# Anne Elizabeth

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{{short description|American romance novel writer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| name        = Anne Elizabeth (Swepston)
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| pseudonym   = Anne Elizabeth
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| birth_place  = United States 
| occupation  = [Novelist](/source/Novelist)
| nationality = American 
| period      = 2006–present
| genre       = [Romance](/source/Romance_novel), 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](/source/romance_novel) writer. She also writes [graphic novel](/source/graphic_novel)s and [comics](/source/comics). Elizabeth is a member of the [Authors Guild](/source/Authors_Guild) and [Romance Writers of America](/source/Romance_Writers_of_America).<ref>{{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.}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Anne Elizabeth is from [Greenwich, Connecticut](/source/Greenwich%2C_Connecticut). She attended [Greenwich Academy](/source/Greenwich_Academy) and later graduated from [Boston University](/source/Boston_University). Her comics and graphic novel series, ''Pulse of Power'', is based in [Greenwich, Connecticut](/source/Greenwich%2C_Connecticut), and [New York City](/source/New_York_City). She is married to a member of [SEAL Team ONE](/source/SEAL_Team_One) and they are active in the Navy SEAL Community. She lives in the mountains above San Diego, California, with her husband.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Elizabeth was the second annual winner of the [L.A. Banks](/source/Leslie_Esdaile_Banks) Warrior Woman Award at the [Romantic Times](/source/Romantic_Times) Booklovers Convention.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2017, she was awarded the RWA Service award at the Romance Writers of America convention.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Writing==
Elizabeth writes in three genres: [romance](/source/Romance_novel), [military romance](/source/Romance_novel) and [comics](/source/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](/source/United_States_Navy_SEALs) and [Spec Ops Groups](/source/Special_operations). Her first U.S. Navy SEAL based romance novel, ''A SEAL at Heart'', was published by Sourcebooks, Inc. in 2012.<ref>{{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}}</ref>  The collection, ''Hot Alpha Seals'', with her story "The Kiss of a Seal", reached number 44 on the [USA Today](/source/USA_Today) book bestseller list and number 23 on the New York Times list.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> She writes the stories for graphic novels and comics.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Columnist and Interviewer ==
From 2008 through 2014, Elizabeth was the columnist on [comics](/source/comics), [manga](/source/manga) and [graphic novel](/source/graphic_novel)s for [Romantic Times, RT Book Reviews](/source/Romantic_Times).<ref name=":0" /> She performed interviews with published writers and graphic artists.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = ISSUE 375, Anne Rice Brings Beauty Back|last = Elizabeth|first = Anne|date = May 1, 2015|journal = RT Book Reviews}}</ref> She also wrote comic industry news updates and feature columns.<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> Elizabeth is also a frequent presenter at Romance Writers of America conventions as well as Romantic Times.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Books ==

===West Coast Navy SEALs===

# ''A SEAL at Heart'' (2012, Sourcebooks, Inc., {{ISBN|978-1402268908}})<ref>{{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}}</ref>
# ''Once a SEAL'' (2013, Sourcebooks, Inc., {{ISBN|978-1402268939}})
# ''A SEAL Forever'' (2014, Sourcebooks, Inc., {{ISBN|978-1402268960}})<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
# ''The Kiss of a SEAL'' (2015, Bravo Zulu, ASIN B00PKL1ITG)
# ''The Soul of a SEAL'' (2016, Sourcebooks Casablanca, {{ISBN|978-1-4926-2224-6}})<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==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)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* "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](/source/Brett_Booth) (Cover Design) and Marcio Fiorito (Artist) ) {{ISBN|978-1606901700}}<ref>{{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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181106162242/https://www.newsarama.com/5268-romance-novelist-feels-pulse-of-power-at-dynamite.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = November 6, 2018|website = Newsarama.com|access-date = 2016-02-14}}</ref>
* ''The Pendulum'', Sea Lion Books,  2011 (with [Alisa Kwitney](/source/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 ===
# ''Hall of Insides,'' Volume 1 (2011, Bravo Zulu Studios)
# ''The Wizard vs. the Hairy Willets'', Volume 2 (2014, Bravo Zulu Studios)
# ''Bully Boys'', Volume 3 (2014, Bravo Zulu Studios)
# ''The Zentopedes'', Volume 4 (2014, Bravo Zulu Studios)
# ''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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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.anneelizabeth.net/}}

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