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Waking up in a tacky coffin and wearing off-brand shoes, Betsy Taylor can't believe the horrible turn her life has taken; then she discovers she's a vampire. Soon, Betsy becomes a participant in a power struggle between the forces of darkness. With only her friend Jessica and the hunky vampire Sinclair to help her, this new "Queen of Vampires" will have a tough time getting her afterlife straight.

A lot of twentysomethings might look forward to inheriting the family business. Amara Morrigan’s got zero interest in hers. The mantle she stands to assume is currently worn by her father, Death. Amara’s childhood included helplessly watching as her best friend and her favorite teacher were taken away. She knows her dad didn’t do it on purpose … it was just their time. But Amara refuses to accept the job. It’s bad enough that she can sense when the final moment will be for anybody she meets—including her best (and only) friend, Gray. He knows who she is, and he’s cool with it.

American expat Joan Howe has a to-do list she loathes: find a new job, buy milk, ask her neurologist friend, Lisa, to cure her migraines. So when Lisa enrolls her in an experimental drug trial, Joan is elated. That is, until she takes the medication and wakes up at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. That's right, Joan wakes up smack-dab in the middle of the court of Henry VIII.

Charlaine Harris' smash-hit Sookie Stackhouse series may have reached its conclusion, but the world of Bon Temps, Louisiana, lives on in this all-new collection of 15 stories. Written by a killer lineup of authors, including New York Times best-sellers Rachel Caine, MaryJanice Davidson, Jonathan Maberry and Seanan McGuire, and with introductions read by Charlaine herself, Dead but Not Forgotten puts your favorite characters center stage.

As Fred the Mermaid tries to fit in with her own kind, she finds herself hooked on both Artur, the High Prince of the undersea realm, and Thomas, a hunky marine biologist. She's also caught between two factions of merfolk: those happy with swimming under the radar - and those who want to bring their existence to the surface.

Being a mermaid does help Fred when she volunteers at the New England Aquarium. But, needless to say, it's there that she gets involved in something fishy. Dangerous levels of toxins have been found in the local seawater. A gorgeous marine biologist wants her help investigating. So does her merperson ruler, the High Prince of the Black Sea. You'd think it would be easy for a mermaid to get to the bottom of things. Think again...

In the days leading up to The Big Day, Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor seems to have a full house - and the wedding guests have yet to arrive. Along with her human buddies, there's a ghost, a werewolf, and a fiend crashing at her place. And though her fiancé, Vampire King Eric Sinclair, conveniently disappears when the conversation turns to seating charts and flower arrangements, he does manage to make his oh-so-sexy presence known at other moments.

Though she's the vampire queen, Betsy Taylor is much more like a princess. In MaryJanice Davidson's novels, this high-maintenance monarch is finally coming to terms with her new status.

In Driftwood,“Davidson cleverly merges her Wyndham Werewolf and Undead series.”—Publishers Weekly A Cape Cod werewolf agonizes over the death of a woman by his own paw. Well, to be fair, he never really killed her. She’s a vampire. Now she needs his help to kill the bloodsucker who...

“I knew I would enjoy Witch Way because I’ve relished everything I’ve read by this prolific author!”—The Best Reviews For centuries their families have been embroiled in a violent, irreversible feud. Today, can a witch and a witch-hunter find common ground...without killing each...

Paradise Bossed “is fun to read!”—The Best Reviews While traveling in the Cayman Islands, Nikki loses her life in a tragic accident, but has no intention of cutting her vacation short. When a handsome male psychic is engaged to get a grip on Nikki’s spirit, he does more. He finds himself...

The Fixer-Upper is “very entertaining!”—Midwest Book Review Cathy’s new home is handsomely furnished—by an amorous male ghost. If only she had something she could…touch. Her neighbor may have a lousy personality, but he does have a perfect body. Now, spirit is about to meet flesh, to...

Together for the first time, four devilishly entertaining novellas by the New York Times bestselling author prove that thereâ€s not only life after death, but desire too… The Fixer-Upper Cathyâ€s new home is handsomely furnished—by an amorous male ghost. If only she had...

Verity Lane might be a Shifter who can't shift (known as a "squib"), but woe betide anyone who tries to tell her who she is or what she's capable of. She's a proud member of a club for squibs out to prove themselves by participating in dangerous stunts. Which is probably how she ended up on this strange island....

Alaska is a rough, beautiful country ruled by a famously eccentric royal family, including oldest daughter, Princess Alexandria, whose acid wit and bad case of insomnia have turned her into a tabloid darling, a palace problem, and overall...Marine biologist Dr. Shel ("Never Sheldon") Rivers has a problem. Some princess expects him to wait on her, hand and dimpled foot. His boss is taken with the royal redhead, and nobody realizes that he just wants to be left alone in his lab.

Dass sie den Teufel um die Ecke gebracht hat, bereut Betsy keineswegs - allerdings hat sie damit ihre Schwester Laura gehörig in die Bredouille gebracht, die nun das Amt Satans übernehmen muss. Auch zu Hause ist die Hölle los. Betsys Freundin Jessica ist immer noch schwanger (nach 18 Monaten!), und Betsy verspürt zunehmend das Bedürfnis, Reißaus zu nehmen, wenn Jess sie an ihren einschlägigen Erfahrungen teilhaben lässt. Hat sie doch selbst genug zu tun mit ihrem Adoptivkind Baby Jon.

Betsy findet ihr neues Dasein als frisch gekrönte Königin der Vampire zunächst etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig. Um weiterhin ihrer Leidenschaft für teure Designerschuhe frönen zu können, braucht sie einen Job. Doch wer stellt schon eine Untote ein? Sie begibt sich mit ihren High Heels auf schwankendes Terrain - und muss sich bald auf die Hilfe des einzigen Vampirs stürzen, der ihr Blut in Wallung bringt...

Selbst die Untoten feiern Weihnachten, und Betsy kann endlich wieder ihrer Lieblingsbeschäftigung frönen: Einkaufen! Außerdem gibt es für die Hochzeit mit ihrem Seelengefährten Eric Sinclair noch einiges vorzubereiten. Da erhält sie eine Warnung von Detective Nick Berry, dass ein Serienmörder in der Gegend sein Unwesen treibt. Als Blondine entspricht Betsy genau seinem Typ. Doch was kann ein Serienmörder einer Untoten schon anhaben?

Betsy muss feststellen, dass das Dasein als Königin der Vampire jede Menge Turbulenzen mit sich bringt. Einmal abgesehen davon, dass sie beim Mitternachts-Schnäppchen-Shopping stets in der ersten Reihe steht. Die Angestellten ihres Nachtclubs machen ihr das Leben zur Hölle, seit sie die ehemalige Chefin getötet hat. Und der Vampirkönig an ihrer Seite, der ebenso attraktive wie geheimnisvolle Sinclair, geht eigene Wege - was Betsy zu ihrer eigenen Überraschung gar nicht gefällt...

Erst verliert Betsy Taylor ihren Job, dann kommt sie bei einem Autounfall ums Leben - und stellt schließlich fest, dass sie gar nicht wirklich tot ist! Zudem wird sie neuerdings von einem Heißhunger auf Blut geplagt. Ihre neuen Freunde halten sie für die lange prophezeite Königin der Vampire. Betsy ist da zwar anderer Meinung, doch den verlockenden Argumenten des Vampirs Sinclair kann sie kaum widerstehen...