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Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson brings us Betsy the new vampire queen.

Betsy Taylor is having a bad week. She loses her job, gets killed by a cab, but what really gets her goat is the god awful outfit and shoes her stepmother had her laid out in at the morgue.

After realizing she is the undead she meets some new friends who are convinced she is the new queen. These friends believe she was sent to overthrow an evil vampire. But to do this she must join forces with the sexiest, most virile vampire, Eric Sinclair.

This book is wickedly funny. Ms. Davidson writes the sassiest laugh out loud characters, which also ooze sex appeal. I can't wait to read more from this author.

Mary Janice Davidson first hits gold with the release of Under Cover - a compilation of sassy contemporary romance that brought her under the wing of Brava. Her latest full length tale, Undead and Unwed, is an irreverent vampire parody that digs out the stereotypes from Buffy, Dracula 2000 and a stab at fellow paranormal writers. Her Manolo Blahniks strutting heroine Betsy Taylor is a hoot who defies holy water and sunlight, and a pert heroine who battles with a dysfunctional family. The tongue-in-cheek humour and brio came too furiously in the first half of the book that the end sags in comparison especially in the battle with Nostro, the 500 year old vampire villain. Nevertheless, the dialogue sizzles with dry wit and the plot is refreshing enough to show that Davidson is a writer who is uncompromising and undaunted. Even the dark hero Eric Sinclair has an ultra-voracious sex appetite in his bedroom romp. This blood-sucking spiel is macabre, witty and savagely funny.

After reading the reviews of "Undead and Unwed", I expected the book to be a funny mix of chick-lit and fantasy. While the book can accurately be called chick-supernatural, it failed in the humor department. Davidson, the author, tried too hard to be witty. The first three chapters have more exclamation points "!" than I have ever seen before in my life. (really!!)

The main character, Betsy, was unlikable. It's like Davidson took Carrie from Sex in the City, dumbed her down and took away everything that makes her interesting--then made her a vampire called "Betsy".

This book isn't worth the time or effort. Read Kelley Armstrong or Tanya Huff instead of this series. Save yourself!