MaryJanice Davidson
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. She grew up on military bases and moved often, as she was the child of a United States Air Force soldier. Pamela Clare of "USA Today" wrote, "It's Davidson's  humor, combined with her innate storytelling ability and skill with dialogue, that has lifted her from small presses to the big best-seller lists." Bibliography. 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 belligerent. 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: 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. Fred the Mermaid. 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. All Three Books in One: 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.