This HaBO request is from Jeni and she’s after a book from the early 90s: I read this book probably in the early 90s. It was a mass market format with flowers and a yellow-y background (I think). I remember mostly the mystery elements, but I believe there was a romance between former high school sweethearts. After the death of a beloved teacher, a group of his former students gather together. They’d all worked on the … Continue reading HaBO: Former Students Reunite After Teacher’s Death →

Elizabeth A. submitted this HaBO and she’s hoping to be reunited with this historical romance: I am a longtime fan and now I am stumped over a book that I read way back in the late 90’s or very early 2000’s. I thought the author was Dara Joy, but after searching her backlist I can’t find it. The book was an erotica that was about role reversals. Basically, men weren’t allowed to sleep around but women … Continue reading HaBO: Regency Romance Where Women Could “Sleep Around” →

This HaBO comes to us from Minutestapler, who is trying to track down a crazy-sounding scifi romance: It’s an alien scifi romance, and I believe this book is available on Amazon as an ebook and was probably published in the last 5 years. I don’t remember a whole lot about this book except that the heroine is given some sort of injection (?) that allows her to communicate/give orders to the spaceship (the ship does not … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Can Communicate with Spaceship →

This HaBO comes from Margaret, who is looking for an older YA title: Not overly hopeful, but here goes: I’m looking for a book that we might now classify as YA, probably written in the late 60s or early 70s. A girl goes to spend the summer with family friends, is lonely, and spends a lot of time up a tree. She falls and breaks her arm (leg?) and wakes up back in time at the same … Continue reading HaBO: YA Heroine Falls from Tree, Travels Back in Time →

This HaBO comes from Carole, who wants to find a Harlequin romance from the 80s: I have been contemplating the podcast on The Books That Made Us Romance Readers. A story I remember fondly was one of the first books I recall reading that discussed aspects of sexuality in a romantic relationship openly, and not just in euphemistically purple prose. It was a contemporary love story from perhaps the 80s, probably Harlequin or Signature that focused on … Continue reading HaBO: Cap Sleeves on Cover & a Minister Hero →

This HaBO is from Megan, who is looking for a historical romance: I have a HaBO request for a historical romance I read a long time ago, maybe ten years? Google is not accepting what I remember as an adequate finding aid, and is instead directing me to all kinds of duchess erotica. While interesting, I just want to reread this book! It’s a historical romance, and for some reason a duchess left England for the … Continue reading HaBO: Duchess Sends Maid to Impersonate Her →

This HaBO comes from Lauren, who is searching for a book she read about a decade ago: This is a long shot, but I read this book at least 10 years ago. It was a story about a girl who comes from a rich family and is trying to prove herself to her dad or maybe just get out from under his influence. She gets into a car accident and either actually gets amnesia or fakes it. … Continue reading HaBO: Amnesiac Heroine May Be Faking It →

This HaBO is from Chris, who wants to find an older Harlequin: I want to say this is a Harlequin book. I would say it was published mid to late 1990s. The hero is an injured veteran. I don’t remember what happened, but his major injury is that he’s now mute. At the the beginning of the book, they are unsure if it will be temporary or permanent. The heroine is the town librarian. I believe … Continue reading HaBO: Librarian Heroine & Mute Veteran Hero →

This HaBO is from Becky, who is probably searching for an erotic romance by the sound of it: The details I have of this book are very, very thin. All I remember is the heroine was a seamstress/costume maker at a BDSM club. (She made sexy clothing for the club’s patrons.) Hero was probably a Dom. The book caught my eye because of the heroine’s unusual occupation. Any help from the Bitchery would be most appreciated! … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine is a Seamstress at a BDSM Club →

This HaBO comes from Amanda Weaver, who wants to find this romance from the 80s: Okay, I scammed this book from my mom back in the mid-80s, so we’re going back a ways. I was totally obsessed with it when I was 15, and I’m hoping it still exists in the world. It was definitely Harlequin, the classic white cover/burgundy banner/circular artwork. Thinking about the plot, it actually might have been classified as romantic suspense, … Continue reading HaBO: Hero & Heroine are Reporters in New Orleans →

This HaBO is from Lindlee, who is searching for what sounds like a pretty bonkers young adult novel: I was hoping the Bitchery could help me find a book I read years ago. It’s not really a romance (I think a YA mystery?), but it had such a crazysauce ending I’m hoping someone will recognize it. I don’t remember when or where I read the book. I really don’t remember anything about it except the ending. … Continue reading HaBO: Crazysauce YA with Characters from the Future →