Wolf at the Door [Paperback]

MaryJanice Davidson (Author)

Book Description

Release date: October 4, 2011

The howlingly good spin-off of the Undead series from the New York Times bestselling author.

Rachel, a werewolf/accountant, is asked to keep one eye on Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor and the other peeled for a rogue werewolf who's itching to start a war. But her attention is mostly on a sexy, mysterious stranger she wishes she could trust.

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About the Author

MaryJanice Davidson is the New York Times bestselling author of dozens of novels. With her husband, Anthony Alongi, she also writes a series featuring a teen weredragon named Jennifer Scales. She lives in Minnesota.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade; 1 Original edition (October 4, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425243117
• ISBN-13: 978-0425243114
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #672,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

MJ is the best-selling author of several novels and is published across multiple genres, including the UNDEAD series and the BOFFO trilogy. Her books have been published in over a dozen languages and have been on best-seller lists all over the world, including USA Today and the New York Times. A former model and medical test subject, she lives in St. Paul, MN, with her husband, children, and dogs.You can reach her at [e-mail], as well as follow her on FaceBook.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun-filled romp! October 4, 2011

By Wendy L. Hines VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

Rachael Velvela, accountant and werewolf, can't deny her cousin Michael, leader of the Wyndam Pack, when he wants a favor. The last werewolf that Michael sent to Minnesota to keep an eye on the vampire queen, Betsy, ended up dead within two years. He is hoping Rachael has better success.

Rachael isn't thrilled about moving from Cape Cod to St. Paul, but Michael assures her that he will take care of everything. When she arrives, she meets with another wolf who works at the Chamber of Commerce. She's given a list of potential clients and shown where she will live. She loves her apartment and begins to settle in.

Edward is a geek. He lives with a vampire and a vampire slayer but is afraid that if he leaves, they won't welcome him back, so he never leaves. But eventually, he realizes that he can't let his fear control him, so he leaves on a mission. A newsletter has arrived from the vampire queen Betsy and he is shocked that a vampire would be so obvious. He wants to check it out and if it pans out, he'll call the slayer in to take care of it.

When Edward bumps into Rachael at a bookstore, there is an instant connection. The two begin a whirlwind passionate fling and things are going well until Edward spies Rachael entering the vampire mansion. He confronts her about it and the fur flies, literally. When a series of murders occur, people listed on Rachael's client list, Rachael and Betsy both know something is fishy. Someone is trying to cause a rift between the vampires and the Pack, and they all put their heads together to try and sort it out. Someone isn't telling the truth, but who and why?

WOLF AT THE DOOR occurs after UNDEAD AND UNDERMINED, BETSY TAYLOR and is a fun-filled romp of romance, murder and mayhem that only MaryJanice Davidson can write. Betsy and Sinclair are dealing with a pregnant Jessica and zombie Marc, Edward is confused and geeky cute, Rachael is trying to do the right thing even though her libido is telling her something else and the bodies just pile up but no one knows quite why. Brimming with spicy love scenes, hilarious smoothie moments, witty dialogue and memorable characters, WOLF AT THE DOOR is a wonderful addition to the Wyndam Werewolves and the Betsy Taylor series. I was thoroughly entertained!

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Book But Not A Stand Alone Novel October 5, 2011

By Brittany Richards

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I would have rated this 3.5 but I didn't have that option and my fondness for the author led me to round up. This book is a good example of what MaryJanice Davidson does best and also where she struggles the most. Those who are a fan of her other work will be happy to note that Queen Betsy and her gang are present in this book, and for those of you upset by the actions of one of the main characters in her book Undead and Undermined will be happy to note his appearance in this book. The male lead in this story, I would struggle to call him the hero, is funny, quirky and I found myself really enjoying the rambling of his thoughts. This is an example of what MaryJanice Davidson does really well, creating silly, quiky, and enduring character that we end up liking and caring for almost despite ourselves. I also found myself liking the heroine but felt she was not as three dementional as the male lead. Again, this book showcases some of the problems that have plagued the queen Betsy series and that is a strong begining and middle with a rushed ending that has the reader struggling to connect the dots in time for the book conclusion. But I have come to expect this and will assume that some of the things that were not answered or left unfinished in this book will be answered in the upcoming Queen Betsy book, as is custom with MaryJanice's style. Also, while this book is listed as being apart of the werewolf series, I think that readers who are unfamiliar with the Queen Betsy series will struggle with this one if they have only read the other werewolf books. I think this book would have been a lot less enjoyable for me as a reader if I was reading it as a stand alone novel and not as a part of both the Wyndom Werewold and Queen Betsy series.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Good stand alone, but problems with the series timeline October 11, 2011

By Amazon Addict

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Spoiler Alert... Kind of...The basic story is that Rachael, the accountant werewolf cousin of Michael Wyndham, goes to St. Paul to watch over Betsy, the vampire queen, as a favor to her cousin. She doesn't want to go but she loves her cousin so off she goes. Rachael is the typical Mary Janice Davidson female, one part lovable, the rest aggressive anti-social Bi***. She is sarcastic and prickly and men fall all over themselves until they meet her. A few days into her stay she meets Gregory, a nerdy fanboy accountant who is best friends with the biggest baddest Vampire slayer around Boo. He is in town to check out the queen and see if Boo needs to take her down. they meet fall in love and talk dirty accounting terms. that is basically the book. They reference the murders going on and their various reasons for being there, but ultimately that is all there is to the book.

And now can someone explain to me how Mark is all of a sudden a Zombie and Antonia and Garret are dead again. In "Undead and Undermined" Mark kills himself and Betsy vows to to bring him back and Betsy goes with her sister and Garret to confront the Devil to get Antonia back and they do. So what the hell happened between then and now! I mean did they sacrifice Garrett and Antonia to make Mark a reasonable Zombie. If I had not spent the last couple years invested in the "Undead" series despite the past 4 books I would quit the series and Davidson's books entirely.