Showing posts with label a seal at heart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label a seal at heart. Show all posts

Thursday, 20 December 2012

Interview and Giveaway: Anne Elizabeth and A Seal at heart


The Holidays are around the corner, and I am celebrating early with an interview with Anne Elizabeth and giveaways.

Welcome

1. Who is Anne Elizabeth? 
 I am a romance author, a comic creator, a monthly columnist, a wife, a step-mother, a grandmother, godmother, a friend, a mentor, a fur-mother, and an adventurer.

2. Could you tell me about your new book, A SEAL AT HEART?
 Being a Navy SEAL means everything to Jack Roaker, but a mission gone wrong has left his buddy dead, his memory spotty, and his world turned upside down. His career as a US Navy SEAL is threatened unless Dr. Laurie Smith’s unconventional methods of therapy can help him.

3.  Give me 3 reasons why my readers will fall in love with the hero, John... 
John "Jack" Roaker is a not a typical guy. He's stubborn, tender, determined, spontaneous, and purposeful. He loves strongly…as if this is his last moment on earth…and he never gives up.

4.  How did you come up with the idea for this book? 
My husband, who is retired from the Teams, was sitting at the table one night and we were chatting about romance and Navy SEALS. One of my sister romance writers was there and the idea suddenly popped out. I knew it the moment I said it aloud.

5.  I see that you have written comics too. Is there a big difference on how you work on a comic and working in a novel? 
There is definitely a difference. Strangely enough, comics take longer. You have to use a different part of your brain and you have to boil everything down to one detail or visual that moves the action along. It takes a lot of work to really hone the concept and images. Alisa Kwitney (romance author, former editor from DC COMICS, and talented graphic novel author) has given me a ton of advice and she is brilliant!

6. What can we expect next from you? 
I'm working on edits for BOOK II of the SEAL series and writing BOOK III. Also, I've been scripting the next graphic novels and comics for the PULSE series. Oh, then there is my monthly column at RT BOOK REVIEWS magazine, I'm working on the next interviews for that, too.

Giveaway 1:
BTW, to winners of your choice, I'd be happy to give away TWO autographed copies of my latest graphic novel, THE POWER PLAY-A Story From The PULSE OF POWER World. Thank you for asking about A SEAL AT HEART and the PULSE comics. HOOYAH!

Giveaway 2:
A copy of A seal at heart

1. Open to US and Canada
2. Ends Dec 30th
3. Just enter :D

And yes be free to enter both contests!

Thursday, 29 November 2012

Early Review: A seal at heart - Anne Elizabeth

Being a SEAL means everything to Petty Officer First Class John Roaker. So when a head injury coupled with a bout of amnesia makes him undeployable, he has to find a way to heal from his wounds and recover his lost memories. Enlisting the help of beautiful psychoanalyst Laurie Smith, he discovers his unlocked memories hold a dangerous secret about his last mission that threatens his life, his country, and the woman he's starting to fall in love with.

My thoughts:
Lots of seals running around these days, but when they are in they are in. In this one we have a wounded soldier, messed up in body and spirit. And a heroine who will save him.

John is as I already told you not as happy seal. He suffers from amnesia after a tour into hell. He is tough, but not really the commitment kind of guy. Laurie is sweet, nice, and knows better than to date a seal. Also she have a very protective dad. Trouble alert.

The story was light (in the way it read, not in what was in it), cute and fast to read. But to be honest I was not a fan of the sex scenes, it felt a bit...like a man had written them. Their first encounter and I was like wow, wait a moment, ask first mister. About what, ok I will not tell you that. Just read and see. Anyway, they did not feel sexy. But it all had a silly vibe over it, drama alerts and lots of soldier nicknames. But as it read so easily and there was romance I did not care. It was a little escapism book. 

Conclusion:
Seals, romance, action, hidden memories and drama.

Cover:
Eh, not a fan of the guy

Genre:Contemporary romance, suspense
Pages: 352
To be published: Dec 4th 2012 by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Source: For review


About Me

My photo
I am young Finnish woman lost in a world of books.

Publishers/authors: I am open for reviewing books so please contact me if you want your book reviewed.

Look at my review policy for more info
I review from most genres on this blog, and those genres are: fantasy,chick-lit, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, YA, historical/+romance, contemporary romance and literary fiction. + some other genres read by my guest reviewers.

Disclaimer: Books reviewed on this site are my own, if not stated otherwise. Then they were sent for free by the author, publicist or a publisher. I do not get any compensation for my reviews. I do this all for fun. google-site-verification: googlec45f9c3acb51f8cd.html
Copyright © 2008-2020 Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell All Rights Reserved. Proudly powered by Blogger

  © Blogger template Starry by Ourblogtemplates.com 2008 Modified by Lea

Back to TOP