Dead Girls Don't Dance

Undead #1.5

by MaryJanice Davidson

Vampire Andrea Mercer is literally dug up by an old crush, Daniel Harris, and during a trip to Minnesota to see the vampire queen, her desire for him reignites.

Originally published in the anthology Cravings .

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

80 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 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

[Exina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dead Girls Don't Dance is the story of the beginning of the relationship of Andrea and Daniel, who you’ll meet again in Undead and Unappreciated.

Andrea, after a couple of years unconscious straggling around as a newbie vampire, now runs into Daniel. Andrea had a serious crush on him in college, but back then, Daniel wasn’t interested in her.

Now he is very interested. Daniel reacts very smoothly to the news that Andrea has become a vampire, and attaches himself to her side.

Daniel had a hand over his eyes. "They're never going to believe this at the reunion."

He is sweet, funny, perceptive, and endearing.

"Oh, baby, if I get laid when you feed, then slap a sign on my ass and call me a buffet."

Andrea is very lonely, her life centers on feeding, and hiding from daylight. She wants to die, for real this time, but she hesitates to walk into the daylight, or to starve herself. Daniel’s concern, comfort, and affection give her life a new perspective.

"Now, come on. You're not bad, Andy, you're just—in a bad situation. Yeah. And it's so totally not your fault, it should be a crime. In fact," he said, warming to his subject, "it was a crime! Like, murder, anyone? You're just doing the best you can. And you said yourself you only go after scumballs . You're—you're doing a community service! Yeah, that's it, they oughta give you a friggin ' medal.”

The story follows Andrea and Daniel on their ride from Chicago to Minnesota, where Andrea is about to meet the new vampire queen, Elizabeth. If you’ve already read the Undead series, you will be very pleased with the short episode featuring Betsy and Eric Sinclair. If you haven’t, it will make you more curious about the sassy, shoe-obsessed, all-powerful vampire queen, who is so enviably adored by her consort, Sinclair.

Awesome, laugh-out-loud funny novella of the Undead series. Do not miss it.

[Ari · Rating 3 out of 5]

I little silly and goofy, but I like it

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 🌟

Andrea and Daniel drive to meet the new queen of the vampires.

[Carolyn F. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this as part of the anthology Cravings

I read this before - I think before I was on Goodreads so I could keep track of the books I read. It was sweet, romantic, funny - great short story.

[Nidofito · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much fun. And yikes, Betsy's character is a lot more intense and flighty from a different perspective. Definitely see why she would be annoying for many characters and readers.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun short story in the Queen Betsy universe. Betsy and Sinclair make cameos, but the main characters are a new vampire, Andrea, and an old college friend she meets again, Daniel.

[Nessy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Silly with a pretty much non existent plot but it was quick and entertaining

[Cyndi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute little side trip into Betsy the Vampire Queen’s world.

[Sarah Goodner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little back story about Andrea, a baby vamp who crosses paths with Betsy and Sinclair. Sexy!

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just ok

[April Scially · Rating 5 out of 5]

short stories add dimension to characters ,loved it

[Maryjane Coons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the sass.
Read in the book: Cravings

[BRIAR KLEHR · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read in book: Cravings
Andrea is a cool baby vamp