This HaBO is from Judy, who is hoping to find this romance: It’s a historical romance. I remember a notorious madam us blackmailing all her former clients by sending a letter asking for money and threatening to put their name in the paper if they don’t comply. I also remember that the heroine challenges the madam to a duel. I loved the book, but can’t remember title or author. This one sounds interesting! Does anyone … Continue reading HaBO: She Duels a Blackmailing Madam→
This HaBO is from Maryia, who wants to find this romance. And wow, I feel like we’ve been getting a lot of time travel/reincarnation requests! I really need help to find a book. I think the book was published somewhere from 2010-2017. The main characters already had a couple of lives together but they always die young. I remember that in the most current iteration of their lives, they were students (they also studied some … Continue reading HaBO: Reincarnated Scientists→
This HaBO is from Obsessed Southern Mama, who hopes to track down this book: So I read a book awhile back that had a single mom with an infant and some fake dating/forced proximity. These are some other details but I’m not 100%. It was a sports (possibly hockey) romance where the heroine gets involved with her brother’s teammate/best friend. Basically the scene I remember is she was at a farmers market (either with the … Continue reading HaBO: Hockey Player Fake Dates at the Farmer’s Market→
This HaBO is from Christine, who wants to find this book based on sample she read: I downloaded a sample of this book within the last few years and I lost track of it… but I’m still thinking about it! The story is set in a pre-industrial world, but I’m not sure if it was Western European-ish or from parts further east. I don’t know if there are fantasy/paranormal elements. There’s an arranged marriage, I’m … Continue reading HaBO: She Charges His Caravan→
by Amanda · Jul 2, 2024 at 10:00 am · Comments Off on HaBO: She Had an Artist Lover named Emil
This HaBO comes from Veronica, who wants to find this book: I think it was a Regency romance published in the late 80s or 90s (probably 90s). The heroine has a fight/misunderstanding with the hero and ends up going to Paris to stay with her aunt/grandmother for the season. She meets a poor artist named Emil/Emile (?) and has an affair with him. He dies of consumption and she ends up meeting the hero again … Continue reading HaBO: She Had an Artist Lover named Emil→
This HaBO comes from Nusaybah, who really wants to find this book: This is what I can remember about the book: It was a college, sports romance. The heroine has a crush on her brother’s teammate and steals his number from her brother. She sends the hero quotes and motivational messages but never gets a response until she mistakenly sends a rant message intended for her best friend about pineapple on pizza. I also remember … Continue reading HaBO: Pineapple on Pizza Rant→
This HaBO comes from Jane, who wants to find this contemporary romance: My white whale of book is this: In a contemporary romance set in Seattle, it opens with a man in the ER/urgent care for an erection that won’t go down. He is treated by a female nurse. Later, they meet again because they know people in common. The man is determined to win over/wear down the woman and there is a HEA/HFN. It … Continue reading HaBO: For an Erection Lasting Longer Than Four Hours…→
This HaBO is from Kay, who really wants to know how this book shakes out: It begins at a class reunion where wife has retired to a hotel room, and husband comes to the same room with a past girlfriend, who tries to seduce him. He’s ambivalent as his wife hears all this unbeknownst to the maybe lovers. It doesn’t get better for the wife who is a teacher (husband is coach at same school). … Continue reading HaBO: Begins with Possible Reunion Infidelity→
This HaBO comes from DK and this may be worthy of an award for “most descriptive HaBO”: I’m reaching out to ask for help in finding the book that I’ve read years ago but couldn’t remember the title and the author. I’ve posted on many book and romance groups already but didn’t get a reply. I even Googled about the book but nothing matches with what I’m looking for. I don’t remember the exact year … Continue reading HaBO: He Helps Her Recover From Breast Cancer Surgery→
This HaBO request is from Wynn, who wants to find this novella: I saw a Reddit post on r/RomanceBooks where OP posted “[WWTBC] Contemporary Novella with heartbroken English farmer”. I want to read the book so badly!! I have been searching high and low on Google and Reddit communities. I even used ChatGPT at one point to see if I could dig it up, but I have had no luck so far. Here is what … Continue reading HaBO: Tour Bus Leaves Her Stranded→
This HaBO request is from Jay, who wants to find this romance (and yes, it does sound similar to last week’s but there’s no relation): I’ve been trying to figure out the name of this book for years, so I may be misremembering things at this point, but you guys are my last hope! The main thing I remember is that the heroine and hero (and possibly a villain) are stuck in a cycle of … Continue reading HaBO: Medieval Romance with Reincarnations→
