Unwed and Unemployed by Mary Janice Davidson

About this book

Queen Elizabeth I, aka Betsy Taylor, is adjusting to life after death as a vampire, but she still needs a job. To satisfy her lust for sexy shoes, she lands one in Macy's, but one night she is attacked by zit-remedy-scented slayers who are targeting female vampires. While trying to find out who is behind the plot, she befriends an adolescent gang called the Blade Warriors and the kindly priest who leads them. Betsy's unwanted consort, sexy Eric Sinclair, king of the vampires, doesn't know how to deal with a vampire queen who sneezes at holy water and wears a cross around her neck, and a charming subplot involving a mysterious five-year-old girl in saddle shoes adds poignancy to this wickedly clever and amusing romp. Davidson's witty dialogue, fast pacing, smart plotting, laugh-out-loud humor, and sexy relationships make this a joy to read. And Betsy's second adventure, following her debut in Undead and Unwed, will have readers begging for more.

Another funny, quick read from the Queen Betsy vampire chick lit series. Betsy is a vampire queen who doesn't want to be one. In this second book in the series, Betsy lands herself a coveted - in her opinion - job in the shoe department of Macy's after showing her expertise.

Meanwhile someone or someones are killing vampires. It's up to Betsy to help figure it out. She is the Queen after all. She quickly meets the group of vigilantes who is headed by a priest and is funded by someone unknown. The vampires and the vigilantes come to an agreement and stop the killing. In fact, one of the members develops a crush on Betsy, although it could be her newfound ability to be very desirable to others.

And as if she doesn't have her hands enough going on, there is a little girl who keeps popping up in her bedroom. Betsy has to wonder why her parents are working such long hours and always leaving her at the house. It takes a while, but eventually it dawns on Betsy that the little girl is a ghost. Who happens to be the daughter of a newcomer vampire who doesn't care for Betsy. And the only way for the mother and daughter to be together again is in the afterlife.

Betsy unwillingly complies to the mother vampire's wish to be staked and dead forever.

At the end of the day, Betsy loses her lovely job at Macy's even though she is most suited for it. Her manager fires her because she cannot be counted on the work when she is supposed to. And because her manager is a sheep. Eric's sheep.