryJanice Davidson. Published in 2007, the plot follows the ever intrepid Betsy Taylor, the Queen of the Vampires. It is the sixth of Davidson's Undead series of books....
(Berkley, 2007, ISBN 0425213765) - Undead and UnworthyUndead and UnworthyUndead and Unworthy is the seventh book in the Undead series by MaryJanice Davidson; it came out in 2008.Seventh in the hilarious New York Times best-selling series featuring Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor—now with a hot new look....
(Berkley, 2008, ISBN 0425221628) - Undead and UnwelcomeUndead and UnwelcomeUndead and Unwelcome is the eighth book in the Undead series, by MaryJanice Davidson. It was released on June 2, 2009.Summary:Betsy Taylor has problems that only a vampire queen/suburban wife could possibly understand...
(Berkley, 2009, ISBN 0425227731) - Undead and UnfinishedUndead and UnfinishedUndead and Unfinished is the ninth book in the Betsy the Vampire Queen series by Mary Janice Davidson.-Plot summary:Satan, wants her daughter Laura , who is the antichrist, to visit Hell so she could understand her heritage. But Satan says Laura would need Betsy to accompany her so that Laura can...
(Berkley, 2010, ISBN 0425234355) - Undead and Undermined (Berkley, 2011)
The first four volumes have been reprinted as
- Betsy the Vampire Queen (ISBN 0739461397)
Books 5-7 and Dead and Loving It have been reprinted as
- "Betsy: Bride of the Vampire"
Short stories have also appeared in:
- Cravings (Jove, 2004, ISBN 0515138150)
- Bite (Jove, 2004, ISBN 051513970X)
Wyndham Werewolves
- Love's PrisonerLove's PrisonerLove's Prisoner is a 1919 silent crime drama film starring Olive Thomas. Written by E. Magnus Ingleton, the film was directed by John Francis Dillion.-Plot:...
(novella in Secrets 6, Red Sage Publishing, Inc., 2000, ISBN 0964894262) - Jared's Wolf (novella in Secrets 8, Red Sage Publishing, Inc., 2002, ISBN 0964894289)
- Derik's BaneDerik's BaneDerik's Bane is a paranormal romance novel by MaryJanice Davidson.-Synopsis:Starting out in the Wyndham Mansion, Werewolf Derik is ordered by his alpha, Michael Windham, to go to California and find the reincarnation of a powerful sorceress - Morgan LeFay, half sister of King Arthur - and stop her...
(Berkley, 2005, ISBN 0425199975) - Santa Claws (in Nicely Naughty, Loose-Id, 2004, ISBN 1596320656, a revised version of Naughty but Nice) This short story was included in Dead and Loving ItDead and Loving ItDead and Loving It is a paranormal/romance story collection by MaryJanice Davidson containing characters from both the Undead and Wyndham werewolf series....
.
Alaskan Royals
In an alternate reality, the series follows the royal Baranov family as they begin to look for love and marriage while ruling over Alaska (which was not purchased by the United States and became its own country). The series was limited to three books due to the end of the author's contract with Brava books.- The Royal TreatmentThe Royal Treatment (novel)The Royal Treatment is a romance novel by MaryJanice Davidson and the first in the "Alaskan Royal" series.-Plot introduction:The Royal Treatment revolves around Christina Krabbe and her life after meeting a king with an obsession for fishing and his penguin obsessed son...
(Brava, 2002, ISBN 0758208030) - The Royal PainThe Royal PainThe Royal Pain is a romance novel by MaryJanice Davidson and is the second book in the Alasken Royal Series. This time the focus is on HRH Princess Alexandria Baranov and her romance with Dr. Sheldon Rivers. It is found in 445 WorldCat libraries...
(Brava, 2005, ISBN 0758208065) - The Royal MessThe Royal MessThe Royal Mess is a romance novel by MaryJanice Davidson and the last in the "Alaskan Royal" series.-Plot summary:Jeffrey Rodinov is a descended from one of the oldest families in Alaska, and a Rodinov has been protecting a Baranov for generations. It's a job Jeffrey takes VERY seriously...
(Brava, 2007)
Fred the Mermaid trilogy
Fred has known since she was a small child that she is part Mermaid. It is only when the High Prince of the merfolk and a marine biologist fight for her heart does Fred's life get even more complicated.- Sleeping with the FishesSleeping with the Fishes (novel)Sleeping with the Fishes is a 2006 paranormal romance by MaryJanice Davidson, in which the central character is a half-mermaid. This is the first book in the Fred the Mermaid series.-Plot summary:...
, (November 2006) - Swimming Without a NetSwimming Without a Net (novel)Swimming Without a Net is the second novel in the Fred the Mermaid Trilogy by MaryJanice Davidson.-Plot introduction:Swimming Without a Net takes place after the events in Sleeping with the Fishes. Fred is again approached by the sea folk, but this time in order to participate in a ritual of sorts...
, (November 2007) - Fish Out of Water, (November 2008)
The Gorgeous series
- Hello Gorgeous! (Kensington 2005, ISBN 0758208057)
- Drop Dead, Gorgeous! (Kensington 2006, ISBN 0758212046)
Jennifer Scales
The Jennifer Scales series, about a young weredragon, is written by MaryJanice Davidson and Anthony Alongi, her husband. These novels are currently being re-published as fantasy novels rather than young adult.- Jennifer Scales and the Ancient FurnaceJennifer Scales and the Ancient FurnaceJennifer Scales and the Ancient Furnace is a science fiction novel by MaryJanice Davidson and Anthony Alongi....
- Jennifer Scales and the Messenger of LightJennifer Scales and the Messenger of LightJennifer Scales and the Messenger of Light is a science fiction novel by MaryJanice Davidson and Anthony Alongi....
- The Silver Moon Elm
- Jennifer Scales and The Seraph of Sorrow
- Rise of the Poison Moon
- Evangelina
Single authored
- By Any Other Name, 1998
- Adventures of the Teen Furies, 1998
- Dying for Ice Cream, 1999
- Escape The Slush Pile, 2001
- Thief of Hearts", 2001
- Naught or Nice, 2001
- Canis Royal: Bridefight, 2002
- Love Lies, 2002
- Under Cover, 2003
- Beggarman, Thief, 2004
- Really Unusual Bad Boys, 2005
- Dead and Loving ItDead and Loving ItDead and Loving It is a paranormal/romance story collection by MaryJanice Davidson containing characters from both the Undead and Wyndham werewolf series....
, April, 2006 - Doing It Right (novel), 2007
- Dead Over Heels, 2008
Multiple authors
- Secrets 6, 2000
- Reunions, 2000 written under Pen Name Janice Pohl
- Chicken Soup For The SoulChicken Soup for the SoulChicken Soup for the Soul is a series of books, usually featuring a collection of short and dense inspirational stories and motivational essays. The 101 stories in the first book of the series were compiled by motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen.There have been over 200 titles...
, 2002) - Secrets 8, 2002
- Lighthearted Lust, 2003
- Forgotten Wishes, 2004
- Men at Work, 2004
- Bad Boys with Expensive Toys, 2004
- How to Be a Wicked Woman, 2004
- Merry Christmas, Baby!, 2004
- Cravings, 2004
- Bite, 2004
- Bewitched, Bothered and Be-Vampyred, 2005
- Perfect for the Beach, 2005
- Charming the Snake, 2005
- Kick Ass, 2005
- Wicked Woman Whodunit, 2005
- Romance at the Edge: In Other Worlds, 2005
- Really Unusual Bad Boys, 2005
- Valentine's Day is Killing Me, 2006
- Surf's Up, 2006
- Mysteria, 2006
- Over the Moon, 2007
- Demon's DelightDemon's DelightDemon's Delight is an anthology novel containing four short stories written by authors MaryJanice Davidson, Emma Holly, Vickie Taylor, and Catherine Spangler.-Witch Way:...
, 2007 - No Rest for the Witches, 2007
- Mysteria Lane, 2008
- Faeries Gone Wild, 2009
External links
- MaryJanice Davidson's Official Website
- MaryJanice Davidson at Paranormal Romance Writers
- MaryJanice Davidson at Fantastic Fiction
- MaryJanice Davidson's Official Group at Yahoo Groups