This HaBO is from Anna, who wants to track down this historical romance: I’m trying to find a historical romance, but I don’t remember the title or author. What I remember: The heroine and hero are both widowed and older, probably in their 40s/50s. They both have children, and most of their children are already adults. It takes place in England, and they are aristocrats. I think the hero is a Marquess, but I’m not … Continue reading HaBO: Historical with Older, Widowed Main Characters→
This HaBO comes from Lindsay, who wants to find this romance: This is an historical (probably written in the early 2000s or 2010s), and the protagonists have either a marriage of convenience or they marry young and some sort of Big Misunderstanding has the hero leaving shortly after the wedding night and going off to war. He returns from war to find that the heroine is thriving without him. As he proceeds to grovel, he … Continue reading HaBO: Judith and the Head of Holofernes, Part Deux→
This HaBO comes from Liz, who is looking for this romance: I need help finding a book! OK, here’s what I remember about this book: – It’s a Harlequin Presents (99% sure) – The heroine is a professional cheerleader (I’m confident the author who wrote this was a fan of DCC: Making the Team) – The heroine has had like a year or freedom, and now she must return to her home country and be … Continue reading HaBO: Harlequin Presents with a Cheerleader Heroine→
This HaBO is from Azaleah, who wants to find this sci-fi romance: I don’t remember any of their names but here are some plot points that I’ve kind of condensed. The Heroine’s Abduction: She is finally on a long-awaited beach vacation, feels a sharp stinging sensation in her neck, and completely blackouts. The Inciting Incident: She wakes up on an alien ship and is told a cosmic council destroyed Earth. She is the last surviving … Continue reading HaBO: She’s the Last Surviving Human→
This HaBO comes from Sally, who is looking for this romance: I’m looking for a Mills and Boon modern book (blue cover, UK), I think it is from the 1990s or 2000s. Both hero and heroine are Spanish, both from rich families, set in Spain. The heroine for some reason is considered promiscuous by her family and they seem to not like her. They arrange a marriage with the hero for her (maybe it’s some … Continue reading HaBO: Mills & Boon with an Arranged Marriage in Spain→
This HaBO is from Sinéad, who is looking for this romance: Can you help me find the name of a book please? It is a Mills and Boon or Harlequin written in the late 1980s or early 1990s. I think it was set in Canada or North America. The hero was an artist and the heroine was a school teacher. They are out in the countryside together. He painted her portrait and he had a … Continue reading HaBO: Portrait Artist Owns a Husky→
This HaBO is from Crystal, who wants to find this American historical romance: I’m hoping you can help me track down the title of a book I read years ago! Historical romance paperback, likely published before the mid-2000s. Young woman in her late teens or early twenties travels west with her paleontologist father during the late-1800s dinosaur-bone expeditions in the Badlands (possibly South Dakota). Fossil hunting is a major part of the plot. She falls … Continue reading HaBO: Fossil Hunting in the Badlands→
This HaBO comes from Céline, who wants to find this romance: The hero is the boss of a wilderness survival camping resort (?) (with 2 others guys in book 1 and 2). He is a widower, a serious type, not a risk taker. She’s funny, living freely, not to worry kind of girl. She is the secretary of the camping resort. His family is visiting and she proposed to be his fake girlfriend. Spoiler: she’s … Continue reading HaBO: Widower Runs a Camping Resort→
This HaBO comes from Katy, who is looking for this romance I’m searching for a book and have tried everything! Here is what I remember: It was from the 80s or 90s. Heroine wore thick glasses, eventually had eye surgery in book. She designed clothes on the side, specifically there was a tennis outfit and a jumpsuit. Hero misses the glasses after surgery. I don’t remember their occupations. Ringing any bells for the Bitchery?
This HaBO is from Jennifer, who wants to find this Harlequin Romance: Looking for a 1980s Harlequin Romance (not Presents). Brown-toned cover. Contemporary setting. Hero played piano and sang Rod Stewart’s “You’re in My Heart” (“you’ll be my breath should I grow old”). Heroine cared for his niece and nephew while their mother received medical treatment and mother’s name was Marigold. The heroine met the mother and two children on a ship and helped because … Continue reading HaBO: “You’re in My Heart” by Rod Stewart→
This HaBO comes from Cory, who is looking for this romance: Looking for an older Medieval Fantasy Romance read between 2009–2013 (likely published in the 1990s or early 2000s). The Cover: Features a beautifully handsome, long-haired blond man. The Setting: Pure medieval / fantasy fey realm. No time travel, no modern day elements, and definitely no Vikings. The Opening: The book starts directly from the female main character’s point of view. The Plot: The heroine … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine is in a Magical Stasis→
