This HaBO comes from Maya and it sounds like she’s trying to find a paranormal or fantasy historical: It’s been several years since I read this book, and what I remember most vividly is that the heroine has magical abilities. At the beginning of the novel she turns her house purple, and this gets her into trouble with the magical authority where she lives (somewhere in 19th century England I believe). The hero’s name is … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Turns House Purple with Magic →

This HaBO comes from Claire, who is hoping to find this older contemporary romance: I am looking for a book that I read as a teenager around 2003. I am pretty sure the book was older than that. The book starts with the heroine getting away from work on an overdue vacation, maybe in Hawaii? She gets on a boat that goes way out to sea, and something happens to the boat: fire or explosion. … Continue reading HaBO: Treehouse on a Tropical Island →

This HaBO request is from Simmi, who wants to find a romance that’s part of a sought after series. Trigger warning for the description below: I’ve been watching the Bitchery work its magic and help people find their long lost book-loves for years now, so when I realized that there was a book I wanted to reread, but couldn’t remember the title. The book I wanted help with is actually part of a series. I … Continue reading HaBO: MMA Hero Doesn’t Love the Heroine’s Pie →

This HaBO request is from Sharon, who is trying to track down a series: I recently (within the past year or so) read several books in a series. The next two were to be be about two brothers, the other books were about other siblings, mostly or all brothers. They had been raised as fraternal twins, but it was revealed that one was actually the son of the father’s girlfriend and his wife raised them … Continue reading HaBO: Brothers Thought They Were Twins →

This HaBO is from Darynda Jones. Yes, that Darynda Jones! There’s just one catch, she hasn’t actually read the book: This is one of those books I “intended” to read. I read the opening years ago and was hooked from the first paragraph. Planning to buy it as soon as humanly possible, I quickly wrote down the title. Then I lost it just as quickly. Of course. All I remember was in that opening, someone … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Annoyed by Door Knocking →

This HaBO request comes from Tabitha, who wants to find this American historical: It is set during the Revolutionary War. The heroine has a nickname of Cottontop. It starts in Maryland, and progresses through both Haiti and New York, though not necessarily in that order. He’s a ship’s captain or something of the sort. I want to say her given name is Rebecca and his is Phillip, but it’s been over two decades since I … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Nicknamed Cottontop →

This HaBO request comes from Starlight Archer, who wants to find this really cute sounded royal romance: I’m on the hunt for a book that I sampled a couple years ago. From what I recall, it’s a modern day Sports/Royalty mashup. Our hero is a competitive tennis playing British prince, while our heroine is a young plucky American gal (who has potential to become a fashion designer). She’s visiting Wimbledon and working in the tea … Continue reading HaBO: Tennis-Playing British Prince →

This HaBO comes from Jeannette, who is looking for this fantasy romance. Content warning for self-harm: I read this not long ago, within the last year, but I just can’t find it on my Kindle and I want to re-read it and recommend it. It was a M/M romance in a sword & sorcery setting. It opens with a scholar with a severe case of PTSD (to the point of cutting himself) living alone in … Continue reading HaBO: Sword & Sorcery Style Gay Romance →

This HaBO comes from Christa, who is trying to track down a contemporary romance. Content warning for suicide: I am looking for a contemporary romance. I read the first few pages on my e-reader, but did not write the title or the author down. I don’t remember the date or year, but it was probably two or three years ago. The book was part of a series about a retreat for military veterans with PTSD. The people … Continue reading HaBO: Military Retreat on an Island →

This HaBO comes from Harlene. Content warning as the description does mention the loss of a child: My job is research so not being able to find this book is horribly demoralizing. I think it’s part of an anthology from the early to mid 2000’s. The heroine has amnesia and returns to her husband who is either an architect or designer or builder. She’s been horribly mean before and then she realizes they had a … Continue reading HaBO: Mean Heroine Gets Amnesia →

This HaBO is from Alex, who is looking for a particular series: My HaBO is a series of contemporaries, a trilogy maybe, about best friends who live in Detroit. Sugar House Bar is featured in at least one. I’m 90% sure I got at least one of them from Kindle Unlimited sometime last year. The heroine of the first book is young and owns a dance studio. Her apartment is broken into and the cop … Continue reading HaBO: Contemporary Trilogy Set in Detroit →