This HaBO is from Crystal and she wants to find this contemporary romance. Trigger warning for abuse: I am trying to find the name of a book I read a few years ago. It was a modern day romance. It’s about a woman who is now working construction. She was severely beaten when she was a girl and ran away. She was saved/hired by her now boss. He taught her everything he knew about construction. … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Works in Construction →

This HaBO is from Ashlee, who’s searching for an important romance novel: My mother read a romance novel while she was pregnant with me where the main character’s name was “Ashlee Rose”. This was during the year 1987, but it could be a book published before then (which I think it is). All I know (from my mother) was that she was a tough woman, incredibly intelligent, and had men dying to be with her. … Continue reading HaBO: Her Name Was Ashlee Rose →

This HaBO is from Mai, who’s been searching for this book for months: I am not quite sure if this is a full-length novel, a novella, or part of an anthology. It’s a historical book — the male lead is probably an earl or a duke of some sort and he’s married with children, but routine has dampened his and his wife’s relationship quite a bit. The man starts to leave his wife little notes … Continue reading HaBO: Hero Leaves Notes for His Wife to Rekindle Marriage →

This HaBO is from Maggie, who wants to find a book from a few decades ago: I have been looking for this book for years and no amount of googling has managed to unearth it so I thought I would turn to the experts as a last shot. I am fairly certain it was by an English author and from the 80’s. The heroine is an English girl who is half Italian (I think her … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Falls into Venetian Canal →

This HaBO comes to us from Sara, who wants to find an older category romance: My google-fu is weak. Help me, Habo-wan? I’m pretty sure this is a book I read back in the mid-90s, as that’s when I did the bulk of my category romance reading, but it could have been as late as 2000-ish. I believe it would have been a non-specialized Harlequin romance – it didn’t have a super-involved plot. The book … Continue reading HaBO: Model Heroine Becomes a Teacher →

This HaBO comes from Amanda, who isn’t me, I swear: I’m sorry that I can’t remember anything about this book, but there are so many paranormal romances starring vampires that they all blur together – I can’t even be sure about the plot. All I recall is the start; the heroine worked at a hospital, and was in the morgue when a recently arrived body jumps up and attacks her. As she’s slumped against the … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Taken to Mansion Filled with Vampires →

This HaBO request is from Lynn, who is trying to find an older historical: I’m trying to find a historical romance in paperback. My mom had it roughly around the 80’s-90’s. It was so excessive that I loved it. The heroine was a mountain woman who lived alone. She saved the hero from a bear. The descriptions were awesome — I remember “bluer than a possum’s balls in a skiff of snow” and “colder than … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Rescues Hero from a Bear →

This HaBO is from Ally, who is looking for a historical romance with a renovation theme: I’ve been driving myself crazy trying to remember a book a read in the past 1-4 years. Hero and Heroine have a marriage of convenience. Soon after their wedding (I can’t remember if the marriage was consummated on the wedding night or not) they arrive at a run-down estate that will be their new home. I believe their first … Continue reading HaBO: Hero Spends a Lot of Time Repairing Fences →

This HaBO is from Amy and she’s looking for this fantasy novel: I’ve read this fantasy book but I just can’t remember it’s name. It’s the first book in a trilogy, too. The book stars a woman who’s a painter. She pained six people, including herself, to save the world. She is the seer and her romantic partner is a guy who can shoot lighting. Baffled, but believed it is a sign that she should … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Paints People Destined to Save the World →

This HaBO comes to us from Cindy, who hopes to find this particular romance: It’s historical. The main character is a witch. She isn’t very good at being a witch. She is Irish, I think. She casts a spell and is transported to someplace else. I don’t remember where. In the meantime, there is a duke who needs to find a wife and his friends tell him to marry the first woman he looks at … Continue reading HaBO: Climax Produces a Shower of Flowers →

This HaBO comes to us from Jackie, who really wants to find this historical romance: I know I own this book but I have been scouring my e-library and can’t find it. All I remember is the heroine does beautiful embroidery. I don’t really remember the situation, but her husband or betrothed is her social superior. She mentions to him that she will use a ribbon to embroider the image of a river onto cushion, … Continue reading HaBO: Hero Thinks Highly of Heroine’s Embroidery →