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 Lee, who is looking for this menage romance:
It’s an MMF contemporary romance that I read about 5-10 years ago.
The heroine is a Black woman who’s neighbors with Hero 1, and her bedroom window looks into his house so she occasionally spies on him having kinky sex (the book cover had window blinds on it). I’m not entirely sure how Hero 2 comes into the picture, but I think he’s a musician or performer of some sort because there’s a scene towards the end of the book where they all have sex (hero 2 in the middle) backstage. There’s also a scene relatively early on where the heroine has an encounter with fire ants (or some other stinging insect/plant) outside her house and they have to bring her to her bathroom to hop in the shower. On the way to the bathroom, Hero 1 spots the heroine’s binoculars & dildo sitting in plain sight on her nightstand, and he gets Hero 2 to put them back in the drawer of the nightstand so the heroine doesn’t get embarrassed knowing they know she’s been spying.
That’s about all I can remember. I hope it sounds familiar enough to someone who can help identify it!!
The fire ants came out of nowhere.
Could it possibly be “Nothing Between Us” by Roni Loren?
It’s been a while since i read it, but it ticks the boxes
https://www.amazon.ca/Nothing-Between-Loving-Edge-Book-ebook/dp/B00KWG5UQG/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=nothing+between+us&qid=1623175456&sr=8-5
If it is NOTHING BETWEEN US, look out—the kindle ebook is US $15.99! Holy moly—I don’t wanna pay that for a physical book, let alone an ebook. It’s a shame too because I read the excerpt and, even if it’s not the book Lee is looking for, it seems like it would be a good read…but close to 20 bucks (with tax) for an ebook? Too rich for my blood!
Onto the “waiting for a sale” tbr it goes!
Yep, this is definitely “Nothing Between Us”, I have the paperback with the windowblinds on the cover.
For what it’s worth, I enjoyed it SO MUCH (the back cover copy doesn’t even hint at the MMF factor, I squeed delightedly when I realized that was where things were headed) that I kept it for future rereads, which I rarely do with erotica. It’s just so GOOD and ROMANTIC and HOT.
YES that’s definitely it!! Wow, that was fast. Thanks, everyone!
Just reserved NOTHING BETWEEN US at my local library. The window blinds cover is really eye-catching.
Oh wow, yeah I am also intrigued! Added to my library list…
Thanks for the info @Lara, just placed a hold! I love library extension for firefox so much – superfast to see which library has the ebook and tap that hold or borrow button 😀
You may also be able to check it out of your library in book or ebook format.