This HaBO was sent in by Nuria, who is looking for this alien romance: I’m trying to find a human-alien romance I read a few years ago. It starts from the alien’s POV but eventually alternates with the female protagonist. He’s a skilled hunter; she’s the only survivor of a crashed colony ship. Stuff I liked: where a lot of sci-fi romance tends to hand-wave the ‘sci,’ the world building and technology had a lot … Continue reading HaBO: He’s a Spider Alien…Or Alien Spider→
This HaBO was sent in by Barney, who is looking for this romance. Major triggers for the description below for graphic abuse: I can’t remember the name of a book I read like 12 years ago… This is what I remember- The heroine marries a man who initially seems sweet, shy, timid, and intelligent — possibly a psychologist or psychiatrist. After marriage he becomes controlling and abusive. He uses a medical injection/drug that temporarily paralyzes … Continue reading HaBO: She Married a Controlling Psychiatrist→
This HaBO was sent in by Meg, who wants to find this romance: It’s a recent book. Contemporary, possibly set in NYC or Boston. He’s a tech genius or businessman with a speech impediment that he feels makes him unlovable. She’s the charming barista/waitress he’s pining for. She’s injured in a hit and run (possibly?) or ill and he takes her to the hospital and says they’re either engaged or married. Help a bitch out, … Continue reading HaBO: Tech Genius with a Speech Impediment→
This HaBO is from Amelia in the podcast Patreon discord: This was a 1980s/90s vintage romance with a heroine undercover as a high school student a la Never Been Kissed??? The hero is a teacher who thinks she’s 17 for most of the book. It’s a yikes but I’m in a Fast Times at Ridgemont High cultural deep dive and it’s driving me insane trying to find when this came out. Sending up the bat … Continue reading HaBO: Never Been Kissed Romance from the 80s or 90s→
This HaBO is from Annie, who wants to find this Harlequin/Mills & Boon title: I read this medical romance as a young and sheltered teenager in the 1980s(!), but can’t for the life of me recall the title or the author. It was a Harlequin or Mills & Boon romance set in south India, which was different enough that it stuck with me over the years. The nurse (can’t remember her name) was of Indian … Continue reading HaBO: Medical Romance Set in South India→
This HaBO request was submitted by Dionne, who wants to find this historical romance: A bit of a long shot I’m trying to find the title and author of a book. I’ve gone through all my books and fear it may have been lost in a house move. It’s a regency historical that was steamy/open door. I only have a sketchy memory of it being about a book worm heroine who doesn’t need to look … Continue reading HaBO: He Tries to Kidnap Her After a House Party→
This HaBO was sent in by Gayle, who wants to find this romance: I’m looking for a slightly spicy, contemporary fae series that I read 10 or 15 years ago probably on Kindle Unlimited. It was not the best written, but I really enjoyed it. The heroine is human and maybe a little dorky and the hero is fae and works with her in a business in maybe Savannah. The business is having a Halloween … Continue reading HaBO: Fated Mates at a Halloween Party→
This HaBO comes from Diksha, who wants to find this historical-ish romance: It’s an English novel. It’s a historical romance (but could also be called fantasy — I don’t remember the exact setting, but it had kings ruling kingdoms and fighting, so maybe medieval). The heroine was originally supposed to marry the hero’s brother, but he had already gone into a secret marriage, so she is now forced by circumstance to marry the hero instead. … Continue reading HaBO: She Served as Head of Her Father’s Army→
This HaBO comes from Marina, who wants to find this historical romance. Trigger warning for the description below: I think this was a regency era setting. The protagonist goes with stepmother and her daughter to a house party. She is not well treated by them. They secretly plan to entrap a titled rich guy into marriage. The daughter invited him to go to her room at night. He enters the protagonist’s room by mistake and … Continue reading HaBO: Stepdaughter Heroine is Given Laudanum→
This HaBO is from Elizabeth, who wants to find this romance: The book is from late 1990s/early 2000s. Erotic fiction maybe? Or just kinda smutty. The main character is a woman who owns a diner in a California town near the coast. I think she lives in the house her dad won in a poker game, designed by a famous architect (surf board in the ceiling beams?). Main sex partner is the sheriff who used … Continue reading HaBO: Surfboards in the Ceiling Beams→
This HaBO request is from Chelsea, who wants to find this romance: Thanks in advance for helping find this book, I am at a loss: The book would be new, within the past few years. I had thought it was by Elliott Rose, but it might have just had a similar cover to her Crimson Ridge series. The heroine is British, grew up in foster care, comes to the U.S. on holiday with an American … Continue reading HaBO: Rancher & Brit Reunite in a Big City→
