This HaBO comes from J., who is trying to find this book: It was a romance that took place over centuries as at least one of the main characters was a time traveler. One of the last scenes took place on an island like Malaysia where the two lovers were swept away in the tsunami (which was supposed to be the actual tsunami of 2004, but the book was obviously fiction). Please help! It was … Continue reading HaBO: Time Travel Romance with Island Setting→
This HaBO is from Krysty, who wants to find this romance: Hi, I stumbled upon your website yesterday hoping someone will help me find this book. It’s been in my head for over 10 years and I’m beginning to forget. So the book is about a heroine – Marianne or Mary – can’t quite remember, falls in love with a brooding, standoffish hero with a scarred face who stays in the dark in a big … Continue reading HaBO: Yet Another Scarred Hero, Virgin Heroine→
This HaBO request is from Delia, who is trying to help a friend find this book: The heroine is an astronaut or scientist on a fairly normal space travel mission, but ends up either back in time, forward in the future, or in an alternate universe. My friend is confident it’s the same planet, but it has an ancient-yet-futuristic civilization. It’s very metaphysical: crystals, prophetic visions, etc. They don’t remember any plot details, but the … Continue reading HaBO: Anti-Gravity Nipple Pasties→
This HaBO request is from Katharina, who is hoping to find this romance from 80s: Unfortunately I remember very little, but I’d love to find this book again. It was a slim Regency Romance (could have been Category) with a pastel colored cover (soft yellow/pink). The heroine is the ward of the hero, or he’s a family friend. She gets kissed against her will and flees to his house. They sit in his library and … Continue reading HaBO: They Have a Kissing Talk in the Library→
This HaBO comes from Kiruthika, who is trying to find this Mills & Boon romance. Content warning for mentions of abuse and rape: It’s a 70s or 80s Mills and Boon that my mom had that I sneakily read as a 12 year old! The cover was white with a couple embracing, fair haired woman and darker haired man. He’s described to be lion like in movement and has tawny eyes. I remember that part … Continue reading HaBO: He’s Described as a Lion with Tawny Eyes→
This HaBO is from Smiley, who is hoping to find this romance: I am desperately looking for a book that had these scenes. 1. The book is part of a series and contains characters from prior series. 2. The protagonist is a war veteran who returns home. 3. He becomes involved romantically with the sister of one of his friends. 4. There is a scene where the protagonist gets into a fight at a bar … Continue reading HaBO: Hero Gets into Bar Fight with Best Friend→
This HaBO comes from Alisa! It’s a beefy one and does feature a terrible earl: I’ve been trying to find this book for absolutely ages, and I’m hoping that someone might be able to find it based on this description. It’s absolutely killing me that I remember so much of the plot of this book, but I can’t remember anything about the title, author, or character names. I’m pretty sure I read it in the … Continue reading HaBO: An Affair with the Earl’s Great-Nephew→
This HaBO is from Jaime, who wants to find this romance. CW for mentions of sexual assault: This is driving me up a wall! Trying to remember the name of a book. A desperate woman (poor, abused, or both?) finds herself a housekeeper or nurse for a grumpy man with old scars/injuries on his leg. He knows she’s hiding secrets. She cannot tolerate physically touching him but has to help him with exercises to help … Continue reading HaBO: Kissing in the Feed Room→
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 … Continue reading HaBO: Viking Hero Saves Her from a Boat→
This HaBO comes from Rebecca, who wants to find this romance: I’m hoping the all-knowing Bitchery can help me track down a book I read a few years ago. The style is definitely Cassie Cole or Krista Wolf, but I’ve looked through their stuff and didn’t see it. Here’s what I remember: The heroes (can’t recall if there’s two or three) are park rangers who lead hikes into the Grand Canyon. The heroine runs some … Continue reading HaBO: Park Ranger Ménage→
This HaBO request is from Mikayla, who wants to find this “why choose” romance: It’s a paranormal, why choose romance with a siren/mermaid princess as the female lead. She was living on land. I think she might have been in exile and ends up meeting her mates. She gets called back home by her father (the king) and she uses her pet kraken to get there. There’s a guy who is manipulating her father with … Continue reading HaBO: Why Choose Romance with a Pet Kraken→
