Biting in Plain Sight

by MaryJanice Davidson

Newly crowned Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor reluctantly assumes her royal duties in MaryJanice Davidson's brand-new novella.

Book 2.5 in the Queen Betsy / Undead Series

Published in Laurell K Hamilton's book "Bite"

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Romance, Short Stories, Paranormal

Paperback

First published December 28, 2004

About the author

MaryJanice Davidson is an American author and motivational speaker who writes mostly paranormal romance, but also young adult and non-fiction. She is the creator of the popular UNDEAD series and the time-traveling historical fiction A CONTEMPORARY ASSHAT AT THE COURT OF HENRY VIII. MaryJanice is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author who writes a bi-weekly column for USA Today and lives in St. Paul with her family. You can reach her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter.

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Reviews

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

hoarder challenge-#30 Novella

Biting in Plain Sight-Mary Janice Davidson
(Found in anthology-Bite Laurel Hamilton)

So I’m a fan of MJD. And I like her Queen Betsy series though I’m a few books behind currently.
(how can you not love a series where the heroine is Queen Betsy aka Elizabeth Taylor of the vampires?)
But I needed something I could read quickly on my break at work. and i thought this would put me back in the groove to catch up on the other books.
This story is tangent to the series as Sophie is a vampire who meets up w/Queen Betsy.


Cute, quick, light. Very funny.
--especially in that Sophie lives in a town where everyone accepts her b/c she’s the town Vet. Great creativity-a town vampire vet.
Liam is a good character whose sexiness & shyness come across well.


Overall, this was a good side trip in the series.
I enjoyed it more b/c i understood the references as i've read other books in the series.
but GR lists this as a 2.5 in the order so you could probably read it as a stand-alone. Then you'll probably want to check out the rest of the books.
I hope these characters show up again later on in one of the books.

[Sarah Goodner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute short story that is a nod to our Queen, Betsy. Sophie is a vampire veterinarian who lives in Minnesota. Liam has grown up loving her, and finally admits this to her in the middle of a vampiric crisis.

I would have given this 5 stars, except that I get so annoyed with the way all the women characters act in these books. They're all demanding, bossy, manipulative, high-tempered, drama queens. The dialog really doesn't differentiate one screaming woman from another.

[Samm Serrinnitty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this story. Lots of funny moments and characters.

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a pretty good novella. I've not read anything by this author before but I really enjoyed this little story. The characters were likeable and it was also quite witty and sweet at points too.

[Laurla2]

published in the anthology "bite"

[April Scially · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not all vampires are created equal and Betsy is the Queen of quirky.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little story introducing Sophie and Liam who have much better roles in a later book.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, has MJ's typical humour!