This HaBO is from Maria, who wants to find this romance:
The book is a historical romance book with vikings. it’s an older book, probably published before 2000, but I don’t know the exact year. The hero doesn’t want to be in a relationship and is forced into one. He’s reluctant and heroine does’t speak his mother language (she calls him by a weird nickname). She’s feisty and reluctant too. Towards the end of the book, there’s a scene on a boat/ship where he goes to save her and she cries for help and they finally get together.
Can we HaBO?
This is more than likely NOT the HABO, but I thought I’d toss it out there. I was thinking I’d read the requested book but when I went back through ALL my lists, this is the book I’m thinking of. THE WARLORD’S WIFE by Sandra Lake. Here’s the GOODREAD’S LINK. Clicking will open in a new tab.
We also have a review of the book Silver mentioned, which might have more distinct info.
This also has some similarities to points in the third book of Sandra Lake’s series, The Northman’s Bride. Hero is reluctant to marry, but I think they do speak most of the same languages. Heroine in book 3 is definitely as feisty as heroine from book 1. He definitely saves her in a couple of major scenes, but neither is directly on a boat.
Could it be Beautiful Wreck by Larissa Brown. It sounds a little like it. He saves her from drowning in the beginning.
Reminds me of an older Michelle Willingham book, possibly one of the books in the Forbidden Vikings series.