This HaBO comes from Anonymous, who wants to find this romance: I’m trying to find a fantasy romance book. There’s a scene where the heroine is close to death, but the hero takes her outside and places her on the ground. The earth like envelops her in vines and heals her. I know this is super vague but it’s driving me crazy. This sounds very familiar to me, but I can’t place it! Help!

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 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 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 is from Sara, who wants to find this romance: I’m reading Hello Stranger by Katherine Center and it’s triggering the strongest book deja vu, but I can’t for the life of me (and the power of Google) remember the other book. The heroine is a portrait artist who I think paints pet portraits and has an online store. I think it’s set in LA or somewhere similarly beachy/sunny. That’s about all I remember … Continue reading HaBO: She Draws Pet Portraits →

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 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 is from Colleen, who is hoping to find this romance: Ack! I have been searching for this book and am beginning to think I made it up. Okay, so the heroine works for a financial risk/management company and has traveled to South Africa (I think) with her boss to pitch to the hero. They want him to use their company. He is a risk-taking surfer, so the boss learns surfing terms and it … Continue reading HaBO: Billionaire Surfer →

This HaBO comes from Alexis, who wants to find this trio of romances: I read this series of books when I worked at a public library somewhere between 2010 and 2015. There were three different books, each about a different friend in a group of three. The first has a one night stand with what turns out to be a vampire, and they become a happy couple. The second does the same with a werewolf. … Continue reading HaBO: Paranormal Romance Trilogy →

This HaBO is from Raina, who wants to find this older historical romance: Looking for a really old romance novel. Probably 20-30 years or so. It was a historical with the hero taking over the heroine’s castle by force. I believe the hero’s name was Royce and the heroine was Bethany, but don’t quote me on that. One was a Saxon and the other a Norman? The heroine tried to save all of her people … Continue reading HaBO: Bethany & Royce K-I-S-S-I-N-G →

This HaBO is from Lori, who wants to find this romance: I read this book in the late 70s or 80s and I’m thinking it was a Harlequin. A man is on the run (maybe from the FBI) and he kidnaps a woman who suffers from ulcers. Milk toast is the only thing that settles her stomach. He escapes with the woman by rafting through the Grand Canyon, where she has a change of heart. … Continue reading HaBO: Milk Toast →