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HaBO: Another Pearl Necklace Request

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This HaBO is from Liz, who wants to find this historical romance:

I’ve had the same book pop into my head randomly for years, but it’s just a couple scenes that I can remember.

It’s a historical.

In a scene in a carriage the hero presents the heroine with a necklace, I think pearl, and then proceeds to Google her Yahoo with it. After her results come through she accepts it and wears it to a ball.

At the ball she begins to notice smirks, for lack of remembering the exact details, and they’re coming from women wearing the same necklace. So yeah, he’s kind of a jerk to begin with but gets better later I think? If you have any ideas I’d appreciate it.

We’ve had many a pearl necklace HaBO and one seven years ago that I suspect is the same book, though was never solved.

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  1. Pear says:

    I definitely have not read this (although I think Milly’s comments on the old post may be a good start), but two things:

    1) “Google her Yahoo with it” it was too early for my uncaffeinated brain to read this and now it’s all I’ll be able to think about all day, what a euphemism
    2) So these other pearl necklace recipients are continuing to wear their pearl necklaces from this guy even though it sounds like he’s very against commitment (but perhaps invested in the pearl industry) and now they match all these other women? Like it’s a club or something?

  2. Sue the Bookie says:

    I’m with Pear. I’m still sitting stunned and amazed.

  3. @SB Sarah says:

    “Google her Yahoo” is now my all-time top-level favorite euphemism and I am absolutely delighted.

  4. Diana says:

    Yes, if there ever was an award for euphemisms, this one should win top prize!

    Also, would love to know the title of the pearl necklace book.

  5. The Other Kate says:

    This is definitely not the same book, but there is at least one other book out with with hot pearl necklace action: the first Fever book by Karen Marie Moning, which also features . . . Googling.

  6. SarahL says:

    Based on this comment in the 2015 thread: https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2015/07/habo-scandalous-uses-for-pearls-stairwells/#comment-273658

    All Night with a Rogue by Alexandra Hawkins sounds like it might fit the bill?

  7. Paige says:

    I know this one! Can definitely confirm that it’s All Night With a Rogue by Alexandra Hawkins. It’s the first book in the Lords of Vice series, in which all of the heroes have nicknames like Dare and Saint. The hero in this book is literally called Sin.

  8. Suleikha Snyder says:

    “Google her Yahoo” made me choke on my coffee. As I’m currently visiting family, I’m really glad they didn’t notice and ask what caused it.

  9. Kerri says:

    There was a Susan Johnson book where the hero used a pearl pendant or maybe broach to, uh, Google her Yahoo. It might have been Outlaw or To Please a Lady (talk about an on the nose title, if that’s the case).

  10. Liz says:

    Thank you, Paige and SarahL, that’s the book! I really appreciate the help! Now to get to reading. I’m glad I made some people giggle. 🙂

  11. @SB Sarah says:

    I LOVE WHEN HABOS GET SOLVED!!

  12. Lisa F says:

    I’m still cackling at “Google her Yahoo” hours later.

    Also I hope that they cleaned those pearl necklaces before wearing them!

  13. hng23 says:

    Oh, so these are actual pearl necklaces, not another euphemism.
    Yep, my dirty little mind went there immediately. No wonder the synopsis didn’t make much sense to me at first.

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