Anne Elizabeth

{{short description|American romance novel writer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| pseudonym = Anne Elizabeth

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| birth_place = United States

| occupation = Novelist

| nationality = American

| period = 2006–present

| genre = Romance, Military/Romantic Suspense, Comics, Graphic Novels

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| awards =L.A. Banks Warrior Woman Award

RWA Service Award 2017

| website = {{URL|http://www.anneelizabeth.net/}}

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Anne Elizabeth is an American romance novel writer. She also writes graphic novels and comics. Elizabeth is a member of the Authors Guild and Romance Writers of America.{{Cite web|url = http://www.rwanyc.com/meet-our-members.html|title = Meet Our Members|date = 2013|access-date = February 13, 2016|website = RWA/NYC Inc.|publisher = RWA/NYC Inc.}}

Biography

Anne Elizabeth is from Greenwich, Connecticut. She attended Greenwich Academy and later graduated from Boston University. Her comics and graphic novel series, Pulse of Power, is based in Greenwich, Connecticut, and New York City. She is married to a member of SEAL Team ONE and they are active in the Navy SEAL Community. She lives in the mountains above San Diego, California, with her husband.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Super-empowered-Former-Greenwich-resident-594082.php|title=Super-empowered: Former Greenwich resident introduces female superhero in new graphic novel|date=July 28, 2010|newspaper=Connecticut Post|access-date=2017-02-10|publisher=Hearst Corporation}}

Awards

Elizabeth was the second annual winner of the L.A. Banks Warrior Woman Award at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention.{{Cite web|url = http://www.rtbookreviews.com/rt-daily-blog/rt-booklovers-convention-2013-we-honor-outstanding-books-and-authors-2012|title = RT Booklovers Convention 2013|date = May 4, 2013|access-date = February 14, 2016|website = Romantic Times|publisher = RT Magazine}} In 2017, she was awarded the RWA Service award at the Romance Writers of America convention.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=545|title=myRWA : Awards : RWA Service Award|website=www.rwa.org|language=en|access-date=2017-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730014051/https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=545|archive-date=2017-07-30|url-status=dead}}

Writing

Elizabeth writes in three genres: romance, military romance and comics. Her first romance stories were published in anthologies: Zane's Flava series beginning in 2006, Highland Press's military romance series (2007 - 2009): Operation L.O.V.E., Holiday Op, and For Your Heart Only. Her military romance novels primarily focus on U.S. Navy SEALs and Spec Ops Groups. Her first U.S. Navy SEAL based romance novel, A SEAL at Heart, was published by Sourcebooks, Inc. in 2012.{{Cite web|url = http://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2012/12/03/pamela-sherwood-anne-elizabeth-interview/|title = Interview: Debut authors Pamela Sherwood, Anne Elizabeth|date = December 3, 2012|access-date = February 13, 2016|website = Happily Ever After (USA Today)|publisher = USA Today|last = Lamb|first = Joyce}} The collection, Hot Alpha Seals, with her story "The Kiss of a Seal", reached number 44 on the USA Today book bestseller list and number 23 on the New York Times list.{{Cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2014-08-07/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html|title = New York Times Best Seller List|date = August 7, 2014|access-date = February 10, 2016|work = New York Times}}{{Cite web|url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/06/21/hot-alpha-seals-military-romance-megaset/2444877/isbn/B00LBFVNQS/|title = USA TODAY BEST-SELLING BOOKS|date = November 16, 2014|access-date = February 10, 2016|website = USA Today|publisher = USA Today}} She writes the stories for graphic novels and comics.{{Cite web|url = https://www.wired.com/2012/06/anne-elizabeth/|title = Anne Elizabeth: Comic Writer, Romance Author, Columnist|date = June 29, 2012|access-date = February 13, 2016|website = WIRED|publisher = Conde Nast|last = Lawson|first = Corinna}}

Columnist and Interviewer

From 2008 through 2014, Elizabeth was the columnist on comics, manga and graphic novels for Romantic Times, RT Book Reviews. She performed interviews with published writers and graphic artists.{{Cite journal|title = ISSUE 375, Anne Rice Brings Beauty Back|last = Elizabeth|first = Anne|date = May 1, 2015|journal = RT Book Reviews}} She also wrote comic industry news updates and feature columns.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtbookreviews.com/rt-daily-blog/rts-anne-elizabeth-and-special-look-ziggy-ultimate-communicator|title=RT's Anne Elizabeth And A Special Look At Ziggy, The Ultimate Communicator|website=RT Book Reviews|access-date=2016-02-14}} Elizabeth is also a frequent presenter at Romance Writers of America conventions as well as Romantic Times.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1051|title=myRWA : RWA Events : Workshops - By Date and Time, The Joy of Writing (WRITER'S LIFE)|website=www.rwa.org|access-date=2016-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224180442/https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1051|archive-date=2016-12-24|url-status=dead}}

Books

=West Coast Navy SEALs=

  1. A SEAL at Heart (2012, Sourcebooks, Inc., {{ISBN|978-1402268908}}){{Cite web|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/A-SEAL-at-Heart-Anne-Elizabeth/pid=5680278|title=A SEAL at Heart. (review)|website=Booklist|access-date=January 18, 2017}}
  2. Once a SEAL (2013, Sourcebooks, Inc., {{ISBN|978-1402268939}})
  3. A SEAL Forever (2014, Sourcebooks, Inc., {{ISBN|978-1402268960}}){{Cite web|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/A-SEAL-Forever-Anne-Elizabeth/pid=7695336|title=A SEAL Forever (review)|website=Booklist|access-date=January 18, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4022-6896-0|title=Fiction Book Review: A SEAL Forever by Anne Elizabeth.|website=Publishers Weekly|access-date=2016-07-06}}
  4. The Kiss of a SEAL (2015, Bravo Zulu, ASIN B00PKL1ITG)
  5. The Soul of a SEAL (2016, Sourcebooks Casablanca, {{ISBN|978-1-4926-2224-6}}){{cite web|last1=Condit|first1=Becky|title=Love and Lust rec: 'The Soul of a SEAL' by Anne Elizabeth|url=http://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2016/12/16/love-and-lust-rec-the-soul-of-a-seal-by-anne-elizabeth/|publisher=USA Today|access-date=18 January 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.militarypress.com/the-soul-of-a-seal/|title='The Soul Of A SEAL' (review)|last=Cooper|first=Elise|date=2016-12-19|newspaper=Military Press|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-19}}

Short stories

=Navy SEAL stories In anthologies=

  • Operation: L.O.V.E., "Funny Bone" (2009, Highland Press)
  • Hot Alpha SEALS Military Romance Megaset, "The Kiss of a SEAL" (2014, Hot Alpha Authors){{Cite web|title = Hot Alpha SEALs: Military Romance Megaset|url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/06/21/hot-alpha-seals-military-romance-megaset/2444877/isbn/B00LBFVNQS/|website = USA TODAY|access-date = 2016-02-14}}
  • "The Way of the Warrior" (2015, Sourcebooks, Inc.)

=Other stories=

  • Zane's Caramel Flava, "Sugar & Butter Poured Over Muscle" (2006, Atria/Simon & Schuster)
  • Recipe For Love, "A Heart's Hunger" (2007, Highland Press)
  • Zane's Honey Flava, "Dragon's Breath" (2008, Atria/Simon & Schuster)
  • Holiday Op, "Tied With A Bow", (2009, Highland Press)
  • For Your Heart Only, "Good Vibrations" (2010, Highland Press)

Graphic novels

  • Pulse of Power, Dynamite, 2010 (with Brett Booth (Cover Design) and Marcio Fiorito (Artist) ) {{ISBN|978-1606901700}}{{Cite web|title = Romance Novelist Feels PULSE OF POWER At Dynamite|url = http://www.newsarama.com/5268-romance-novelist-feels-pulse-of-power-at-dynamite.html|website = Newsarama.com|access-date = 2016-02-14}}
  • The Pendulum, Sea Lion Books, 2011 (with Alisa Kwitney (Editor), Siya Oum (Illustrator) ) {{ISBN|978-0982818633}}
  • The Power Play, A Story From The Pulse of Power World, Bravo Zulu Studios, 2012

Comics

= Hall of Insides =

  1. Hall of Insides, Volume 1 (2011, Bravo Zulu Studios)
  2. The Wizard vs. the Hairy Willets, Volume 2 (2014, Bravo Zulu Studios)
  3. Bully Boys, Volume 3 (2014, Bravo Zulu Studios)
  4. The Zentopedes, Volume 4 (2014, Bravo Zulu Studios)
  5. Truth Man, Volume 5 (2014, Bravo Zulu Studios)
  • The Hall of Insides Collection, Truth and Consequences (2015, Bravo Zulu Studios)

= Zombie Power =

  • Zombie Power, Volume 1 (2012, Bravo Zulu Studios)
  • Volume 2 (2014, Bravo Zulu Studios)
  • Willie's Journal, Volume 3 (2014, Bravo Zulu Studios)

References

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