Undead and Unloved
MaryJanice Davidson
Berkley, Jun 2007, $23.95
ISBN: 0425213765

As the countdown to the wedding of the millennium continues, Betsy Taylor, Queen of the Vampires, is unhappy; for a change it has nothing to do with shoes. Her house is jammed with visitors some permanent from all walks of life including some dead like a ghost, a werewolf, and a Fiend.

Meanwhile her fianc Vampire King Eric Sinclair seems to vanish at the first hint of a wedding ceremony. His vanishing act with his bloodsucking buddies angers Betsy who is tired of taking care of the wedding. Now a werewolf pack is camped nearby just as Betsy begins to investigate what happened to King Eric as his disappearance seems more than just cold feet.

The latest "Undead" romantic fantasy is like its predecessors an irreverent amusing tale as the Big Day nears. Betsy feels overwhelmed with guests and unwanted crashers arriving while her stud pulls a Houdini and vanishes. She gets angrier because she still needs to find the right shoes instead of saving her hunk of a fianc . Fans of the series will enjoy this lighthearted entry wondering whether the royal couple will make it to the altar on time.

Harriet Klausner