Holiday Event: Ann Elizabeth, A Seal at Heart (Guest Post/Giveaway)

Yum, what can be sweeter than apples?!? Author, comic creator and RT Book Reviews columnist Ann Elizabeth is joining us with a Sweet Apples recipe and her new sexy romance, A SEAL AT HEART!

One of my favorite recipes is Baked Apples. It’s a bit of hodge-podge recipe adapted to wherever I land during the holidays. When I’m back east visiting my folks, we use Granny Smith Apples and when I’m on the west coast, home in the mountains, I use Gala Apples. Here are the ingredients:

SWEET APPLES

Apples
Cinnamon
Sugar
Lemon
Water

[For a variation with a twist, add raisins, prunes, cranberries, or nuts. Just remember none of these particular ingredients microwave all that well.]

In terms of apples, use 2 per person. This should help you decide on the quantity. Peel the apples, take out the seeds and core, slice in medium chunks. Sprinkle one teaspoon of sugar (can substitute sweetener or leave off completely if you prefer) per apple and then 1/2 tablespoon of cinnamon per apple. Slice the lemon into quarters. Squeeze one lemon slice onto each apple. Add a quarter cup of water to the bottom of the container holding all your apples. Microwave for 3 minutes (or until soft) or bake at 350 degrees in the oven for fifteen to twenty minutes (depending on how soft or brown you would like them).

We eat Sweet Apples as a dessert, though my husband also enjoys them for breakfast with his eggs. For me, it’s just an easy and fun treat and using seasonal apples will change the taste and texture.

He Lost Just About Everything On That Mission....
Being a Navy SEAL means everything to John "Red 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 SEAL is threatened unless Dr. Laurie Smith's unconventional methods of therapy can help him.
Maybe She Can Show Him How to Get it Back...
Laurie's father was a SEAL—and she knows exactly what the personal cost can be. She can't resist trying everything to help this man, and not only because she finds him as sexy as he is honorable.
As the layers of Jack's resistance peel away, he and Laurie unearth secrets that go to the highest levels of the military— and the deepest depths of their hearts...

"A romance with real heart, from a talented writer who has deep personal insight into what it takes and what it means—to be a Navy SEAL."

—New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann

About Anne Elizabeth:

Anne Elizabeth is a romance author, a comic creator, and a monthly columnist for RT Book Reviews magazine. With a BS in Business and MS in Communications, she is a regular presenter at the RT Book Lovers Convention as well as a member of The Author's Guild and Romance Writers of America. Her published credits include stories with Atria/Simon & Schuster, Highland Press, Dynamite Entertainment, and Sea Lion Books. She is also a serious Amelia Earhart who is always on the hunt for a new adventure. Anne grew up in Greenwich, CT, and now lives in the mountains above San Diego with her husband, a retired Navy SEAL.

http://www.anneelizabeth.net/

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