Maryjanice Davidson

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Maryjanice Davidson
  • Bibliography:
    77 Books (8 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1999
  • Latest Book:
    December 2023
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About the Author

Maryjanice Davidson is the author of the popular “Undead” series of paranormal romances. She is an Air Force brat who was raised in several states over several years. She is New York Times and USA Today bestseller. She is also the co-writer with her husband, Anthony Alongi, of the “Jennifer Scales” series of books about a young weredragon. These books were originally published as young adult novels but are re-published as fantasy novels. Davidson won the 2004 Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award.
Maryjanice Davidson lives in Minnesota with her husband and two children. When she’s not hunting down the nearest Cinnabon franchise, she writes and speaks at writer/reader conferences around the world.

Full Series List in Order

Alaska

1 - The Royal Treatment (May-2004)
2 - The Royal Pain (Nov-2005)
3 - The Royal Mess (Sep-2007)

Betsy the Vampire Queen

1 - Undead and Unwed (Mar-2004)
1.5 - Dead Girls Don't Dance (Jul-2004)
2 - Undead and Unemployed (Aug-2004)
2.5 - Biting in Plain Sight (Jan-2005)
3 - Undead and Unappreciated (Jul-2005)
4 - Undead and Unreturnable (Nov-2005)
5 - Dead and Loving It (Apr-2006)
6 - Undead and Unpopular (Jun-2006)
7 - Undead and Uneasy (Jun-2007)
8 - Dead Over Heels (Mar-2008)
9 - Undead and Unworthy (Jul-2008)
10 - Undead and Unwelcome (Jun-2009)
11 - Undead and Unfinished (Jul-2010)
12 - Undead and Undermined (Jul-2011)
13 - Undead and Unstable (Jun-2012)
14 - Undead and Underwater (Mar-2013)
15 - Undead and Unsure (Aug-2013)
16 - Undead and Unwary (Oct-2014)
17 - Undead and Unforgiven (Oct-2015)
18 - Undead and Done (Oct-2016)

Bewere My Heart

1 - Bears Behaving Badly (Apr-2020)
2 - A Wolf After My Own Heart (Feb-2021)
3 - Mad for a Mate (Apr-2022)

Cadence Jones

1 - Me, Myself, and Why? (Oct-2010)
2 - Yours, Mine, and Ours (Mar-2012)
3 - You and I, Me and You (Mar-2013)
Outta the Bag (Sep-2010)

Cyborg

1 - Hello, Gorgeous! (Apr-2005)
2 - Drop Dead, Gorgeous! (May-2006)

Fred the Mermaid

1 - Sleeping with the Fishes (Dec-2006)
2 - Swimming Without a Net (Dec-2007)
3 - Fish Out of Water (Dec-2008)

An Insighter Novel

1 - Deja Who (Sep-2016)
2 - Deja New (Nov-2017)

Wyndham Werewolves

1 - Love's Prisoner (1999)
4 - Derik's Bane (Jan-2005)
5 - Dead and Loving It (Apr-2006)
6 - Dead Over Heels (Mar-2008)
7 - Wolf at the Door (Oct-2011)
8 - Driftwood (Jan-2007)

Multi-Author Series List

Mysteria

Alone Wolf (Jul-2006)
Disdaining Trouble (Oct-2008)

Book List in Order: 77 titles

  • Dying for Ice Cream

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    Austin Opitz never meant to fall for Yvonne Robinson. The girl was rich and spoiled, a lethal combination. But when he saw her sobbing in the hospital cafeteria with a plate of ice cream melting in front of her, he couldn't walk away. So begins a ...

  • Love's Prisoner

    in Secrets: Volume 5 and 6
    Wyndham Werewolves - 1

  • Adventures of the Teen Furies

    (YA) Andrea Grouper, chronic wise-ass and Air Force brat, has plenty to keep her busy. When she isn't battling her chauvinist father for freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, she's keeping a wary eye on her best friend (who is under psychiatric ca...

  • Too Good to be True

    in Reunions

    The spark of love stands the test of time and is fanned to a flame as four couples are reunited. These contemporary novellas include four reunion celebrations -- high school, college, family, and organ donors -- that will tug at the tightest of heart...

  • Love Lies

  • By Any Other Name

    Stephanie Dares, grumpy virgin, and Erik Chambers, the Darth Vader of venture capitalism, don't like each other. Too bad...they have to work together to uncover the mystery surrounding Stephanie's birth. Will they discover long-buried dark secret...

  • Bridefight

  • Santa Claws

    in Naughty or Nice

  • Thief of Hearts



  • Under Cover

    "Sweet Strangers" Renee Jardin never meant to become the world's most sought-after thief. But the minute she walks out of her biotech firm accidentally carrying "The Cure"--the most important scientific discovery of the century--she's on the run fr...

  • Undead and Unwed

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 1

    From Just-Laid-Off Secretary to Queen of the Undead... It's been a helluva week for Betsy Taylor. First, she loses her job. Then, to top things off, she's killed in a car accident. But what really bites (besides waking up in the morgue dressed in ...

  • The Royal Treatment

    Alaska - 1

    In a world nearly identical to ours, the North won the Civil War, Ben Affleck is the sexiest man alive, Martha Stewart is a better pastry chef than insider trader, and Russia never sold Alaska to the U.S. Instead, Alaska is a rough, beautiful country...

  • My Thief

    in Perfect for the Beach

  • Dead Girls Don't Dance

    in Cravings
    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 1.5

    LONGINGS IN THE NIGHT.. . In the heat of the night, anything goes. Boundaries are crossed and secret yearnings take shape. Creatures stalk the shadows, surrendering to their wildest needs--and satisfying hungers that take their victims beyond fear...

  • Undead and Unemployed

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 2

    She may be the Queen of the Undead, but she still has "sole." Nothing can make Betsy Taylor give up her shoe fetish--even dying and rising as the new Queen of the Vampires. Being royally undead isn't all it's cracked up to be--there are still bill...

  • The Wicked Witch of the West Side

    in How to Be a "Wicked" Woman

  • Beggarman, Thief

    in Romance at the Edge: In Other Worlds

    A possessive cyborg captures a mutant thief come to steal a priceless Rock; he'll let her have it, if he can have her?for three days and three nights. A Dominant soldier demands repayment for rescuing a high society lawyer from certain death at the j...

  • Undercover Claus

    in Merry Christmas, Baby

    Dressed as a sidewalk Santa, undercover cop Corinne mistakes Tony Danielson for a purse snatcher. What Tony sees is a beautiful, lonely workaholic, and he'd love to take her out of disguise and help her slip into something a little more comfortable.....

  • The World is Too Darned Big

    in Bad Boys with Expensive Toys

    Play nice? Play fair? Not on your life. But with these bad boys and their expensive toys, it's so much more fun to play dirty... The name's Dyson. Benjamin Dyson. Genius engineering geek by day....and unfortunately, genius engineering geek by nig...



  • The Fixer Upper

    in Men at Work

    Together for the first time, four devilishly entertaining novellas by the New York Times bestselling author prove that there’s not only life after death, but desire too…

    The Fixer-Upper
    Cathy’s new home is handso...

  • Derik's Bane

    Wyndham Werewolves - 4

    He's a werewolf with alpha issues--and a body to die for. She's the personification of unspeakable evil--and smells like roses. Now if they could just stop drooling over each other long enough to save the world... It's always good to have a psyc...

  • Biting in Plain Sight

    in Bite
    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 2.5

    FEEL THE TOUCH OF DARKNESS... Follow a vampire hunter who can be as deadly as her prey. Meet a down-home southern girl who's found out, much to her chagrin, that vampires are her type. Feel the euphoria of fear in the shadow of a reluctant Queen o...

  • Ten Little Idiots

    in Wicked Women Whodunit

    Doesn't it just figure? You meet the guy of your dreams. There's enough electricity to start a wild fire. And then there's a murder to put a crimp in your plans. But not necessarily... "It was Professor Tanten who did it, in the ballroom, with a m...

  • Hello, Gorgeous!

    Cyborg - 1

    THEY WANT HER TO SAVE THE WORLD. AS IF. One minute I'm out with my sorority sisters; the next there's a terrible accident (beyond my friend Stacey's outfit) and I'm waking up in some weird clinic transformed into a human cyborg--with a mission: to...

  • Savage Scavenge

    in Charming the Snake

    The Good Girls: Dr. Gladys Loder. Brown hair, brown eyes, skinny, tall-as ordinary as they come. Liberty Wainwright. An extraterrestrial archaeologist who lives by the rules. Chastity Tilson. Privileged, beautiful, fiercely independent. The Bad Boys:...

  • Undead and Unappreciated

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 3

    At least Betsy Taylor's priorities are clear. While most women would love to live as royalty, Betsy has found that being vampire queen has more problems than perks, except for always being awake for Midnight Madness sales. And the employees at her ni...

  • Night Mares

    in Bewitched, Bothered & BeVampyred

    Welcome to Brokenoggin Falls, population 567 (sometimes) where: - The housewives are not only desperate, they're Witches - The skeletons in the closet are as real as the bodies in the cellars - The spells cast by moonlight frequently go awry -...

  • Really Unusual Bad Boys

    THEY'RE JUST THE SEXY BOYS NEXT DOOR. IF NEXT DOOR IS A WEIRD, WEIRD PLACE. Meet Damon, Maltese, and Shakar--three noble brothers from an enchanted kingdom where wooing and pleasuring is practically a royal commandment. They're hot. Irresistible. ...

  • The Incredible Misadventures of Boo and the Boy Blunder

    in Kick Ass

    They're sexy. They're smart. And they aren't afraid of a little danger--not even when it comes to matters of the heart... Four of today's hottest authors present a quartet of stories about bold women who take no prisoners--either in a fight or in ...



  • The Royal Pain

    Alaska - 2

    In a world nearly identical to ours, the North won the Civil War, Ben and JLo got married, and everyone dresses well to attend the Grammys. Oh, and Russia never sold Alaska to the U.S. Instead, Alaska is a rough, beautiful country ruled by a famously...

  • Undead and Unreturnable

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 4

    As if she needed yet another reason to shop, Queen o the Vampires Betsy Taylor is in the middle of planning the perfect wedding to drop-dead gorgeous vamp Eric Sinclair. And she's not about to let little things like death and blood-drinking get in he...

  • Cuffs and Coffee Breaks

    in Valentine's Day Is Killing Me

    Lost roses. Cancelled reservations. Broken dates. Arrests. Dead bodies. There's always some reason to hate Valentine's Day...unless the scene of the crime starts really heating up.... In a moment of weakness, greeting card writer Julie Kay About ...

  • Dead and Loving It

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 5
    Wyndham Werewolves - 5

    Now, in this collection of four sensual novellas, worlds collide when she brings her beloved Wyndham werewolves together with the vampires ruled by Undead Queen Betsy Taylor. In three of her most popular novellas, a Wyndham werewolf finds their per...

  • Drop Dead, Gorgeous!

    Cyborg - 2

    Fast. Powerful. Deadly. With bitchin' highlights. Ah, weddings--every single woman's reminder that she'll probably die alone, covered in cat hair and dressed in unflattering sweatpants. And as far as bad wedding experiences go, my friend Stacy's co...

  • Undead and Unpopular

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 6

    As Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor approaches the big three-one (in human years, that is), she has a lot on her plate. There are wedding plans to finalize, will no help from her fiance, Eric. And Betsy has decided to stop drinking blood, something Eric--t...

  • Paradise Bossed

    in Surf's Up

    PACK YOUR SUNBLOCK... IT'S GOING TO GET HOT. Crashing waves, intense heat, body oil, and men who give new meaning to a day at the beach... Three of today's most talented authors deliver all-new stories of the hunks who work and play at the sizz...

  • Alone Wolf

    in Mysteria
    Mysteria

    Hunky werewolves, delicious demons, and drop-dead sexy witches all have the same address... MYSTERIA Hundreds of years ago, in the mountains of Colorado (just close enough to Denver for great shoe shopping), the small town of Mysteria was "acci...

  • Bewitched, Bothered & Bevampyred 2: Fangs Again

    Welcome to Brokenoggin Falls, where the housewives are not only desperate, they're Witches! (And one of them might be a Harpy) The spells cast by moonlight frequently go awry. And there are times when toads and Chihuahuas seem abundant as black flies...

  • Sleeping with the Fishes

    Fred the Mermaid - 1

    A Fish Out of Water Fred is a mermaid. But stop right there. Whatever image you're thinking of right now. Fred is not blonde. She's not buxom. And she's definitely not perky. In fact, Fred can be downright cranky. And it doesn't help matters that ...



  • Driftwood

    in Over The Moon
    Wyndham Werewolves - 8

    Three beloved bestselling superstars and one exciting new voice in paranormal romance come together in an anthology of startling seduction. Experience the lure of the moon... As a lovely werewolf in the midst of her Burning Moon must decide bet...

  • Doing It Right

    In these two wickedly funny, sexy novellas, MaryJanice Davidson introduces the sort of lovers who'll steal everything...your wallet, your keys, your inhibitions, and sometimes even your heart. THIEF OF HEARTS There's never a dull night in the ER...

  • Witch Way

    in Demon's Delight

    Between day and night, between the living and the undead, between human and immortal there is a passion that crosses the boundary--magnetically pulling together pairs who seem to have nothing in common. Now, four of today's most thrilling authors exp...

  • Undead and Uneasy

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 7

    Weddings are never easy. But when you're Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor, they can become downright deadly... In the days leading up to The Big Day, Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor seems to have a full house and the wedding guests have yet to arrive. Along ...

  • The Royal Mess

    Alaska - 3

    In a world nearly identical to ours, the North won the Civil War, flannel is the new bling, and Russia never sold Alaska to the U.S. Instead, Alaska is a beautiful, rough-and-tumble country ruled by a famously eccentric royal family who put the fun b...

  • The Majicka

    in No Rest for the Witches

    Life's a bit crowded for Ireland and her roommates--a fairy, a werewolf, a vampire, and now a zombie...especially when a mysterious man walks through the door. Will there be any room left for love?...

  • Swimming Without a Net

    Fred the Mermaid - 2

    Plenty of Fish in the Sea It's not normal for a mermaid to hate being out in open water, but Fred never claimed to be normal. To visit the undersea realm of Artur, the High Prince, and the rest of the royal merfamily, she has to fin it to the Caym...

  • Dead Over Heels

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 8
    Wyndham Werewolves - 6

    Three all-new paranormal stories of lust, laughter, and love from the New York Times bestselling author, including an original novella featuring Undead queen Betsy Taylor. With her trademark "sassy dialogue, lusty lovemaking [and] irreverent humo...

  • Undead and Unworthy

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 9

    Betsy thought entering the world of the undead was a big adjustment. Being a new bride isn't much easier. The blush has only been on for two months, and she has a lot to do; set up the new house, finish writing thank-you notes, and raise BabyJon, her...

  • Disdaining Trouble

    in Mysteria Lane
    Mysteria

    The New York Times bestselling authors of Mysteria return to the town where paranormal passions run high -- and everyone makes their own rules.Located in the picturesque mountains of Colorado, Mysteria is a place where the supernatural co-exists with...



  • Fish Out of Water

    Fred the Mermaid - 3

    Making Waves Fred the mermaid has taken the bait and chosen Artur, High Prince of the Black Sea, over human marine biologist Thomas. And just in time. The existence of the Undersea Folk is no longer a secret, and someone needs to keep them from flou...

  • Undead and Unwelcome

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 10

    BETSY TAYLOR HAS PROBLEMS THAT ONLY A SUBURBAN HOUSEWIFE/VAMPIRE QUEEN COULD POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND, SUCH AS... SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ANGRY WEREWOLVES That's what Betsy is facing when she delivers the body of her werewolf friend Antonia to Cape Cod's...

  • Tall, Dark and Not So Faery

    in Faeries Gone Wild

    Scarlett is not your typical pint-sized faery. At six feet, four inches tall, she's an unlikely candidate for a match made in heaven. But when she ventures to Cannon Falls, Minnesota, on royal orders to survey its extraordinary residents, she stumble...

  • Undead and Unfinished

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 11

    Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor is having a tough time getting through the Book of the Dead-until the Devil strikes a bargain. She offers Betsy a chance to finish the cursed (literally!) thing, and finally discover all its mysteries. There's just one catc...

  • Outta the Bag

    Cadence Jones

    Sweet and innocent with a twist of girl-next-door, Cadence Jones is not your typical girl and certainly not your typical FBI agent. Just ask her sisters, Shiro and Adrienne. (Wait. . .best if you don't ask Adrienne anything.) But it's her special ...

  • Me, Myself, and Why?

    Cadence Jones - 1

    From New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson comes an outrageously funny novel about a highly unconventional FBI agent, a rather odd serial killer, a best friend on the edge, a gorgeous baker ... and, oh yeah, love. Sweet and innocent ...

  • Undead and Undermined

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 12

    There’s no guarantee in life. Or for that matter, death… Vampire queen Betsy Taylor has awoken in a Chicago morgue, naked as a corpse. Her last memory is reconciling with her husband, Eric Sinclair, after a time-traveling field trip to hell...

  • Wolf at the Door

    Wyndham Werewolves - 7

    Rachel, a werewolf/accountant, is asked to keep one eye on Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor and the other peeled for a rogue werewolf who's itching to start a war. But her attention is mostly on a sexy, mysterious stranger she wishes she could trust....

  • Wicked Women Whodunnit

    Letters To My Readers - MaryJanice DavidsonSix people are missing from a mystery weekend, and aspiring mystery writer Caro Swenson is on the case with a hot-but-possibly homicidal hunk who seems to want to get his hands on Caro's. . .clues. Single Wh...

  • Yours, Mine, and Ours

    Cadence Jones - 2

    From New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson comes the next hilarious installment in her laugh-out-loud trilogy featuring an unconventional FBI agent who finds love in the most unexpected places It's Christmas season, a holiday Cadence...

  • Undead and Unstable

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 13

    Betsy’s heartbroken over her friend Marc’s death, but at least his sacrifice should change the future -- her future­ -- for the better. But it’s not as if Betsy’s next few hundred years will be perfect. After all, her half-sister Laura is th...

  • Undead and Underwater

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 14

    New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson “continues to put her own unique spin on paranormal romance” (Fallen Angel Reviews), and in this all-new anthology, she’s three times as outrageous as ever before… Undead and Underwate...

  • You and I, Me and You

    Cadence Jones - 3

    The final book in Davidson's laugh-out-loud trilogy featuring an unconventional FBI agent who finds love in the most unexpected places Candice (and her sisters) has moved in with Patrick and everything is more than she could have ever dreamed. Exc...

  • Undead and Unsure

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 15

    Vampire queen Betsy "don't call me Elizabeth" Taylor is back--and there's going to be Hell to pay--in MaryJanice Davidson's bestselling series... It's no surprise to Betsy that her trip to Hell with her sister Laura landed them in hot water. Bet...

  • Undead and Unwary

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 16

    Even with Satan out of the picture and the Antichrist for a sister, Betsy Taylor has had a hard time maintaining “things below.” It’s not that she’s been shirking her hellish obligations. It’s just that her earthbound duties are so time-con...

  • Widower's Walk

    in Dead But Not Forgotten: Stories from the World of Sookie Stackhouse

    There’s more to Sookie Stackhouse than you ever knew…

    The #1 New York Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris spawned a hit TV show and captivated fans around the world -- including other authors. Now this group of w...

  • Undead and Unforgiven

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 17

    New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson is back. So is Betsy Taylor and this time Betsy’s going viral… If Betsy Taylor has learned anything about ruling Hell it’s: 1) She can't do it alone, and 2) She doesn’t have to. She’...

  • Danger, Sweetheart

    Blake Tarbell has a town to save. Rich, carefree, and used to the Vegas party lifestyle, Blake is thrown for a curve when his former cocktail-waitress mother pleads he go back to her roots to save the town she grew up in. Blake's used to using money ...

  • Deja Who

    An Insighter Novel - 1

    From the author of the New York Times bestselling Undead novels comes a delightfully addictive new series about past lives and bad habits -- and one woman paranormally predisposed to getting at the bottom of both. It’s her job. You couldn’t a...

  • Undead and Done

    Betsy the Vampire Queen - 18

    Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor continues her rule in Hell in the scorchingly funny finale to the Undead series from New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson. It had been a well-kept secret for centuries, but now the existence of vampires ...

  • Deja New

    An Insighter Novel - 2

    The New York Times bestselling author of the Undead Novels takes on reincarnation in this unforgettable Insighter Novel about the pitfalls in past -- and love -- lives… Leah Nazir lives in a world where the past can and will come back to bite yo...

  • Bears Behaving Badly

    Bewere My Heart - 1

    These social worker bear shifters give the term "mama bear" a whole new meaning! Bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson is back with this brand-new paranormal romance series featuring a foster care system for at-risk shifter babies and teens....

  • A Contemporary Asshat at the Court of Henry VIII

    Time travel meets Tudor-era mayhem.American expat Joan Howe has a to-do list she loathes: finish her degree, find a new job, buy milk, ask her neurologist friend Lisa to cure her migraines. So when Lisa enrolls her in an experimental drug trial, Joan...

  • The Love Scam

    The Love Scam is a sweet and sassy romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson.Rake Tarbell is in trouble. When the fabulously wealthy and carefree bachelor wakes up horribly hungover in Venice, it’s not something tha...

  • Truth, Lies, and Second Dates

    A sweet and sassy contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson! Captain Ava Capp has been flying from her past for a decade. She’d much rather leave it, and her home state, behind forever. But when she finds he...

  • A Wolf After My Own Heart

    Bewere My Heart - 2

    Things are hot and getting hotter… Escape into this delicious shifter romance from bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson.Oz Adway is a rare breed: an accountant who wants to get dirty. He's a werewolf working for the Interspecies Placement Agency ...

  • Mad for a Mate

    Bewere My Heart - 3

    Beloved and bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson is back with a hilarious and heartfelt shifter romance:•A delightful cast of shifters and supernatural creatures•Side-splitting hijinks that'll make you snort-laugh•Slow-burn romanceVerity Lane...

  • Road Queens

    From the bestselling author of the Undead series comes a ride through the lives of three estranged friends as they’re reunited by murder (possible frame job) and mayhem (just the way they like it).Operation Starfish has one goal: to remove ...

Award-Winning Books by Maryjanice Davidson

Undead and Unemployed
2004 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Vampire Romance
Undead and Unwed
2004 All About Romance Reader Award -- Best Alternate Reality
Undead and Unworthy
2008 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Paranormal Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Maryjanice Davidson has published 77 books.

Maryjanice Davidson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Road Queens, was published in December 2023.

The first book by Maryjanice Davidson, Love's Prisoner, was published in January 1999.

Yes. Maryjanice Davidson has 8 series.
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