This HaBO request comes from Florencia, who is looking for a book with some crazy horse-related scandals: This was read several years ago. The premise of the story: Irish brother and sister. The brother is very good with horses and goes off to work for a horse farm that is also heavily involved in the derby-racing world. But suddenly, he stops writing his sister and so she thinks something happened to him. Her and a friend (I think) … Continue reading HaBO: Irish Twins & a Horse Drugging Ring →

This HaBO request comes from Jen, who is hoping to find a particular historical romance: I’ve had the name of a book on the tip of my tongue for weeks now, and could use some help from the Bitchery to figure it out. It’s a historical romance, published within the last 10 years, and is (I believe) the second in a series. As a young girl, the heroine has a crush on the hero, who is … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Draws Unflattering Cartoon of the Hero →

This HaBO is from Yulin and I have a feeling someone definitely knows this HaBO: I’ve recently rediscovered my love of romance novels and ripped through the works of Sherry Thomas, Joanna Bourne, and Eloisa James. But I’m trying to find the author/book that first introduced me to the genre many years ago… It was a historical romance (set in 1800’s England?). I borrowed it from a friend around 2004 or 2005. It had a dark … Continue reading HaBO: Blonde Rake Named Jamie →

This HaBO is from Amanda (not me) and trigger warning for the description below: I need help remembering the title for a book I read a year or two ago. A rich husband thinks his wife has cheated on him with his brother/stepbrother because that’s what brother tells him after he got caught trying to rape her. He tosses her out on the street with nothing but a check, which she never cashes even when she finds out she … Continue reading HaBO: Pregnant Heroine Collapses from Eclampsia →

This HaBO request comes from Mandy, who is looking for a YA romance she read in the 90s: I’m looking for a teen romance book that I read in the 1990s. It was probably published in the late 80s or super early 90s. The heroine was in marching band, and she played the saxophone. She had named her sax “Horatio” and referred to it by name all the time. I think she was a freshman in … Continue reading HaBO: Sax Named Horatio →

This HaBO request comes from Fran. She wants to find a paranormal romance: I was at a romance novel book club last week and one of the organizers mentioned a romance she read in the early era of ebooks, pre-kindle (she mentioned a Sony reader, so maybe 2006ish plus or minus a few years) and made it sound like a non-traditional publisher, e-book first even when e-books were new. In terms of plot, she said that … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Becomes the Ward of a Vampire →

This HaBO is from Bernadette, who wants to find the first romance she read: Okay. so this is the very first romance novel I ever read. The one that started it all. But I can’t remember the name, only that the heroine on the cover had reddish hair and it had green lettering. But I also remember most of the story. The heroine, her pregnant sister, grandfather, and little brother are making their way somewhere in … Continue reading HaBO: Foal Birthing and Sex in a Barn →

This HaBO request is from Emma S., who is looking for a time travel historical romance. Trigger warning for mentions of animal abuse: The heroine is a historian from the near future working on a project with a machine that can let people look back into the past on the screen. One night, she doesn’t go to an office party and works instead. But after a lightning strike, the machine actually shows future events. She tells her … Continue reading HaBO: Time Traveling Heroine Poses as a Crusade Widow →

This HaBO request comes from Ressmith, who is looking for a historical romance with paranormal elements: I’m looking for a book that I saw in the library and wanted to read, but already had a huge TBR so I put it off and then forgot author & title. What I remember is that it was a historical and the hero had some psychic ability – he could tell when someone was lying because it made him … Continue reading HaBO: Itchy Liars →

It’s HaBO Tuesday, where we try to reunite readers with romances, based solely on extremely vague and random details! This HaBO is from Heather: I read my first romance novel in the mid to late 90’s. I don’t remember a whole lot about it, but I remember at the time I loved it. I had gotten it at the library, but have never seen or heard of it since. Here’s what I remember: – It was … Continue reading HaBO: Shangri-La & an Evil Landlord →

This HaBO is from Kaye and she’s hoping to find this Harlequin title: I’m looking for a book and it’s definitely a Harlequin book I read in my teens. The book was possibly older than that, since I’m now 25 so maybe early 2000? Anyway, all I remember is that this book was about a girl sort of transforming this guy, so he could get a business deal. Things got hot and heavy between them and … Continue reading HaBO: Hero Undergoes Makeover to Secure a Business Deal →