Betsy Taylor is having a difficult end to her first year as Queen of the Vampires. Her friends are planning a surprise birthday party after she orders no party (or are they?); the Ant drops BabyJon off at the mansion with disturbing regularity; Jessica is a tad crankier than usual; a "fictional" biography titled Undead and Unwed, chronicling Betsy's death and rebirth as a vampire, is set to be published by Berkley, author unknown; Cathie, the resident ghost, pops in and out telling tales of a zombie in the attic; veterinarian Sophie drops by seeking permission to turn her sheep...lover...into a vampire so they can spend all eternity together; she's given up sucking blood for her birthday and Sinclair shows very little interest in their wedding plans (for which they've again set a date in July). As if all this isn't enough, a European delegation of vampires shows up to check her out.

It's understandable that Betsy is less than welcoming when the foreign vampire delegation turns up on her doorstep, and as usual, things go from bad to worse when Sophie attacks one of the vampires. It turns out the vamp, Alonzo, sired Sophie so long ago he doesn't remember the incident. Betsy saves Alonzo from Sophie, perhaps avoiding an international incident, but now must come up with some sort of penance Alonzo can offer to Sophie. As is typical of most of the men in Betsy's world (mortal and immortal), Alonzo is enchanted by Betsy, contrite (as much as a vamp can be) about murdering Sophie, and willing to make retribution, making Betsy's decision all the more challenging. All of this pales in importance, however, when a potentially deadly evil threatens one that Betsy loves.

UNDEAD AND UNPOPULAR is the latest in the chronicle of Betsy Taylor, Vampire Queen, and Davidson delivers a winner! Betsy is as kick-ass, self-centered, hilarious and compassionate as ever; Sinclair is sexily, broodingly tolerant; Marc and Jessica are outstanding best friends; and the supporting characters are as menacing, wacky and lovable as we've come to expect. Readers are going to love checking in on this undead (mostly) family of misfits and will be anxiously awaiting their next story. Enjoy!