This HaBO is from Gene, who wants to find this paranormal romance: It’s a book that I read part of around 1993 or 1994. It starts out with this vampire couple who pick up a normal couple (at a night club, I think). They take the normal couple back to their place. I don’t remember if the vampires’ place is a mansion or not, but it has a cellar or dungeon under it that a … Continue reading HaBO: Vampire Couple Wants to Turn Human Couple →

This HaBO is from Shawna, who is looking for this time travel romance: I’m trying to recall a time travel romance novel about a modern-day guy who goes to England for his cousin’s wedding (for some reason, I’m remembering a ridiculous nickname for the cousin like “Cubby”?), and I think he flies to London with a materialistic, status-obsessed girlfriend he doesn’t see a future with. They arrive in London in a hard rain, and while … Continue reading HaBO: Time Travel Fountain Falling →

No! Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. This is a HaBO! For May, we’re trying something a bit different and that’s to run one HaBO bright and early in the morning, and then one later in the afternoon depending on what content we have lined up on Tuesdays. This HaBO is from Lenny, who is looking for a historical romance: Here is the book I’m looking for and can’t remember the title or find searching google. … Continue reading HaBO: He’s Inventing a New Engine →

This HaBO comes from Alison who wants to find this romance: So, years back (2000s maybe) I came across a paperback my mom had around the house. It was a historical romance and took place in Italy. This young black-haired woman somehow ends up in this lord’s castle. I felt there were Beauty and the Beast parallels between them, though I think it was more that the lord had an intimidating reputation (and I think … Continue reading HaBO: Beauty & the Beast Inspired Italian Historical →

This HaBO is from Kathy, who is hoping to find this contemporary romance: I read this book maybe two years ago. Modern day romance. The heroine has a famous blog where she posts erotic short stories; however, her real name is not used in the blog. The hero is a huge fan of this blog. Hero is a contractor for work. He lives in a condo with a balcony and he has seen a redhead … Continue reading HaBO: She Publishes Erotic Stories Online →

This HaBO comes from Michelle, who is looking for this romance: This has been driving me crazy. I know I know this book but I can’t for the life of me remember the title or author. I pray that SBTB might be able to solve the mystery! It’s a book from the last 5 years. It’s about a scientist who is working on a terraforming project to save her home planet. I think there’s a … Continue reading HaBO: He Invented a Fast, Galactic Type of Travel →

This HaBO is from Rachel, who is looking for a historical romance: I need help finding a book! I read it in the early 2000s, but it was probably published in the 1990s as it was a freebie I got from the local library. It is a historical romance that takes place mostly on an island off the coast of England. The heroine (her name is Miracle) keeps watch at a lighthouse on the island … Continue reading HaBO: Her Name is Miracle →

This HaBO was sent in by Katie who wants to find this contemporary romance: This was my first contemporary I read in high school (so published pre-2007). It featured a sexy-when-he-takes-his-glasses-off nerd hero and a career-oriented hottie heroine who get stranded on a deserted tropical island – I think after a plane crash? I also remember they had only a limited number of condoms, which was a big plot point. I’d love to re-read this … Continue reading HaBO: Deserted Island Condom Shortage →

This HaBO request comes from Martina, who is hoping to find this romance: The protagonist is a woman, she came from a rich family and was engaged to this well established man (and very much in love). On the evening of their engagement party she overhears her fiance and her dad talking about how he’s marrying her for money and land. She is heartbroken and leaves her house, breaking her engagement and contact with her … Continue reading HaBO: Orgasms Are Better Than Cheese →

This HaBO is from Colleen, who wants to track down this contemporary romance: Okay…I have been looking for this book for a while. It is a contemporary romance in a big city setting. The heroine works for the hero’s company. She is new to the company. She works with 3 other people, and they sift through media content and then send on “good” content to be published by the hero’s media company. There is some … Continue reading HaBO: Corporate Espionage at a Media Company →

This HaBO comes from Rebecca, who is trying to track down this book: I read this book a year or two ago and can’t seem to track it down. TW: abuse This book follows a young English(?) woman who escapes her abusive father (after fetching the wrong pair of slippers(?), he once split her head open. She came to on the floor a few days later, and had to rip the already healing wound from … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Hides Scar with Her Hair →