MaryJanice Davidson is an American author who writes mostly

paranormal romance Paranormal romance is a subgenre of both romantic fiction and speculative fiction. Paranormal romance focuses on romantic love and includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, from the speculative fiction genres of fantasy, scien ...

, but also

young adult literature Young adult literature (YA) is typically written for readers aged 12 to 18 and includes most of the themes found in adult fiction, such as family dysfunction, substance abuse, alcoholism, and sexuality. It is characterized by simpler world build ...

and

non-fiction Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or content (media), media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real life, real world, rather than being grounded in imagination. Non-fiction typically aims to pre ...

. She is the creator of the popular ''

Undead The undead are beings in mythology, legend, or fiction that are deceased but behave as if they were alive. A common example of an undead being is a cadaver, corpse reanimated by supernatural forces, by the application of either the deceased's o ...

'' series. She is both a ''

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'' and ''

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'' bestseller. She won a 2004 ''

Romantic Times ''Romantic Times'' was an American magazine, genre magazine specializing in romance novels. It was founded as a newsletter in 1981 by Kathryn Falk. The initial publication took nine months to create and was distributed to 3,000 subscribers. In ...

'' Reviewers’ Choice Award and was nominated for the same award in 2005. Davidson lives in

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with her husband and two children. She grew up on military bases and moved often, as she was the child of a

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airman. Pamela Clare of ''

'' 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.". Davidson is the mother of fantasy author C. M. Alongi.

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. # '' Undead and Unwed'' (Berkley, 2004, ) # '' Undead and Unemployed'' (Berkley, 2004, ) # '' Undead and Unappreciated'' (Berkley, 2005, ) # '' Undead and Unreturnable'' (Berkley, 2005, hardback , paperback ) # '' Undead and Unpopular'' (Berkley, 2006, hardback , paperback ) # '' Undead and Uneasy'' (Berkley, 2007, ) # '' Undead and Unworthy'' (Berkley, 2008, ) # '' Undead and Unwelcome'' (Berkley, 2009, ) # '' Undead and Unfinished'' (Berkley, 2010, ) # '' Undead and Undermined'' (Berkley, 2011) # '' Undead and Unstable'' (Berkley June 2012) # '' Undead and Unsure'' (Berkley August 2013) # '' Undead and Underwater'' (Berkley May 2013) # '' Undead and Unwary'' (Berkley October 2014) # '' Undead and Unforgiven'' (Berkley October 2015) # '' Undead and Done'' (Berkley October 2016) The first four volumes have been reprinted as * ''Betsy the Vampire Queen'' () Books 5-7 and Dead and Loving It have been reprinted as * "Betsy: Bride of the Vampire" Short stories have also appeared in: * ''Cravings'' (Jove, 2004, ) * ''Bite'' (Jove, 2004, ) * ''Dead and Loving It'' (Berkley, 2006) * ''Dead Over Heels'' (Berkley, 2008)

Wyndham Werewolves

# ''

Love's Prisoner ''Love's Prisoner'' is a 1919 American silent crime drama film starring Olive Thomas Olive Thomas (born Olive R. Duffy; October 20, 1894 – September 10, 1920) was an American silent-film actress, art model, and photo model. Her birth cer ...

'' (novella in '' Secrets 6'', Red Sage Publishing, Inc., 2000, ) # '' Jared's Wolf'' (novella in '' Secrets 8'', Red Sage Publishing, Inc., 2002, ) # '' Derik's Bane'' (Berkley, 2005, ) # ''Santa Claws'' (in '' Nicely Naughty'', Loose-Id, 2004, , a revised version of ''Naughty but Nice'') This short story was included in Dead and Loving It. # ''Speed Dating Werewolf Style Or, Ow, I Think You Broke The Bone'' (novella in ''Dead Over Heels'', Berkley, 2008, ) # ''Wolf at the Door'' (Oct 2011) # ''Driftwood'' (Jan 2007)

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. # ''The Royal Treatment'' (Brava, 2002). The story revolves around Christina Krabbe and her life after meeting a king with an obsession for fishing and his penguin obsessed son. The series is set in alternate reality where

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

was not sold to the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

, but instead formed into its own country and is governed by the Royal Baranov. #''The Royal Pain'' (Brava, 2005). This time the focus is on HRH Princess Alexandria Baranov and her romance with Dr. Sheldon Rivers. It is found in 445 WorldCat librariesWorldCat
/ref> # ''The Royal Mess'' (Brava, 2007)

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. # ''Sleeping with the Fishes'', (November 2006). Half-mermaid Fred, 29, is a

marine biologist Marine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life, organisms that inhabit the sea. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology clas ...

working at the

aquarium An aquarium (: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. fishkeeping, Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquati ...

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

. Jonas, her thought-to-be-gay best friend, is the only one outside the family who knows the secret, until she is seen swimming in the fish tank by Thomas, a new employee at the aquarium. Prince Artur, a merman from the

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal sea, marginal Mediterranean sea (oceanography), mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bound ...

, arrives to investigate the increased pollution in Boston Harbour and enlists the help of Fred and Thomas. Thomas and Prince Artur are rivals for Fred's affection, despite her abrasive manners and dismissive attitude to romance. # ''Swimming Without a Net'', (November 2007). Fred is again approached by the sea folk, but this time in order to participate in a ritual of sorts. The novel blends elements of

supernatural Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanin ...

and

erotic Eroticism () is a quality that causes sexual feelings, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality, and romantic love. That quality may be found in any form of artwork, including painting, sculp ...

fiction. # ''Fish Out of Water'', (November 2008) All Three Books in One: # '' Underwater Love'' 2012

The Gorgeous series

# '' Hello Gorgeous!'' (Kensington 2005, ) # '' Drop Dead, Gorgeous!'' (Kensington 2006, )

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. # ''Jennifer Scales and the Ancient Furnace'' # ''Jennifer Scales and the Messenger of Light'' # ''The Silver Moon Elm'' # ''Jennifer Scales and The Seraph of Sorrow'' # ''Rise of the Poison Moon'' # ''Evangelina''

Cadence Jones

# ''Me, Myself and Why?'', 2010 # ''Yours, Mine, and Ours'', 2011 # ''You and I, Me and You'', 2013

Insighter

# ''Deja Who'', 2016 # ''Deja New'', 2017

Miscellaneous

Single authored

* ''

By Any Other Name "By Any Other Name" is the 22nd episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek''. Written by D.C. Fontana and Jerome Bixby (based on Bixby's story) and directed by Marc Daniels, it was first broadca ...

'', 1998 * '' Adventures of the Teen Furies'', 1998 * '' Dying for Ice Cream'', 1999 * '' Escape The Slush Pile'', 2001 * ''

Thief of Hearts ''Thief of Hearts'' is a 1984 American erotic drama film produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It was written and directed by Douglas Day Stewart. It stars Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams, John Getz and David Caruso. Plot A burglar, S ...

''", 2001 * '' Naught or Nice'', 2001 * '' Canis Royal: Bridefight'', 2002 * '' Love Lies'', 2002 * ''

Under Cover ''Under Cover'' is the ninth studio album by English Heavy metal music, heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. The album consists entirely of cover version, cover songs, with an emphasis on rock music from the 1960s and 1970s. This is Osbourne's ...

'', 2003 * '' Beggarman, Thief'', 2004 * '' Really Unusual Bad Boys'', 2005 * ''Dead and Loving It'', April, 2006 - The collection includes the novellas: Santa Claws, Monster Love, There's no such thing as a Werewolf, A Fiend in need * '' Doing It Right (novel)'', 2007 * '' Dead Over Heels'', 2008 * '' Undead and Underwater an anthology'' (Berkley, 2013, ) * '' The Love Scam'', 2020 *''Truth, Lies, and Second Dates'' (2020)

Multiple authors

* '' Secrets 6'', 2000 * ''

Reunions Reunion may refer to: * Class reunion * Family reunion Reunion, Réunion, Re-union, Reunions or The Reunion may also refer to: Places * Réunion, a French overseas department and island in the Indian Ocean * Reunion, Commerce City, Colorado, ...

'', 2000 written under Pen Name Janice Pohl * ''

Chicken Soup For The Soul Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC is an American self-help and consumer goods company based in Cos Cob, Connecticut. It is known for the ''Chicken Soup for the Soul'' book series. The first book, like most subsequent titles in the series, consisted ...

'', 2002) * '' Secrets 8'', 2002 * '' Lighthearted Lust'', 2003 * '' Forgotten Wishes'', 2004 * ''

Men at Work Men at Work are an Australian rock band that was formed in Melbourne, 1979. They were best known for breakthrough hits such as " Down Under", " Who Can It Be Now?", " Be Good Johnny", " Overkill", and " It's a Mistake". Its founding member and ...

'', 2004 * '' Bad Boys with Expensive Toys'', 2004 * '' How to Be a Wicked Woman'', 2004 * '' Merry Christmas, Baby!'', 2004 * ''Dead girls don`t dance'' '' Cravings'', 2004 * ''The girl who was infatuated with death'' ''

Bite Biting is an action involving a set of teeth closing down on an object. It is a common zoological behavior, being found in toothed animals such as mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and arthropods. Biting is also an action humans participate ...

'', 2004 * '' Bewitched, Bothered and Be-Vampyred'', 2005 * '' Perfect for the Beach'', 2005 * '' Charming the Snake'', 2005 * '' Kick Ass'', 2005 * '' Wicked Woman Whodunit'', 2005 * '' Romance at the Edge: In Other Worlds'', 2005 * '' Really Unusual Bad Boys'', 2005 * '' Valentine's Day is Killing Me'', 2006 * '' Surf's Up'', 2006 * '' Mysteria'', 2006 * '' Over the Moon'', 2007 * '' Demon's Delight'', 2007 * '' No Rest for the Witches'', 2007 * '' Mysteria Lane'', 2008 * '' Faeries Gone Wild'', 2009 *''Danger, Sweetheart'', 2016

References

External links

MaryJanice Davidson's Official Website

MaryJanice Davidson
at Paranormal Romance Writers
MaryJanice Davidson
at Fantastic Fiction
MaryJanice Davidson's Official Group
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