You did it! We figured this one out! It is a truth universally acknowledged (by me for certain) that the Bitchery pretty much knows everything, and really, it's true. Scroll down to see the solution for this HaBO - and many thanks!
This HaBO comes from Em, who is looking for a Western she read awhile back:
I’m hoping that someone might be able to help me find this book that I’d like to re-read. It’s been ages though, and may not be easy!
The book is a Western, and would have been published before 2000 (I’m guessing in the 90s rather than earlier).
The tricky part is that I don’t remember much. What I do remember is that the hero is a bank robber/bandit, but I think at this point he may be working for the good guys (undercover-ish). The heroine’s father owns a bank, or similar, and when the hero comes in to rob it, the heroine happens to be there.
In an effort to be all heroic and save the day, she handcuffs herself to the hero (as you’re wont to do). Figuring that HA! He can’t leave now!
Only the hero picks her up and takes her with him. Not quite according to plan. But what’s a poor bank robber to do?
From what I can remember, the two had great chemistry. Sadly, beyond the awesomeness of her handcuffing herself to a bank robber (as you’re wont to do), I don’t remember much.
Hopefully, this has sparked a memory with someone else? *fingers crossed*
This book sounds FUN. Do you recognize this one?
I think it might be Forever and a Day by Mary McBride, a Harlequin Historical from 1995. It is a companion to Fourth of Forever.
GIDEON SUMMERFIELD
Bank robber. Prisoner. Let out of jail only on the condition that he capture his cousin. Well, it might take a thief to catch a thief, but Gideon didn’t plan on being caught himself — at least not by a bright-eyed female full of vinegar … and honey. Sweet, warm honey.
HONEY LOGAN
Banker’s daughter. Pampered debutante. Now a woman determined to abandon everything for a life with the outlaw who’d robbed her father’s bank. She’d cuffed herself to him before she could think, before she’d looked into his eyes and known that she’d lost the key forever.
HONEY LOGAN. Love it.
That’s the one! You got it on the first try, awesome!
I’ve been unable to find it, because I read it in Swedish and when you try to google anything involving handcuffs… Well, it’s difficult to find it 😉
Thank you!
And that quote is also full of awesome.
This is the book that decided me on naming any potential offspring after food!
Honey, Sugar, and Treacle. These were my imaginary triplets – two girls and a boy who would all hate their mother with good cause.
My epiphany came, not because I so loved the name Honey, but because I could then rightly call all my children Sweetie or Sweetheart and nobody would think I’d lost my mind! (I grew up being called by every one of my uncles’, my brother’s and the dog’s names (often in succession) and figured as how we all become our mothers…)
Don’t worry, I’ve only ever become responsible for naming pets. Whew! And I’m pretty good at calling them by their right names too.
Totally OT but this reminded me that the best movie ever with the H&h handcuffed together is “The 39 Steps”. The Alfred Hitchcock original version obviously, it’s wonderful.
Totally OT – but I had to reply to Coco – I have a rule that if a name sounds like a strip-o-gram/hooker when you put Doctor in front of it, you should reconsider naming your child it…
Dr Honey will see you now…
@ Verity W
I like this rule.
I once spoke to a man, a man – so he didn’t marry into this travesty, named Rodney Buffington.
Rodney. Rod.
Buffington.
His parents sat down and, knowing that their last name was Buffington, came up with Rodney. I wonder if he has a brother? Peter maybe? Richard?
…Dr. Buffngton…Paging Dr. Rod Buffington…
@Coco
I’m in fits of giggles at the idea of Rod Buffington. That is just cruel.
Marrying an unfortunate name is one thing, being given one from birth is another.
If I’d been a boy I’d’ve been called William Walton W – which in the internet age wouldn’t have been great – WWW!
@ Verity W
Ok but how much of an improvement is VW really?
I owned 3 VWs and drove at least 5 growing up. We were very loyal VW owners for 15 years or so. I’d’ve thought VW for my initials was way cool.
My Grandparents had neighbors with the last name Hare (sounds like hair) and they named their first child Richard, nicknamed Dickey. Think about it. Their first girl child was always called Bunny but I don’t know if that was her legal name. I played with the normal named daughter Claudia. What were they thinking? Dick Hare and Bunny Hare?
I just don’t get the continued popularity of Richard and I am absolutely boggled by the idea of allowing Dick or Dickey to take hold as a nickname.
It’s been my experience however, that Dicks are generally nicer people and easier to get along with than Richards and Ricks who are mostly dicks and every Rich I’ve met has truly been a prick of epic proportion.