This HaBO is from Krishnaa, who is trying to find a romance she read a few years ago: I am looking for a Regency romance I read in 2013. I don’t remember the author or publisher or any of the character names, but remember almost all of the plot. I remember that the book had a lot of improbable plot points, was high on crazysauce, and vaguely slut-shamey, but was deliciously well-written. Seriously, the UST had me … Continue reading HaBO: Gun-Wielding Mistress Ruins Baptism →

Welcome to Tuesday, better known here as HaBO Day! HaBO, or “Help a Bitch Out,” is our attempt to reunite readers with romances that they can remember parts of, but not the important parts like the author’s name or the title. This HaBO request is from Lynette, who wants to track down a contemporary romance: I am looking for a contemporary Harlequin romance. I think the cover was an image within one of those red-bordered circles. … Continue reading HaBO: CEO Heroine Wins Hero at Charity Auction →

This HaBO request comes to us from Janine, who has a pretty tough challenge for the Bitchery: HaB) helped me out once before, so I’m hoping for good luck again…I think this one might be tougher though. Part of the challenge is that I didn’t read this as a book – it was one of the romance novels abridged in Good Housekeeping back in the 1980s. This was a pairs ice skating romance. The hero was older … Continue reading HaBO: Ice Skating Heroine Has Nothing on Beneath That Sweater →

This HaBO request is from Amy, who is looking for a romance that was included in an anthology, so this might be a tough one: I am looking for a short story I read in a romance anthology within the last 2-3 years. I got the anthology from the library and read through all of the stories, without taking note of the author of the best story in the bunch. I’m hoping the author has lots of … Continue reading HaBO: One Night Stand at a Trade Expo →

This HaBO comes to us from Line, who is hoping a romance she read a long time ago will still hold up to her memory: I am looking for one of the first romances I ever read back in the eighties sometime. It was a rough period; my dad was very ill with cancer and my mum and I used romances as a kind of escape mechanism. Actually I sort of just helped myself to her … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine’s Sneeze Causes Car Accident →

This HaBO request comes from Victoria, who is searching for a book that sounds crazypants: I’m looking for a book that I read in high school. It’s a Jackie Collins-esque novel about a girl who moves to L.A. to become a fashion designer. I think her name may have been Jazz or Jazzy or something similar. She invents pantyhose that are two-toned (one color on each leg). She has her purse stolen when she’s in … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Invents Two-Toned Pantyhose →

This HaBO comes from Sarah (not our Sarah), who is looking for a book with time travel elements: All right, I’m being haunted by a time-travel book. I read it in the last couple of years, and I’m pretty sure it was a recent publication. But for some reason I neglected to track it on Goodreads (figures) and of course, now I can’t remember the title. In it there’s a girl and a boy (durr), … Continue reading HaBO: Time Traveling Heroine has Different Lives →

Welcome to Tuesday, better known here as HaBO Day! HaBO, or “Help a Bitch Out,” is our attempt to reunite readers with romances that they can remember parts of, but not the important parts like the author’s name or the title. This HaBO request comes from Kat, who really wants to find this (possibly) young adult romance: When I was a preteen – 1980s – in the UK, I read what was probably a young adult … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Enjoys Hunting, But Man Does Not →

Hen is back again with another HaBO request after having such great help the first time. She’s looking for two historical romances: I have a really good memory of the beginning of the plot, but can’t remember the title at all, which is a right bummer. It’s a Scottish romance (squee!) that starts with a Lost And Illegitimate Princess In Hiding as a nun (because what else do you do?) being “stolen” (because again, what else do … Continue reading HaBO Double Dose: Illegitimate Princess Hides as a Nun, Plus Twins Separated at Birth →

This HaBO request comes from Sui, who hopes to find an older historical romance: I hope you can help me out. I’ve been trying to find this book for ages but no luck. I don’t remember much detail about the book. I read it when I was younger (~20yrs ago). I think it was a Regency or around that time period. The hero and heroine joined forces to solve a crime/find someone. The hero is rich. … Continue reading HaBO: They Could Have Used Some Febreeze →

This HaBO is from Rach, who is looking for a rockstar romance: I’m searching for a book (series?) that came out post-2011. I read it in the hospital, deluded on Dilaudid, but even then I knew wtf-ery abounded. The heroine is a moderately successful rock star (also a foster child from a troubled home, where she stabbed her abusive parents to death at age 16, a murder case that remains open) and lost her virginity the … Continue reading HaBO: Spiderweb Tat on His Nether Regions →