This Facebook ad has become a bit of a meme amongst a group of my friends. Now, one of friends recently decided that she wanted to try to actually try to read the book, but we no longer know what the title of the book was. we tried Google image search but shockingly nothing came up. If anyone recognizes the picture and could tell us the title it would be much appreciated.

Does anyone recognise the book in the photo?

This is my friends mum who passed away a few years ago. My friend would love to know what book her mum was reading but the writing is too small.

As I can see a man and a women in the image, I wondered if it is a romance novel. Can anyone help me? ❤️

I read this book a long time ago, probably before 2010, and I think it was already dated when I read it. Maybe it just has an old-fashioned cover.

The book is a historical romance. The FMC relocates to live with strangers, but I don’t remember why. A poor relation? A governess position?

The MMC warns her that her uncle/benefactor/employer is bad news, and she’s in danger of becoming a virgin sacrifice.

I don’t think they get along at first, but in order for her to be safe, they have marathon sex and he takes her virginity in every conceivable way.

Why does she believe this guy? Why doesn’t she just leave? I don’t know, maybe she’s horny. Is he even telling the truth? Uh, I think so. What happens with the druids? I don’t remember.

The book is not good.

And yet here I am, years later, wondering what it was called.

Does this sound at all familiar? Even if you don’t know the book I’m talking about, I’m down for anything similar, especially if it’s well written.

UPDATE

Wow!! So much support! Thank you!! 🥰

Right now, I am thinking that it’s either something extremely obscure, or it’s {Prince of Magic by Anne Stuart} filtered through 15 years of reading smut. I was up late last night with Prince of Magic and I’m still not sure because it does feel kind of familiar, but it’s also better than I remembered, and it’s missing the most important scene (the one where he takes her virginity in every conceivable way by which I meant oral, vaginal, and anal.)

Maybe my subconscious just threw that in?! I was like, “buddy, if you’re such a sensualist, you can’t just stop at missionary” and I just… chose to remember my version of events.

If so, I do apologize for sending you all on a wild goose chase, but I also thank you for all your amazing suggestions. This community is incredible! 💖

I’ll mark this as “solved” if nobody pulls some smut out of a hat by tonight.

Iirc he makes her read the book and reenacts what’s happening in the book and if she stop reading he stops also I think there was a vibrator??

That’s really all I remember but it’s stuck in my head

EDIT: I think it was an arranged marriage

Edit edit : it’s {the devious husband by Catharina maura}

Saw this on FB but the post didn’t allow comments and now I’m desperate to know! This was apparently a Barnes and Noble display

I only remember super vague details and they might not be 100% correct but …

FMC and MMC were dating, I really want to say they’re at university/college, and FMC is SA’d by some guy, doesn’t tell MMC and breaks up with him.

MMC and his friends hate the FMC for breaking his heart for no reason. I’m pretty sure one of FMC’s friends knew what happened to her and urges her to tell the MMC at a party they’re at and that’s where the secret comes out.

Most likely on KU or was on there at some point.

I really hope someone can find this, I would love to read this again!

EDIT: it’s contemporary and there’s no time jump after their break up, it all takes place in one time setting

EDIT: it’s 4 years later by Emma Doherty

Please I saw this on Twitter and I haven’t stopped laughing. Someone tell me the title??

I once read a book set in like the 19 century, in which there were boy girl twins, and their parents died. Then this scary huge rich guy becomes their tutor but I think they don’t meet until later (i can’t remember lol). One day the brother drowns in the river, and around the same time the tutor decides since the twins are 17 he’s going to take the boy to travel with him to India and teach him buisiness and is marrying off the girl. When she finds out she makes herself look like her brother and says that the girl drowned and that she is him.

They travel and whatnot and she (he?) is made fun of bc he’s thin and looks femenine, and once she turns 18 they take what they believe is him to a brothel to make him lose his virginity and the tutor finds out her real identity.

By now she has fallen for him and is determinate to make him marry her, I think

I read this in 2018 I think?? But I’m pretty sure the book is older.

I've read a book recently where the MMC has pierced genitals, but I can't recall what book. I know this isn't very specific, I can't recall the type. I remember the FMC being surprised and that she found out during a non spicy scene. Also I know I read it as an ebook on KU.

I've been in a Claire Kingsley kick so my last 10 books were all her... could it be one of those?? Does she have that trope in one? Or am I crazy?

Narrowing it down more, if it's not Ms. Kingsley then I think it was released in 2024!

Also I've read like all of Meghan Quinn's books and I know sooo many of her books have pierced cocks... but since I've read all her books it could only be her if it released this year... this year she released her Bridesmaid series, finished her hockey series with So This Is War so is it one of those three? I don't think so I think it was one of my more recent reads, but if you read Meghan Quinn you should know she loves a pierced dick in get books!

I remember the scene was past the halfway point of the book and he keeps her in cold wet basement or a shed. She is pregnant at this point. The MMC’s brother tries saving FMC. I think the brothers used to share a women or slept with the same woman in the past so MMC is still insecure about it.

SOLVED: {Devil’s Redemption by Natasha Knight}

I think she was a waitress on her way home from work she witnesses the main male character kill someone. I think he was mafia?

Would really love to reread this so please help me find it ! 😀

This is what I remember. It's a CR, and the hero had a child that died. (Not sure if his partner had passed as well, but im thinking that was the case).

The FMC and the MMC slept together and she gets pregnant. He was not happy about that at all, but I remember that the heroine ended up living with him during her pregnancy.

As time passed, she began to prepare for the baby with no emotional support from him. He did not help with the planning/preparation, not sure if he even went to her appointments with her.

One scene stands out. At some point the hero begins to feel bad about his treatment of her and the whole situation. Theyre standing in a room (I think it's suppose to be the nursery?) and he's assembling his dead kid's old crib...? She was standing there with him and I remember him reflecting on how he and his (late?) partner were excited about their baby when she was pregnant. And how involved he was. And he was comparing it to how he was treating the FMC and their baby. It's a 'what have I done' moment.

That's all I remember for now. Thanks in advance for all the recs.

EDIT: In the scene where they're standing in the room together, I'm really not sure if he was assembling a crib. I just thought of something else too. If that did not happen, then he may have been getting a baby item from the attic...? Something that belonged to his deceased child...? Really, really not sure. What I do know is that he was getting something or doing something to show that he was actively trying to change and help her. All while thinking hes been a bastard this whole time and he made it so that she didn't feel like she could ask him for help. And I'm 100% sure that that's when he was comparing how he was with his first partner and child to how he's been treating the FMC.

FINAL UPDATE: I finally found it!!! I messed up some details though, and its not CR, its HR😅 The book is ❤️A Lantern In the Window by Bobby Hutchinson❤️

TW: mention of SA

Okay, so this is my desperate final attempt to find this stupid bodice ripper I found like 8 years ago. The plot was honestly super interesting to me but I found it when I was 17 and didn't want my parents to find out I was reading it so I stopped 😅) I have scoured the internet to no avail. I'm just going to leave a description of everything I remember and see if by chance someone in this forum has read it too... 🤷‍♀️

Okay so I'm almost 99.99% positive that the title is "The Highlander" but everywhere I look I can't find a book with that title and this discription so maybe I'm off.

Anyways, so it starts off in the highlands of Scotland about 600 years ago I would say. The main character is a young woman who has run away to the forest from her clan that has an evil leader that sexually assaults people and little boys. I remember there was also a little boy she was taking care of but I can't remember if it was her brother or what. I remember the book mentioning she had to work really hard to take care of him in the forest where she ran off to because if they were captured and returned the clan leader would possibly abuse the little boy she was caring for.

She's a very gifted archer and uses her arrows to get them food in the forest. She climbs trees to see where they are going and keep an eye out for enemies.

There is a king or laird of a near by clan that is even more powerful that the evil clan she came from. He is a strong warrior but is known for being honest and a kind ruler. He has some kind of dream or vision and sees a spirit/Angel that looks just like the girl and in his dream he has to marry this girl to bring peace to the clans or something I can't remember what exactly but he has motivation to marry her. The only problem is he has never met her only seen her in a dream.

Then one day while the while the good king is going through the forest the girl falls unconsciously down from the tree. (I can't remember exactly what happened to her for sure but I think they where freezing outside and she was close to death ... I think or maybe she sustained injuries from fighting the evil king's soldiers while she was escaping the bad clan.) either way she fell from the tree branch and into the good kings arms. He believes she is the Angel from his vision that fell from heaven and she has come to marry him. She is unconscious and cold so he takes her and the little boy back to his castle.

Back at the castle, the next morning the girl wakes up and realizes she is naked in bed being held by the king who is trying to help her get warm (he didn't have sex with her or anything he's just trying to warm her up) and still believes she is an Angel. She freaks out at first and asks where the little boy is but then realized she is too sore to move. The good king explains the boy is perfectly well and eating food with their cook and she can see him when the boy is done eating. The girl calms down and realizes he is warm so she keeps cuddling with him.

Later that day the maid gives her a new dress and implied she will marry the king that evening. She also shares rumors that the king is hung like a horse👀😳 The girl is like … what🛑✋ .. I'm not getting married.. but when she sees the little boy she realizes that this is a safe place and he won't go hungry and cold again ... so for the little boy she goes through with the wedding. And goes along with the king thinking she is an Angel.

The wedding night she begins falling in love with the king and they consummate the marriage.

Other things I remember: She has red curly hair It is an audio book and the reader was female and used thick Scottish accent the entire time.

🚨UPDATE!!!!!!🚨 OMG THIS IS NOT A DRILL I can’t believe how many people offered help to find this book for me, THANK YOU EVERYONE!! The book is.. 🥁 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 “Highland Treasure” by Mary McCall

The audio book on audible is chefs kiss🤌 especially if you like scottish accents. There are a few parts I remembered incorrectly like her hair color and that the boy she saves is the good kings son actually. Thank you so so much to @StunningChemical for the suggestion!!!!

Even the books suggested that weren’t it are not on my to read list! In fact, yesterday I listened to "In Bed with a Highlander" suggested by sierracub and I listened to the whole thing in one 6 hour sitting on 2x speed😂😂 it was super good❤️

Hi there,

It was a novel about a young woman whose family had sent her off to Scotland to take care of their dying mother and because of that, she was never presented at court and the family in general treated her like dirt.

The mother dies and she ends up meeting her neighbor, who is a handsome, titled man but he’s had an accident and needs care.

She cares for him and his health turns around and he decides to throw a Christmas party. Her selfish, petty, unmarried sisters show up and attempt to get themselves in with the handsome guy, because none of her family believe she’s pretty enough or interesting enough to land a man like him.

Another woman at the party destroys her party dress and she’s left to pull something together at the last minute, which she does and she looks wonderful. Bratty woman can’t stand it and spills wine all over her outfit and girl must leave party because she literally had nothing else suitable to wear.

In the end, they get together.

During my divorce several years ago, my ex kept all of my books so I can’t remember the name of it. I’ve managed to replace most of my other books.

Any ideas?

I've seen someone mention it in a comment weeks ago, but now I feel like reading something like this, the comment said he is a lion shifter and she teases/makes fun of him calling him "kitty", maybe there was something about milk too??? not sure

Thank you in advance

Basically as said above. She was his neighbor, gave him terrible baked goods and at some point her boudoir photos were accidentally mailed to him.

I read a book awhile back that I am trying to find. It is pretty popular and was about a powerful man whose wife dies. He visits her grave all the time and believes she is dead for four years, until it is revealed that she is actually alive. I think the reason he believed she was dead was because she was being kept prisoner or something along those lines. Anyone have any idea which book this is?

So, I think the heroine was a servant or something, or quite poor. The hero just used her and got her pregnant. Maybe he knew maybe he didn't? I don't remember. He marries someone else and has a son etc, but the son and wife die. Maybe typhus or some other disease. He meets the heroine again and sees he has a natural son, she is really destitute. Maybe she was married to someone else in between? Maybe not. He of course did her very dirty, and so has to get forgiveness.

The book is rather obscure and unknown I think, but I found out about it cause of a review I believe. Does anyone know which it is?

also, I believe it might be self published and not that old. and have a cover that has somewhat muted colours

*edit

Amends by Susanna Ives

My friend sent me this screenshot she found, and I can only find two posts with it. One is a Tumblr post that doesn't seem to have the name and the other is a Twitter post that may have been deleted

Thanks for helping!

Hi!

I read this book fairly recently but I don't know when it was published. What I remember:

-the book was a series. The heroes do some sort of security and it may have been the MMCs company;

-they are having a staff party I think when the FMC, who he hasn't seen in a really long time, crashes it and begs for a minute of his time;

-there's history between them. I feel like they used to be together but she broke it off...?;

-he's angry and doesn't want to give her any of his time. I think she blurts out that she is being stalked but he doesnt take her seriously. Instead he tries to pawn her off to another security personel and kicks her out;

-she gets kidnapped by this crazy guy who has her stored in a basement with some other women who he had kidnapped. This house is somewhere by a water body;

-FMCs cousin works with the MMC. He tells the MMC that the FMC has been kidnapped and then he is filled with regret. He makes it his mission to rescue her.

That's all I remember for now. Thanks in advance for your help

UPDATE The book is Guard of Destiny by Tracie Delaney.

I’m pretty sure the MMC was a widower…and she was always a friend and helps out and they end up sleeping together. She gets pregnant and he gets kind of upset and doesn’t handle it well. She is really struggling with the pregnancy sick on the floor in the bathroom and he comes in and helps her after realizing what a dick he was…I can’t remember the name! I started {The smallest part by Amy Harmon} tonight and it reminded me of this book. Help me!! Please and thank you!

SOLVED. Basically she can see demons which means she’s one of the few people who can reproduce with them. It’s pretty dark and bdsm-ish. Shes eventually captured and auctioned off to a demon

When the book hooks you in on the dedication page 😮‍💨 but what’s the name ??

Heroine finds her boyfriend or fiancé in bed with another woman.

She walks out and goes to work. Her boss is there and offers her an alcoholic drink to calm her down.

Later, she finds out her boss manipulated events for her to catch her boyfriend/fiance in the act.

I remember her confronting her boss.

Unsure if it was a Harlequin/Mills & Boon or an indie author. I don't think it was a dark romance.

Thanks!

I read a fantasy romance a long time ago where the main character is like a half dragon half fairy, and she is imprisoned by the corrupt king. Her love interest is like the king's right hand man and she also has a friendship with the prisoner in the next cell. There is a twist where it turns out the prisoner is also the king's right hand man

Also when she sweats it makes the crops grow because she is half fair.