Queen Betsy Books in Order
Part ofMaryJanice Davidson Books in OrderExplore the Queen Betsy series by MaryJanice Davidson, with books in order, quick summaries, series background, and tips on the best place to start.
Last updated: July 8, 2026
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Publication Order
31 books
Undead and Unwed
by MaryJanice Davidson
2002
On her thirtieth birthday, Betsy Taylor gets fired, hit by a car, and wakes up a vampire. Worse, everyone keeps insisting she is destined to be their queen, whether she likes it or not.
Undead and Unemployed
by MaryJanice Davidson
2004
Betsy finally lands a job selling shoes, only to learn that vampire politics do not pause for retail hours. Someone is killing vampires in Minneapolis, and the queen is expected to fix it.
Undead and Unappreciated
by MaryJanice Davidson
2005
Betsy's complicated unlife gets worse when a very unusual little sister enters the picture. Family drama, prophecy, and vampire expectations collide fast, and Betsy is stuck in the middle.
Undead and Unreturnable
by MaryJanice Davidson
2005
Betsy tries to deal with love, loyalty, and the trouble that comes with being vampire royalty. The closer she gets to a future with Sinclair, the messier everything around her becomes.
Undead and Unpopular
by MaryJanice Davidson
2006
Undead and Unpopular
by MaryJanice Davidson
2006
Betsy gets dragged back toward human obligations just as undead business turns ugly again. Ordinary life is never ordinary for long in this series.
Undead and Uneasy
by MaryJanice Davidson
2007
Undead and Uneasy
by MaryJanice Davidson
2007
Betsy should be enjoying the next phase of her unlife, but weddings and undead obligations refuse to play nicely together. The dead are restless, and so is she.
Undead and Unworthy
by MaryJanice Davidson
2008
Undead and Unworthy
by MaryJanice Davidson
2008
Being queen does not help Betsy make easy personal choices. Love, power, and undead politics all pull in different directions here.
The Incredible Misadventures of Boo and the Boy Blunder
by MaryJanice Davidson
2009
This comic short gives Boo Miller and Eddie Batley their backstory, mixing awkward heroics, offbeat romance, and a superhero flavor that fits Davidson's sense of humor.
Undead and Unwelcome
by MaryJanice Davidson
2009
Undead and Unwelcome
by MaryJanice Davidson
2009
Betsy heads to Cape Cod with a body, a bad feeling, and no clear welcome waiting for her. The werewolves she needs help from are not exactly known for warm hospitality.
Undead and Unfinished
by MaryJanice Davidson
2010
Undead and Unfinished
by MaryJanice Davidson
2010
Betsy and Laura are thrown backward through time, forcing Betsy to look at family history from much too close a distance. The past is every bit as unruly as the present.
Undead and Undermined
by MaryJanice Davidson
2011
Undead and Undermined
by MaryJanice Davidson
2011
After a brutal trip through time, Betsy comes home to a life that feels far less secure than before. Trust, family, and the future all look shakier now.
Undead and Unstable
by MaryJanice Davidson
2012
Undead and Unstable
by MaryJanice Davidson
2012
The balance of power around Betsy keeps shifting, and so do the demands on her time, heart, and patience. Stability has never been her strongest genre.
Undead and Underwater
by MaryJanice Davidson
2013
Betsy reluctantly teams up with Fred the mermaid when a mutual friend needs help. Vampires and undersea politics are a bad mix, which is exactly why this works.
Undead and Unsure
by MaryJanice Davidson
2013
Undead and Unsure
by MaryJanice Davidson
2013
Betsy faces one of the strangest turns of her already impossible unlife. Big personal news collides with the usual pile of vampire and Hell-related responsibilities.
Undead and Unwary
by MaryJanice Davidson
2014
Undead and Unwary
by MaryJanice Davidson
2014
Betsy would love one stretch of calm, but her world keeps refusing to cooperate. Queenly duties, family complications, and new supernatural trouble all hit at once.
Undead and Unforgiven
by MaryJanice Davidson
2015
By this point Betsy is juggling marriage, Hell, family, and supernatural grudges all at once. As usual, she would prefer everyone stop needing things from her immediately.
Undead and Done
by MaryJanice Davidson
2016
The finale throws Betsy into full-scale chaos after vampires are exposed to the human world. Home, family, and the whole undead order are suddenly on the line.
Undead and Unmistakable
by MaryJanice Davidson
2017
Undead and Unmistakable
by MaryJanice Davidson
2017
A playful grab bag of Queen Betsy material, this collection lets Davidson revisit her most famous vampire world in shorter, looser form.
Unwavering
by MaryJanice Davidson
2017
In this Queen Betsy short, Betsy wants one quiet stretch of alone time with Sinclair. Living in a crowded supernatural mansion means that simple goal gets complicated almost at once.
Unreliable
by MaryJanice Davidson
2018
Betsy is back in a short, funny mystery where everyone remembers the same important event differently. She is determined to prove that her version of reality is the correct one.
Undead AF
by MaryJanice Davidson
2023
Years after the original finale, Betsy returns for an emotional new adventure. Anniversary plans, family pain, and the old supernatural crowd all crash together again.
Series background & context
The Queen Betsy books begin with a terrible birthday and only get stranger from there. Betsy Taylor dies on the day she turns thirty, wakes up a vampire, and learns that she is not just any vampire, but a figure other undead creatures have been waiting for. She does not take the news well.
That is a big part of the fun.
Betsy is not a brooding chosen one. She is vain, funny, stubborn, frequently distracted by shoes, and deeply annoyed that destiny keeps interrupting her life. Around her is a cast that gets bigger and weirder as the series goes on, including the powerful Eric Sinclair, her best friend Jessica, the endlessly patient Marc, her difficult family, and a whole crowd of vampires, fiends, ghosts, and assorted supernatural headaches.
The books are set largely around the Twin Cities, and Davidson gets a lot of mileage out of putting impossible creatures in very ordinary spaces, mansions, malls, offices, hospitals, and family dinners. That mix is the engine of the series. Betsy can rule vampires and Hell, but she still has to deal with arguments, obligations, love, and the fact that everyone around her wants something.
As the series grows, the stakes widen from vampire politics to prophecies, time travel, family secrets, and apocalyptic-level trouble. Even then, the tone stays light on its feet. These are not grim vampire novels. They are fast, chatty paranormal comedies with romance running through them.
If you like your supernatural fiction sharp, messy, and very aware of how absurd life can be, Queen Betsy is usually the best place to start with Davidson.
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