A Seal at Heart by Anne Elizabeth

It has been just about two weeks since I've been back since the Romance Times Booklovers Convention with more books than I know what to do with. I know it's not a bad problem to have, and the first book I had to read was from an author that I had met, and made an amazing impression on me. I'd never read Anne Elizabeth's novels before, and I was excited to read this wonderful woman's work.

A Seal at Heart, isn't your typical military thriller romance novel. While many delve into nonstop action, this novel takes you into the real life of a Navy Seal after they go through a trama of losing a teammate, an op gone wrong, and fighting to find memories of what happened in order to be put back into the field. Jack Roaker goes through exactly that. Determined to find his way back into being eligible for deployment, Jack has a deadline till his job he loves is gone. With the help of a physical therapist, Laurie, he finds more than just his memories, he finds that he could actually have and want more than just being a NAVY SEAL. That is if Laurie can get past her own issues of dating a Seal, having grown up with a Seal father, she has to fight her own demons to help someone she is more than drawn to.

 A Seal wife herself, Anne Elizabeth shows the world a love story and the hardships of what it is be apart of the Navy Seal community. And I couldn't put this book down. Thanks to the day job I was forced to put it down, otherwise I'm sure I'd have devoured it with in a day. Personally I've always been interested in the dynamics of the military and their families. It takes more than a strong person to put their life on the line to keep our country safe, it takes a strong person to be married to someone who's life is to put their life on the line daily.

To have a love story that has both characters passionate about their work, and flawed in separate by similar ways makes the intereaction between the two fun to read what's going to happen next. And if you only know the smallest part about what exactly the Navy Seals do, then know they are some of the toughest, and most determined people in the world. And Jack found a partner in Laurie that not only pushes Jack's comfort levels but challenges him  enough to keep him on his toes.

Filled with enough action, action and spice for any Thriller Genre lover, and not going too extreme for those who prefer not too much blood, guts, and sex, then this novel is for you. Elizabeth makes it so that following any military terminology is easy for us non military people to understand, but not overwhelm us. By the end of the first chapter you will be hooked and want to be apart of Jack's life, cheering him on to find his way and not let his stubborn self get in his way of getting better.

Make sure to check out Anne Elizabeth's website out at www.anneelizabeth.net along with her Teen Comic book series and other novels. I know for one that I can't wait for the next book in the Seal Series, Once a Seal, out this Winter.