{"product_id":"undead-and-unfinished-isbn-9780515149692","title":"Undead and Unfinished","description":"Vampire queen Betsy Taylor makes a deal with the devil in order to discover the secrets of the \u003ci\u003eBook of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. Just one catch: she and her sister must go to hell to do it. Just long enough to make nice with her mother, aka Lucifer, and take a detour through time...MaryJanice Davidson is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eUndead\u003c\/i\u003e novels featuring Betsy Taylor; \u003ci\u003eDerik's Bane\u003c\/i\u003e, and the new young adult novels featuring Jennifer Scales, written with her husband, Anthony Alongi, among other titles.\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTitle Page\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopyright Page\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDedication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 20\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 21\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 22\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 23\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 24\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 25\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 26\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 27\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 28\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 29\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 30\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 31\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 32\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 33\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 34\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 35\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 36\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 37\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 38\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 39\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 40\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 41\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 42\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 43\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 44\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 45\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 46\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 47\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 48\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 49\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 50\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 51\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 52\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 53\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 54\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 55\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 56\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 57\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 58\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 59\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 60\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 61\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 62\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 63\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 64\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 65\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 66\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 67\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 68\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 69\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 70\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 71\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 72\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 73\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 74\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 75\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTitles by MaryJanice Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUNDEAD AND UNWED \u003cbr\u003eUNDEAD AND UNEMPLOYED \u003cbr\u003eUNDEAD AND UNAPPRECIATED \u003cbr\u003eUNDEAD AND UNRETURNABLE \u003cbr\u003eUNDEAD AND UNPOPULAR \u003cbr\u003eUNDEAD AND UNEASY \u003cbr\u003eUNDEAD AND UNWORTHY \u003cbr\u003eUNDEAD AND UNWELCOME \u003cbr\u003eUNDEAD AND UNFINISHED\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDERIK’S BANE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSLEEPING WITH THE FISHES \u003cbr\u003eSWIMMING WITHOUT A NET \u003cbr\u003eFISH OUT OF WATER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTitles by MaryJanice Davidson and Anthony Alongi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJENNIFER SCALES AND THE ANCIENT FURNACE \u003cbr\u003eJENNIFER SCALES AND THE MESSENGER OF LIGHT \u003cbr\u003eTHE SILVER MOON ELM: A JENNIFER SCALES NOVEL \u003cbr\u003eSERAPH OF SORROW: A JENNIFER SCALES NOVEL \u003cbr\u003eRISE OF THE POISON MOON: A JENNIFER SCALES NOVEL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthologies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCRAVINGS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(with Laurell K. Hamilton, Rebecca York, Eileen Wilks)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBITE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(with Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, Angela Knight, Vickie Taylor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKICK ASS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(with Maggie Shayne, Angela Knight, Jacey Ford)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMEN AT WORK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(with Janelle Denison, Nina Bangs)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDEAD AND LOVING IT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSURF’S UP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(with Janelle Denison, Nina Bangs)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMYSTERIA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(with P. C. 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The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCopyright © 2010 by MaryJanice Alongi.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll rights reserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights. Purchase only authorized editions. BERKLEY® SENSATION and the “B” design are trademarks of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavidson, MaryJanice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ep. cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781101188545\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Taylor, Betsy (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Sinclair, Eric (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 3. Vampires—Fiction. 4. Hell—Fiction. 5. Thanksgiving Day—Fiction. I. Title. PS3604.A949U’.6—dc22\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2010011125\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor Sarah and Sherrilyn and Jen and Lisa\u003cbr\u003e and Vicky and Marissa,\u003cbr\u003e who helped me bring my bad self\u003cbr\u003e back to my bad self,\u003cbr\u003e and never once asked me for anything.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOkay, so, at the end of the day, when it’s time to write a book, it’s just me and the computer ... me, glaring balefully at same; computer refusing to make eye contact in the childish way it has.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(I should probably rewrite that: it should be \u003ci\u003ethe computer and me\u003c\/i\u003e, right? Cuz I’m tryin’ to write good n’ stuff. Enh. I’ve already lost interest.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut! For me to have the time to sit my big white butt down in the seat and get the work done? Tons of people help with that. And since I willfully ignore them most of the time, when I’m not figuring out how to frame them for felony assault, I’ll go on ahead and drop a few names.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst, many thanks to my valiant yet self-effacing assistant, Tracy Fritze. The poor woman no doubt assumed, well over a year ago, that it’d be a typical office job. Working for a writer was probably like working for an accountant: it sounded important but was ultimately mind-numbingly dull.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSure, her workplace was my very own home, but how much different would it be from driving to an office three days a week?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracy likely assumed her duties would fall along the lines of word processing, setting up meetings, arranging interviews, proofing ARCs, booking speaking engagements, working with copyeditors, and occasionally running tornado drills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, the poor woman has been forced, in pretty rapid succession, to endure: being greeted by my pantsless son on more than one occasion, being interviewed by a German magazine (them: “How terrific is it to work for \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e MaryJanice Davidson?” Tracy: “Um ... ”), fighting off our overly affectionate dogs, enduring the smells of McDonald’s chicken nuggets and pots of chocolate Malt O’Meal when she’s trying to eat like a grown-up (and set me an example of same), and ceaselessly trying to encourage me to sit down to make decisions (on PR products, on book signings, on answering reader questions, on turning in interview questions the day I agreed to do so, on why I shouldn’t wolf down a half dozen Reese’s Cups at 9:30 a.m.) like a grown-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot to mention being locked out of my house when I’ve crawled back into bed with a migraine (see above: greeted by pantsless son: “Hi, Tracy. Mom’s sick. Can I have some Malt O’Meal?”), and holding her ground when I ruthlessly set the dogs upon her (I found my dogs are especially fond of her if I rub bacon grease into her shoes while she’s hard at work in the office).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracy is an assistant as the dictionary defines it: she contributes to the fulfillment of a need; she assumes some of my responsibilities. She rescues me from the minutiae that nearly everyone has to endure if they want to be a functioning member of society. She’s smart, she’s quick, she never has to be told anything  twice, she’s discreet (nobody knew about my pantsless son or Malt O’Mealgate until I stuck it right in my acknowledgments page). Also, she smells terrific.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks are also due, as always, to the awesomest of awesome husbands, Anthony Alongi (he also cowrites the Jennifer Scales series with me). He tirelessly reads, suggests, edits, mocks, enrages, inspires, and annoys. Without him, there’s absolutely nothing for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy folks and sister, for being completely unwavering in their support, one hundred percent of the time. They wouldn’t abandon that stance if I stuck a gun in their ear. Do not ask me how I know that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Magic Widows, who have endured me for years and pretend that I’m worth the trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best of agents, Ethan Ellenberg, who paid me the ultimate compliment of calling me low maintenance. That was a wonderful lie for him to tell!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe always terrific Cindy Hwang, who reads my book suggestions and synopses, edits my manuscripts, exudes copious enthusiasm for same, and doesn’t smack herself on the forehead when I can see it, or hear it. (Though I do occasionally hear odd background sounds when I’m on the phone with her.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd to Leis Pederson, kick-ass assistant editor, who is repeatedly forced to track me down and corner me like a rat to get edits out of me, but does it with such style I feel wanted, not stalked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks also to the Yahoos, my fans on Facebook, the readers kind enough to write to me, and the readers who don’t go near Facebook or the Web, who don’t have computers but who write to me, care of my publisher, with real pens on real paper. (I feel bad I received  one such snail mail and instantly assumed, as comedian Jim Gaffigan suggested, that someone had been kidnapped.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI write for myself—I always have. I think if you write for other people, the end result is something of a cheat, for you and for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut you guys make the writing that much more fun, for which I am continually humbled and slavishly grateful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—MaryJanice, \u003cbr\u003eWinter 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor’s Note\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI’ve got nothing against Claes Oldenburg or his wife, Coosje van Bruggen. And I’ve got nothing against the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut at the end of the day, it’s just a giant spoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA spoon!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Story So Far\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetsy (“Please don’t call me Elizabeth”) Taylor was run over by a Pontiac Aztek almost three years ago. She woke up the queen of the vampires and in dazzling succession (but no real order), bit her friend Detective Nick Berry, moved from a Minnesota suburb to a mansion in St. Paul, solved various murders, attended the funerals of her father and stepmother, became her half brother’s guardian, still avoids the room housing the Book of the Dead (Book of the Dead, noun: the vampire bible written by an insane vampire, which causes madness if read too long in one sitting), cured her best friend’s cancer, visited her alcoholic grandfather (twice), solved a number of kidnappings, realized her husband\/king, Eric Sinclair, could read her thoughts (she could always read his), found out the Fiends had been up to no good (Fiend, noun: a vampire given only animal [dead] blood, a vampire who quickly goes feral).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso, roommate Antonia, a werewolf from Cape Cod, took a bullet in the brain for Betsy, saving her life. The stories about bullets not hurting vampires are not true; plug enough lead into brain matter and that particular denizen of the undead will never get  up again. Garrett, Antonia’s lover, killed himself the instant he realized she was dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs if this wasn’t enough of a buzzkill, Betsy soon found herself summoned to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where Antonia’s Pack leaders lived. Though they were indifferent to the caustic werewolf in life, now that Antonia was dead in service to a vampire, several thousand pissed-off werewolves had just a few questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Betsy, Sinclair, BabyJon, and Jessica were on the Cape answering these questions, Marc, Laura, and Tina remained in Minnesota (Tina to help run things while her monarchs were away, Marc because he couldn’t get the vacation time, and Laura because she was quietly cracking up).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey hadn’t been gone long before Tina disappeared and Marc noticed that devil worshippers kept showing up in praise of Laura, the Antichrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a muddled, misguided attempt to help (possibly brought on by the stress of his piss-poor love life ... an ER doc, Marc worked hours that would make a union-less sweatshop manager cringe), he suggested to Laura that she put her “minions” to work helping in soup kitchens and such.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304397197541,"sku":"NP9780515149692","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780515149692.jpg?v=1767743204","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/undead-and-unfinished-isbn-9780515149692","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}