This HaBO request is from IPs_90, who is looking for this historical romance:
I need your amazing collective memory to find a historical romance novel (read in French translation between 2000-2018).
The Gist: I’m looking for a Historical Romance novel. The whole thing kicks off with a massive scandal at a wedding.
The Scene: The book opens on the hero’s wedding. The heroine (who knows and loves the hero, and does not like the bride) exposes the fiancée for being pregnant by the hero’s brother/cousin/friend. The heroine’s reveal successfully cancels the wedding.
Crucial Details:
The heroine and hero have known each other for years.
The wedding is in a simple location (house, tavern), suggesting they are not Dukes or high society.
The cancelled wedding is only the catalyst for the main plot.
Potential Mix-Up: The heroine’s name might start with P (Penelope, Philida, etc.).
Ruled Out: Mary Balogh (The Secret Pearl), Johanna Lindsey (Malory series).
Any fellow bitches recognize this hyper-specific wedding disaster scene?
Can we HaBO before the new year?
I’m curious.
Sounds good. I’m hoping someone knows this one!
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No idea, but I hope to find out!
Google AI suggests Improper Proposal by Patricia Cabot (a.k.a., Meg Cabot) – ? Sounds fun!
Looks like a similar question was marked solved in a r/HistoricalRomance a couple of months ago with An Improper Proposal by Patricia Cabot.
reddit thread
Goodreads entry
@C: Thank you! Sometimes people submit here and on reddit at the same time and we don’t always get a notification if it’s solved elsewhere. We do let people know when we’re running their request. /shrug
I just got the free sample of An Improper Proposal. If it captures my interest and I end up buying it, I’ll report back!
The wedding crasher by Mia Sosa ? It has a very similar plot