Hello from hiatus! We're here with Melody's obsession STRANGE LOVE by Ann Aguirre. An alien romance with a talking dog! Effortless inclusivity! A pairing competition that's as if Gladiator and Love Island had a baby! Consent boners abound! And once you're done with this, check out Ep. 146 for Part 2. Bonus content: Melody gives Erin bad compliments and herself a haircut, a listener story about accidentally sharing Heaving Bosoms with a pink-haired goddess in a fast food drive through!, Chitin? is that "kitten?" is that "chitten?" IS IT "CHITLINS," the endless wonder that is a talking dog, a human who seriously rolls with the punches, for the first time ever Heaving Bosoms gives bad advice (re: alien toilets), the invention of ROPE??, and so much more. Lady Loves: Melody: The L Word: Generation Q, chia seeds in your brown rice, and peanut butter cookies with chopped up peanut m&ms. Erin: Monster cookies! They're dairy free and gluten free! Get more content on PATREON!!Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleMake your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!!And follow our socials: Instagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosomsMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB Patreon

Hey HBs! YOU CAME THROUGH AGAIN! AND YOU'RE GETTING SNUZZLED FOR IT! In today's episode Erin and Mel explain the embrace and then get down to the business of shouting out the hundreds of participants in this year's HB Reading Embrace! And good news: The 2022 Reading Embrace Categories are waiting for you! Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleMake your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!!Instagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosomsMentioned in this episode:Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB Patreon

Hey y'all! It's time for an encore episode: Roller Girl by Vanessa North! We will be back next week with our annual Reading Embrace episode, but we think the best way to start 2022 is with this feel-good lesbian romance between a trans athlete and a plumber/roller derby coach. It's exactly what we need! Roller derby, tons of enthusiastic consent, low-stakes conflict, a whole gaggle of awesome side characters, the importance of lady friendship! This novella was a big yum, a big swoon, and a big heart soar! Bonus Content: Erin knows so much about roller derby and Melody actually sobs with joy near the end. Lady Loves: Erin: Ann Aguirre is writing a HELIX ROMANCE called LOVE CODE and you can read it if you sign up for her newsletter! Helix romance! AI romance! Alien sex with head tentacles! Melody: THE OLD GUARD. Is a beautiful Netflix action movie with Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne, plus a whole bunch of other super talented actors. Found family, incredible fight scenes, and the most beautiful romance subplot I've EVER SEEN. There is this declaration of love between Joe and Nicky that is so pure and deep and heartfelt that it knocked my socks off! Also the HIGHER LEARNING PODCAST with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay. Every episode is pure gold. They use current events as a vehicle to talk about bigger subjects regarding race and Black culture. Subscribe now. Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleMake your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!!And follow our socials: Instagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosomsMentioned in this episode:Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB Patreon

Hey HBs! This week we're throwing out the script and subbing in The Hating Game movie! Life made reading hard recently, so we decided to treat ourselves to a visual delight! We loved this adaptation of Sally Thorne's debut masterpiece! If you want to hear what we thought of the book way back when, check out episodes 30 and 31.Bonus Content: Erin's childhood bedroom, the euphemisms one must come up with when podcasting within earshot of one's parents, Melody falling over herself about paintball again, a "tactical non-turtle" that was NOT too tight, and Erin realizing how charming Lucy's Smurf obsession actually is right in front of us!Episode Sponsors: The Witch and the Dreamwalker by Victoria RodgersRisky Restoration by EF DoddMake sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleMake your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!!And follow our socials: Instagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosomsPatreon Shout Out: Emily P, you are a distant relative of Mrs. Claus. You’re a cheerful and kind multitasker who doesn’t need public accolades or glory, but does it all for the good of the world. You can also bake a mean cookie and, if called upon, manage and care for every elf on the North Pole. But seriously, it’s 2021, step out from the shadow of Santa and make the world bow down at your extremely accomplished and humble feet.Mentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB Patreon

Oh it's Princess Switch 3, Switched into Infinity! That's right, Vanessa Hudgens is back as Stacey, Margaret, and the real star of the show: FIONA.Bonus Content: Blonde Hairs the Lame Prince... same guy?, Beard Hairs the BFF is also there!, and our newest hero: Peter of the alive eyes and functional penis! Plus, A YODELER. Also, allow your friends their healthy boundaries, the 1999 movie Entrapment, Erin's eagle eyed decor commentary, and so much more! Lady Loves: Erin: Get your friends shit they deserve. Like a tiny sign that says "Let's all take a moment and be thankful that spiders don't fly" and a porch gnome!Melody: Niu Ro Mien - yummy Taiwanese beef noodle stew! I also reference a chicken noodle soup my family makes with pickled radishes and ginger and dried gogi berries (I say "ginseng" in the episode because sometimes I'm an idiot) - those don't go in the beef noodle goodness!Episode Sponsors: 5678 A Movie Musical Podcast!Risky Restoration by EF Dodd - now in ebook! Mentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonCheck out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!

Hey HBs! It's our first Netflix Christmas movie of the year! Single All the Way is SO FUN! We bow down to Jennifer Coolidge and this lighthearted lovefest. Bonus Content: Task Rabbiting, white Christmas trees, snuggling for Jesus, Rooster's quinceañera, Mel's (ice cold) hot takes on threesomes, and so much more! Lady Loves: Mel: Swiffer Dusters??! What is this new techmologie?!Erin: Christmas Inheritance! Has snow made out of shaving cream! Episode Sponsors: Risky Resoration by EF Dodd!The Bookbundant Newsletter!! Patreon Shout Out: Ashley M., you are descended from Comet the reindeer. According to holidappy.com, Comet is laid back, super smart, and tenacious. People love him because he rolls with the punches, loves to make them laugh, and is always willing to lend a helping hand. Plus, you’re just as honest and fair as Comet is known to be. And while all of that is absolutely wonderful, you also soar through life, impressing others as much as a magical reindeer who can fly around the world visiting every child in 1 night. Mentioned in this episode:Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend!

Happy Hanukkah, HBs! We've got a wonderful, zero-conflict novella that actually features Hanukkah. Like, on the page! It's truly wonderful, plus super super sexy! Lady Loves: Erin: A new ice scraper! Just buy one and your life will be better. Melody: Therapy. That's it. That's the lady love. Episode sponsors: Risky Restoration by EF DoddRadish! Mentioned in this episode:Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB Patreon

It's inspirational Thanksgiving romance time!!! This year we've got a virginal nurse and an amnesiac maybe criminal. And a mystery. And a PROWLER. Need we say more? Bonus Content: Amazing book cover photoshop, is it following your intuition or is it stalking?, how to make a hotel room more "homey," *Bing Boong Bong* Crime Times and Undercover Ops with Erin, answering the question "where should I take you?" with "What's a good first hole to try?!"Lady Loves: Melody: ....Erin: Craft night with friends!Episode Sponsors: Read, Romance, Repeat subscription box from the Ripped Bodice! Perfect holiday gift!Bookbundant! A great book deals newsletter!Patreon Shout Out: Marianna L., you are descended from Aidos, the greek goddess of shame, modesty, respect, and humility. One of the core tenets of your personality is to reject self-centeredness, arrogance, and egotism. Luckily, you’re wise enough to know that caring for yourself is not the same as being self-centered. I’m thankful that you’ve shed many of the cultural norms surrounding shame; while it’s a useful emotion with respect to doing harm to others, you know the difference between that and the puritanical shame that patriarchy likes to instill in everyone. Basically, you’re a good person who knows how to be a high achiever without letting that get to your head. We need more pals like you.Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleMake your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!!And follow our socials: Instagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosomsMentioned in this episode:Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonCheck out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend!

Hey HBs! It's Thanksgiving week for us Americans! That means a special encore episode of a favorite Thanksgiving book! This one features an heiress determined to prove her worth in the Alaskan wilderness and a lawyer with *deep* *dark* *issues* who accidentally-on-purpose got lost in the wilderness. They're objectively terrible people! CW: faith, specifically Christianity, is a huge topic in this book. We tried to be respectful of religion in general, while still comment on these characters and their actions. If we missed the mark, we apologize. It was unintentional. Bonus Content: Erin gives us the skinny on the Anchorage Heiress scene, so much awesome *Bing Boong Bong* Wilderness/Camping/Alaska/Bear/Safety facts with Erin, Melody sings you a little diddy, a snowman called Parson Brown, and SO MUCH MORE. Lady Loves: Erin: Coffee and Quaq! It's an awesome podcast all about life as modern Alaskan Natives. Get the real story from people's lived experiences! Melody: Dash and Lily on Netflix! IT'S SO GOOD!Support Us by supporting our sponsors: - Maggie Preston's Hearts of Louisiana series!- Radish! Unlimited romance stories in a serialized format right from an app on your device, and it's free! Go to radish.social/hb to sign up today! By going through our link, you get a 12 coin bonus!!Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleMake your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!!And follow our socials: Instagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosomsMentioned in this episode:Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend!

Hey HBs, Vanessa Zoltan joins us to chat all about Jane Eyre, the absence of Michael Fassbender's penis, and so much more! Make sure to check out Vanessa's new book Praying with Jane Eyre and her Hot and Bothered podcast! Bonus Content: deeply cock-in Fassbender, an exploration of how freeing the confines of a "cupboard" might be - just change your perspective, teens with a lot of emotions, that flipper man from the Hunger Games, THEN JUDY DENCH ARRIVED!, why fire training is important, why it's important to investigate that murder, how to learn about birds, and so much more.Lady Loves: Vanessa - If you, like Vanessa, love watch-a-long podcasts, you should listen to Veronica Mars Investigations! It will fill the Veronica Mars hole in your life.Erin - If you are a "lady of a certain age," you might appreciate rewatching the first Pirates of the Caribbean and taking a closer look at Commodore Norrington, the romance hero we all need.Melody - If you need to, give yourself a bad haircut. You might need it off your neck, and that's ok, it may not look great in all media, but it will do the trick.Episode Sponsors: Love and Misfortune by Maggie Preston! Book 3 in her Hearts of Louisiana series brings us more of the steamy rom-com elements Maggie Preston is a master at, and mixes in some workplace tension!! Make sure to get this book. Bookbundant is the best way to get your favorite book deals right in your inbox! Pick your genre, pick the frequency of the emails, and then wait for the deals to arrive! Bookbundant is female owned and is the home for romance lovers looking for a good deal!Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleMake your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!!Instagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosomsMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out Literary Souvenirs for all your Bookish and BTS Merch! Bookish Merch IG : http://instagram.com/literarysouvenirs BTS Merch IG : https://instagram.com/btssouvenirs Twitter : https://twitter.com/abooktrotterLiterary Souvenirs Etsy!July 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey HBs!!!!!! It's our annual Veteran's Day event! I hope you're ready for an action-packed ride complete with roof dives and murder yetis! Mission: Her Protection was a super fun romp with a scientist heroine and an extra secret special ops man who were friends as children and are reunited when an arctic mission goes very wrong. It's non-stop and served up some good sex scenes! Bonus Content: Erin's new Classifications of Military Romance (#scientistsin2022), the rules of doing science in the arctic and jungle, *Bing Boong Bong* Motorcycle Safety with Erin, and so much more!  Lady Loves:  Erin: This season of What We Do In the Shadows is the best season of this show and maybe any show. IT'S SO GOOD! Melody: External keyboards and mice. I'm not hunched over my laptop at my desk anymore and my body is so much happier!  Support for this episode comes from:  Second Chance Romance by Maggie Preston! Book 2 in her Hearts of Louisiana brings us more of the steamy rom-com elements Maggie Preston is a master at, and then adds a mystery!! Make sure to get this book.  Radish! Unlimited romance stories in a serialized format right from an app on your device, and it's free! Go to radish.social/hb to sign up today! By going through our link, you get a 12 coin bonus!!   Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Patreon Shout Out: Cora C., you were descended from Minerva. The Roman goddess of defensive warfare, justice, poetry, wisdom, weaving, trade, medicine, crafts, and more but at this point I’m too tired to soldier on. You come from a long lineage of multi taskers and jacks of all trade, but you also manage to master those you’re most passionate about. Minerva had her trusty owl, which symbolized wisdom and knowledge and through the generations that has evolved into a keen awareness of your surroundings. Even though you can’t turn your head 270 degrees, not many situations can catch you unawares.    Mentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out Literary Souvenirs for all your Bookish and BTS Merch! Bookish Merch IG : http://instagram.com/literarysouvenirs BTS Merch IG : https://instagram.com/btssouvenirs Twitter : https://twitter.com/abooktrotterLiterary Souvenirs Etsy!July 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey HBs, it's our first sexy ghost!!!! Come join us for Halloween Boo by Sarah Spade. It's a lovely tale of a ghost who falls in love with the woman who lives in the apartment he's haunting and gets the 24 hours of Halloween to become corporeal! He not only *gets* a boner, but he GETS TO USE IT! And Spade does a ton of fabulous references to Halloween classic Hocus Pocus.  Bonus Content:  The "Murder Smolder" TM, the naughty lobster who must be punished, Erin tells us about her ghost, how we (as opposed to the heroine) think about "reading romances," setting the mood for masturbation, how Melody is a Fuck Yeah Florence in that department, thawing ice cream?, swiping cum across your cleavage? Is that a hot?, The Halloween Boo Challenge, erections as medical miracles, "where is my lollipop boyfriend," and so much more! Lady Loves:  Erin: have you watched Practical Magic already? It's NOT WEIRD to watch it again or 5 more times if you need to! Also The Craft!  Melody: did you forget there was a lobster in Hocus Pocus? TIME FOR A REWATCH! Make sure to support our episode sponsor SEX AND INSENSIBILITY by Maggie Preston. It! Has! Everything! Plus, super funny and sexy. And it's currently on sale for $0.99!! Fill out our Listener Survey! #scientistsin2022 Get more content on PATREON!! Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Sign up for our Newsletter. MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosomsMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonJuly 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Happy Spoooooky Season, HBs! We're recapping The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling! We've got a couple of witches, an accidental curse, and chemistry that hasn't diminished in the 9 years they've been apart. Second chance romance! Ghosts! Viagra potions gone wrong! Plus, witchy sisterhood wins the day! It's an HEA all around. Bonus Content: Rooster's dreams are coming true, the decline of Erin's favorite fall show Halloween Wars, and so much more!  Check out the charity anthology to support Planned Parenthood and NARAL called Romance for Roe! Make a donation and get 36 romances to devour.  Fill out our Listener Survey! #scientistsin2022 Get more content on PATREON!! Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Sign up for our Newsletter. MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosomsMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB Patreon

Hey y'all! Clyve Rose joins Melody to recap the movie Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies! Come to England Times Zombie Apocalypse and do some deadly arts with us! Plus, the best version of the proposal/refusal scene that's ever been made.  Lady Loves:  Clyve: vintage lingerie and a hot bath.  Episode Sponsor: Radish! Unlimited romance stories in a serialized form, and it's free! Go to radish.social/hb to sign up today!  Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosomsMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! July 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Happy 4th Podiversary, Listener! We're 4 years old! Also, American HBs, Happy Indigenous People's Day!  In this episode, Erin does her State of the Podcast address, we take a few listener questions, and Mel agonizes over combinations of F*ck/Marry/Kill that Erin has created. She's just as diabolical as always.  THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! We so appreciate each and every one of you. Please fill out our survey so we can make the show even better!   Mentioned in this episode:Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend!

Hey everyone! This week we've got a super sweet novella called Love's Serenade by Sheryl Lister. It wasn't a home run for us, but we loved being thoroughly steeped in 1920's Harlem as we watched Leigh and Miles find each other again. Plus, there were a ton of super impactful historical easter eggs throughout! And hot sex! It's part of the "Decades: A Journey of African American Romance" series.  Bonus Content: bedside chocolate, squirrels carrying another squirrel in it's mouth, we're famous, alcoholic mango chunks, Mel's drunk, rent parties, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, Art Sculptures of the rural 1920s, "catch my farts," and so much more.  Lady Loves:  Mel: Bedside chocolate. What a lovely surprise! And using frozen mango chunks as ice cubes in cocktails. Yum! Erin: The Scream franchise! They're 1/3 slasher film, 1/3 satire, and 1/3 straight up comedy.  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Patreon Shout Out:  Susan R you are descended from Kanaloa, a Hawaiian god known for being the spiritual leader of the underworld, a mysterious healer, and teacher of magic, who would most often take the form of an octopus, or he’e. Growing up, Kanaloa was my third favorite Hawaiian god behind Pele and Hi’iaka. And he might be the origin of my love for octopodes. In myths he is powerful, yet flexible, and can get out of any scrape he finds himself in. He’s the deity Hawaiians called on when wayfinding because he’s the navigator. He’s the subtle compliment to Hawaii’s chief god Kane. Don’t believe the haoles who say that Kanaloa is evil, or Hawaii’s devil. That’s some judeo-christian projection that happened after missionaries colonized the islands and started bastardizing their culture. He’s flexible, intelligent, and multifaceted, just like you.Mentioned in this episode:Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend!

Hey HBs! Another friend is here! Jenny Nordbak joins Erin and Melody to discuss her new podcast Bonkers Romance and her romance debut HIS LEADING LADY. She's releasing a scorchingly hot contemporary romance about a Hollywood A-List actor who's trying to roughen up his squeaky clean image and an elite dominatrix who doesn't want the limelight, but can't help but be drawn to his mysterious charisma. There's fake dating and BDSM training and it's a book you absolutely have to read! Then, we recap Netflix rom-com He's All That, a gender bent remake of 90's treasure She's All That. Come play with us! Bonus Content:  Matthew Lillard is a national treasure, wax play Jenny doesn't approve of, The Matrix vs. Big Hero Six, Mel's special "party backbend," Mel flexes her horse girl cred yet again, we image horse car washes, bestiality loopholes for centaur romances, and nutella. It's a ride!  Lady Loves:  Mel: Amazon's new musical Cinderella with Billy Porter. It's so delicious even while being extremely cringey.  Erin: Drive Me Crazy, the far superior gender-bent remake of She's All That with Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier's floppy curls. ALSO, it's spooky season! Enjoy being a pumpkinslut without shame!  Jenny: the podcast "I Will Teach You to Be Rich" with Ramit Sethi. It's real life couples talking about real life money issues, filled with specifics and marriage counseling.  Follow Jenny on Instagram and Twitter!  Check out Mel and Jenny's new podcast BONKERS ROMANCE!! You can subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. And follow on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Patreon Shout Out: Marissa H, you are descended from Baldur, the Norse god known for his beauty, wisdom, and fairness. He was the god of joy, the summer sun, purity, and light. It’s said he was so charming and beautiful that he was literally radiant, giving off light. You have gotten so many of his traits, but wisdom and fairness are chief among them. Your purity of soul and efforts to help those you love make you radiate love from the inside. Mentioned in this episode:Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!

BONKERS ROMANCE IS BORN TODAY! Heaving Bosoms has a sister podcast! Mel's new team-up with Jenny Nordbak is barrels of fun, so check it out! You can listen on all platforms! Check out their website here And make sure to tune in to episode 2: "Spider Shibari with Sierra Simone." Enjoy! Mentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend!

Hey HBs! Alexis Daria is here to tell us all about her new release, A Lot Like Adios! It's the second in her Primas of Power series and IT'S DELICIOUS! Second chance romance, family redemption, fan fiction, and super steamy!!! It's everything we wanted and more. We get to cackle about Miss Congeniality and, even though it was *obviously* made 20 years ago, it holds up! Basically, ~we think it's goooorgeous, we want to kiiiiiss it, we want to smooooch it, we want to marrrryyyyyy it!~ Bonus Content: *Bing Boong Bong* FBI Times with Erin, federal manicurists, the magic of William Shatner's announcer voice, and the generation of young women who learned the SING method of self defense from this movie!  Lady Loves:  Alexis: Fable Bands. Headbands based on books!  Erin: Get your eyes checked (or whatever you're putting off). Do it!  Melody: Embrace whoever you need to be in this moment. Need to spend 3 days and emailing and calling school administrators and the entire school board to get a COVID safety plan published? Pull your hair back and get to it. You'll only find yourself *slightly* unrecognizable.  Make sure to follow Alexis Daria! Instagram | Twitter Check out Mel's new podcast BONKERS ROMANCE!! You can subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. And follow on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosomMentioned in this episode:Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB Patreon

Hey HBs! We're here with a delicious own voices category romance: Taking On The Billionaire by Robin Covington! Tess is a private investigator with a vendetta and penchant for giving everyone competence boners, especially her new client. Adam is a self-made billionaire and Native American man who was separated from his parents and siblings at the age of 6 by a racist child protection system, against the Indian Child Welfare Act. First, she found his siblings, now he needs her to find the mole who's sabotaging his company. They get hot and heavy, but she has secrets that could ruin their sizzling connection.  Bonus Content: we haz Tik Tok? NOPE! scintillating observatory stories, and so much more!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosomMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonCheck out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!

Hey HB's! In honor of our second virtual book club on patreon, we're rereleasing Part 1 of Alyssa Cole's A Princess In Theory. It's Book 1 of her Reluctant Royals series and SUCH A GREAT READ. We've got Naledi Smith, a public health grad student with 3 jobs and a good head on her shoulders because she was a life-long foster kid and knows she can only rely on herself. Then there's Thabiso Moshoeshoe, her long-lost betrothed, an African Prince, and a person she's never even heard of. He's determined to find out why her family disappeared and was never heard from again, but when Naledi mistakes him for just a regular guy, Thabiso embarks on an elaborate plot in the name of getting to know her better.  If you want to listen to part 2 head to Ep. 52 in our back catalogue. And Melody also recapped Can't Escape Love with Sara Whitney in episode 80! Bonus Content: Ember says goddamnit in front of his grandmother! We geek out over getting a DM response from THE ALYSSA COLE, Erin stumbles into the phrase "oiled up toddlers" (YEESH), Erin's tale of quitting dramatically, we swoon over the idea of experimenting with the tensile pressure of a beard on thighs, Melody waxes poetic about her Sex Ed Boner, Self-Assurance Boner, and Competency Boner. Erin worries about garlic, sleepy kisses. Melody expounds on the merits of a hot guy with a matriarchal religion. And Melody and Erin talk about the first "I love you's" they heard from their beaus. This is a doozy!  Lady Loves:  Melody: making friends as an adult is hard. So, if you meet someone you think you might connect with, do your best to push past the first few awkward pauses and see if there's something there! Melody met a woman who might turn out to be a great friend, but she wanted to take the escape hatch at every pause in their first conversation.  Erin: READ THIS BOOK. Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB Patreon

Hey HBs! This week Melody is joined by Kim Loraine, author of the Ryker Ranch series and audiobook producer! She brought us a delicious audiobook, HEART OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah Piper! There's Vampires, there's witches, there's demons, there's coma patients. The sex is hot and the consent is highly enthusiastic and sexily gotten. What more could you want?? There's *technically* not an HEA because this is the first in a trilogy, but we know these hotheads get there eventually.  Bonus Content:  Check out Kim's newest release, audio schmorgasbord All the Queens Men, a fantasy reverse harem with 7 narrators! Also available on KU! Plus, imposter syndrome, drooling over Shane East's voice, and so much more! Lady Loves:  Kim: Do what you need. She's taking a staycation because she's able and because she needs alone time to recharge. So, the fam stays home and she goes to a hotel to soak in the tub and write and get recentered!  Mel: Updos! Have you not washed your hair in 3 days? Well, grab some bobbypins and make it fancy!  Check Out Kim Loraine on the interwebs! She's on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, too!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend!

Hey beautiful Listener! We're back with Part 2 of The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson. Gah! It's so beautiful! In the second half we get to see these two crazy kids get together, break up, and come back to each other. And a ton of this occurs on a whimsical forest bed!  Bonus Content: doodles, more HS band hot takes, the logistics of a forest bed, cathartically slashing up a battered copy of Wuthering Heights, Tennessee Williams, and Jandy's follow up to this novel: a standalone thriller about a criminally voyeuristic innkeeper. Look, when we come up with ideas, they're just GOLD.  Lady Loves:  Melody: I got a NEW BRA!  Erin: Find the corner of tiktok where you get thirst videos of old-timey men. Maybe try #paulnewman or #marlonbrando and teach the algorithm to treat you right.  Episode sponsor: Sierra Simone's SAINT, the third full-length standalone in the PRIEST universe. It comes out on 9/7/2021. She promises more angst, more red hot sex, and more elevating the profane to the sacred than ever before! And if you're a Heaving Bosoms patron at the $10 tier and up, you get a free advance copy!  Check out The Rosecast! It's one of Melody's favorite podcasts recapping the Bachelor franchise. These long-distance best friends give me big HB vibes, if you replace our raunchy shenanigans with two sports-loving, good dudes.  Patreon Shout Out:  Andi M., you are descended from Lilith, one of the most ancient mystical figures in Judeo-Christian lore. She’s now known as the dark moon goddess in astrology and is associated with uncontrollable feminine vitality. Andi, you’re respected and revered in part because Lilith has always been so feared by the patriarchy. Anyone that ancient men deem demonic, I see as a badass of antiquity who had to be vilified lest she overpower them. So, you continue owning your sexuality, relying on the prudence and wisdom of your intuition, and being courageous in your demands of the world. That’s all Lilith asks.  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out Literary Souvenirs for all your Bookish and BTS Merch! Bookish Merch IG : http://instagram.com/literarysouvenirs BTS Merch IG : https://instagram.com/btssouvenirs Twitter : https://twitter.com/abooktrotterLiterary Souvenirs Etsy!July 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey HBs! We're here with one of the most beautifully crafted books we've ever read. YA romance The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson is a gorgeous story of grief and young love. It's also time machine that had us reliving all the ridiculousness that is being a teenager. So, set those vague AIM away messages and strap in for a squee session!  CW: death of a sibling, navigating grief, and loss of a pregnancy.  Also CW for Erin's SCALDING hot takes on different instrument players. Sorry, French Horns. Lady Loves:  Melody: The strawberries and blueberries I'm currently eating!  Erin: Gah..... it's hard over here. Sometimes there isn't a lady love. Episode Sponsor: Penelope's Paths by Isabelle Peterson Patreon Shout Out: Robin J, you are descended from Fauna, the roman goddess of woodlands, fields, flocks, and... fertility, which makes me think there’s some freak in there, too. Fauna was goddess to all creatures on earth, and if you’ve watched Netflix’s Absurd Planet documentary, you’ll know that’s both awe-inspiring, and truly, hilariously entertaining. Many forget, however, that she was also the goddess of prophecy, and that wisdom has served you and your loved ones well. Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! July 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey HBs! We've got a special crossover episode this week! It's Overdue Bosoms! The guys from the Overdue podcast joined us to recap Moonglow by Kristen Callihan. We had a blast with Craig and Andrew, talking about Sherlock Holmes Times and werewerves.  Bonus Content: shepherding newbies into romance, Rent jokes, The Happening, Chekov's werewolf bite, Scottish Independence for Lycans, Erin getting sweaty explaining myriad supernatural lore, throne lounging, hand licking, and so much more!  Check out Overdue here.  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonCheck out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!

Hey y'all! Andie J. Christopher is here to talk about her new release Hot Under His Collar and recap the 2001 romcom Keeping the Faith! Are there problematic elements in the movie? Yes. Is the priest as hot as Andie's Father Patrick? Not quite. But this movie still f*cks! And should have ended with a throuple. We will both happily die on this hill.  Bonus Content:  WHERE IS OUR THROUPLE?!, racist Asian representation, emotional wall stands, bring back the f*ckiness of 2000's mid-budget romcoms, manifesting hot Australians, Andie's Formula One MMF novella in the works, and so much more.  Lady Loves:  Andie: Formula 1: Drive to Survive. Basically a soap opera staring hot formula 1 drivers and it will be good to you! Mel: The new She-Ra cartoon on Netflix! It's also for adults, it's a big empower, and there's lots of homoerotic energy! You need it! Follow Andie! Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Episode Sponsor:  The Queen of Second Chances by DM Barr. It's a sweet romcom about a woman working in a senior center and the overprotective attorney she wins over. Check it out ASAP!! Indie Pod Promo:  A Little Bit Grim! Patreon Shout Out:  Cassidy L, you are descended from Hemera, the Greek primordial goddess of day. She has divine authority and control over fire, and can control the movement and rotation of the planets. Which means she can change the flow of day into night. So, you’re basically a flamethrowing superperson who’s capable of circadian manipulation. Plus, you’re goddamned bright in every single way. Sunshine personified.Mentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out Literary Souvenirs for all your Bookish and BTS Merch! Bookish Merch IG : http://instagram.com/literarysouvenirs BTS Merch IG : https://instagram.com/btssouvenirs Twitter : https://twitter.com/abooktrotterLiterary Souvenirs Etsy!July 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey y'all! It's Brooklynaire by Sarina Bowen part 2! Plus, Bat Cave musings, requests for super hero romances, pool floaty fart sounds, and so much more! Lady Loves: Erin: boy this low-sulfite hard cider is yummy! Melody: Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver. It's a comfort listen and all the long vowel sounds are great for toddler singers. Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials: Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook Mentioned in this episode: Want more HB? Check out our PATREON! You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!! HB Patreon Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out our Etsy Store! Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!

Hey HBs! It's time for part 1 of Brooklynaire by Sarina Bowen! We've got a hockey-loving office manager with a serious TBI and the billionaire boss who wants to take care of her. But will the increased proximity be too much for his years-long crush on her? PROBABLY! Listener, hot hot sex will ensue. That's our promise to you. Bonus Content: how does Erin feel about THIS bathroom scenario??, Mel's toddler's new haircut, Raya and the Last Dragon, requiring receipts for self-proclaimed badassery, the badassery of palindromes, the ethics of bribing doctors for off-hours appointments, soundly beating your crush with a broken brain in scrabble, going against doctor's orders, being born as the feather duster from Beauty and the Beast, not being sexual harasser at work, and so much more! Lady Loves: Melody: homemade tahini dressing. YUM! Erin: sinking into the familiar cadence and atmosphere of shows that are embedded in your soul to do a big calm. Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials: Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook Mentioned in this episode: Want more HB? Check out our PATREON! You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!! HB Patreon Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out our Etsy Store! Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!

Hey HBs! Holly and Esther are here from the Wildly Tarot podcast! We chat all about their new book, The History of Tarot Art: Demystifying the Art and Arcana, Deck by Deck. They give you the real stories of the badass women, marriages, intrigue, and murder behind some of most famous tarot decks! It's available for preorder now!  And we recap Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross! It's Holly's first werewolf book, and one we loved for every page. Bonus Content: "wolves/werves/woofs," the inner wolf as another character, breaking down a tarot reading, ALL THAT ALPHA SEX, and so much more!  Lady Loves:  Holly: This! Recording with people who started as online friends, who have now become so much more.  Esther: Water! Stay hydrated!  Melody: Find your weird thing! There's a man who loves riding his beach cruiser bicycle while blasting oldies all over my local park, who has truly found his bliss... and this podcast is mine!  Erin: Grilled cheese. You have the supplies; make the grilled cheese.  Follow Wildly Tarot: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB Patreon

Hey HB's! We heard BookTok made a revolutionary discovery recently, so we're here to celebrate all new readers of the Ice Planet Universe by rereleasing our chat about Barbarian's Mate, the 7th installment of the Ice Planet Barbarians series. As you know, it's Melody catnip: alien erotic romance! We've got Josie, the last of the original women to resonate, and Haeden, the grumpiest 7 foot blue alien a girl could ask for. But dudes! He's not grumpy! He's a secret cinnamon roll who just can't stop spilling in his loin cloth! This duke is a virgin and he's the virgin duke of her secret dreams. Make sure to subscribe to the Ice Planet Podcast as well, because Dani and her guests break down EVERY BOOK in the original series. Bonus Content:  Our humble comments on the title (get @ us authors, we offer our services to all), new segment transition: *Beep Boop Bird Click*, IUD hijinks, taking someone to your FURS, faking farts to hide your true love, luxury caves, lady nectar, heavy balls, spurs, sexy papoose, and how to not be a Romeo.  Lady Loves:  Erin: Maybelline Super Stay Matte in Self Starter (which she now concedes is the best lipstick on the market) Melody: Make good choices for yourself, like not furtively eating frosting with a spoon like a Gollum. For tons of bonus content, shout outs, and gifts, check out our PATREON! Subscribe! Rate! Review!  Merch: Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB Patreon

Hey y'all! Liz and Meg from Make Out Already podcast is here with Mel to recap feel good movie About Time!  Bonus Content: Star Wars pairings, Fleabag spoilers, Andie J. Christopher's upcoming release Hot Under His Collar, international treasure Bill Nighy and a veritable rolodex of English actors, Scrotal Recall (now called "Love Sick"), time travel via masturbation, and so much more! Lady Loves:  Liz: Olivia Rodrigo's "Sour" and all the MCU edits people are doing on Tik Tok!  Meg: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown.  Mel: Like in the movie, enjoy the little things! We grilled for no reason and it was soooooooooo nice.  Follow Make Out Already! Twitter, Instagram Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend!

Hey HBs, KATEE ROBERT is back! We're talking all about her newest release Neon Gods (a smoking hot Hades and Persephone retelling complete with BOASTFUL FLOORS) and recapping The Mummy Returns!  Bonus Content: The Rock before acting classes, those foxy dog heads, all that child endangerment and neglect, sand castle masterpieces, the real life sexy quotient of a falconer, the glory-hole of ancient Egypt, that CGI scorpion eyebrow, and so much more!  Lady Loves:  Mel: scener.com for watch parties with any streaming platform!  Katee: The Calm app has sleep stories that are SO RELAXING.  Follow Katee on all the socials: Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook Our PATREON fundraiser supporting AAPI Women Lead is still going until June 10th! We'll double all new and increased pledges and help uplift Asian American and Pacific Islander women!  Episode Sponsor: Historical Romance Retreat (Sept. 28-Oct 2, 2022) Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook  Mentioned in this episode:Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! July 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey Everyone! We're here with part 2 of The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan! Chloe and Jeremy are the CUTEST and the SWOONIEST and we're completely enchanted. Chloe's going to learn to accept help in her quest to conquer the sauce world. Plus, a good old fashioned whoopsie-do to end up on top of each other on the ground, hot hot smooches, and sex! Erin’s brilliance on Movie Briefs, maybe our idiocy here is a special Heaving Bosoms alchemy, lots of poop content? *grimace emoji* *shrug emoji*, Erin’s weird sleeping-in-public hangup, Erin’s (weird?) bathroom etiquette, THIS DUKE IS A VIRGIN!, a GOOD example of tree sex (with clothes on, like that time traveling frogs book), and so much more!  Lady Loves:  Erin: Pee when you need to. Don’t abuse your bladder!  Melody: Nespresso coffee machine! SO MUCH ENERGIES! Our PATREON fundraiser supporting AAPI Women Lead is still going! We'll double all new and increased pledges and help uplift Asian American and Pacific Islander women!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble Make your life better and hire Natalie to assist you!!! And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook Patreon Shout Out: Valerie S, you are a descendent of Bia, the Greek goddess of force, power, and raw energy. While she was a right hand to Zeus, and definitely a background character, you’ve taken her powers and become a truly compelling protagonist. Your zest for life, energy to see every endeavor through, the power of your intellect, and the might of your will make you a force to be reckoned with. Luckily, you’re not using it to chain human-loving titans to rocks for the rest of eternity. We’re honored you’re on our team.  Mentioned in this episode:Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonCheck out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend!

Hey everyone! We're here with The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan! We LOVED this fabulous historical about an ambitious, list-loving heroine named Chloe Fong and the charismatic hero named Jeremy Yu who's come to convince her that he wants to marry her. Except, she doesn't know he's a Duke. She also has way too much to do trying to make her father's revenge sauce a roaring success and put the British colonists who took advantage of him out of business. But don't worry! They smooch!  Bonus content: Our Patreon fundraiser supporting AAPI Women Lead, the fact that Mary Jane Wells is an audio wonder, THAT AUTHOR’S NOTE, The Taiping Tianguo and Melody tripping over history she actually knows, Mel and Erin history right in front of you regarding trains and telegraphs and HARD FACTS, Erin implores all romance authors to be brave and DESCRIBE THE DIARRHEA, and so much more! Lady Loves:  Erin: There's an update to Stardew Valley where there's an island and a new character that Erin was hoping she could woo, but is actually a child and she no longer wants to romance at all in his vicinity. Melody: the Disney movie ABOMINABLE!!!! IT'S SO GOOOOOD! 3 kids help a baby yeti get back to Mount Everest and, while it does mean things involving the song "Fix You" there's also this blueberry scene that made my 5 year old and I literally fall on the floor laughing.  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonCheck out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!

Hey HBs! It's part 2 of Flirting with Forever! Mary and John and have a lot of misunderstandings, but BOY are they going to figure things out and rub up on each other. Sometimes they rub up on each other before things are technically figured out! Cara Bastone delivers a second half complete with silly (sexy) dancing, public clownfishing, and a sex scene that made Erin and I lose our minds. It's a must read AND listen!  Bonus Content: Rooster hangs out with Treestump Todd, Erin is ruined by this hero, Mel's stance on morning breath, lots of flailing over how good this book is, Mel thinks something pretty mundane is a varsity move, and so much more!  If you sign up for or increase your pledge to our patreon by June 10th, 2021, we will double it and donate to AAPI Women Lead!  Lady Loves: Melody: Walking dinner! Cook you up some finger foods and eat on the go to soak up the nice weather. Ants can't catch you if you walk! Erin: If that doesn't sound appealing, try recliner/electric blanket dinner. Watch out for danger coziness, though.  Episode Sponsor:  House of Hearts by Jaimee Bell! It's a realistic BDSM story that highlights deep caring, healing, and self-discovery.  Indie Podcast Promo: Literary Lushes Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonJuly 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey y'all! We're here with part one of Flirting with Forever by Cara Bastone! In this episode, Melody is a big nit-pick and Erin is an enthusiastic stan, but we both LOVED the book! We've got a grumpy Public Defender hero and a small business owning, ray of sunshine heroine. It's the first time Erin has seen her profession reflected back to her accurately and the hijinks are excellent overall.  Plus, we're doing a Patreon fundraiser this month! From May 10th until June 10th, 2021, we'll be doubling all new and increased pledges and donating it to AAPI Women Lead. Make sure to check out their organization and head to our patreon for tons of bonus content!  Bonus Content: Mel *didn't* forget her partner's birthday, Mel gets to live her giantess dreams, Erin doesn't love this role reversal, and so much more!  Lady Loves:  Erin: get you some vitamins! Don't let your bones turn to chalk!  Melody: get one of those world-between-books kits, build it, and then stomp past it yelling FEE FI FO FUM because you are a giant to them.  Episode Sponsor:  LOVE LETTER PAST - a monthly subscription that sends you real love letters between famous historical couples every month. Along with the letters you get additional notes that fill you in on the couple's background and history that impacted them. Sign up with the code HEAVING to get 20% off your first month!  Indie Podcast Promo: My Skeptical Sister Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! July 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey HBs! We usually don't say this, but today, we truly read this book so you don't have to. DON'T BUY OR READ THIS BOOK. There's anti-Asian racism and fat shaming that we are NOT here for, and a whole passel of other issues. BUT Cole is here with Erin, so it's not all bad. They recap some golf/spy/olympics/inexplicable-it-couple/second chance romance that has really hilarious ideas about brand sponsorships involving communist dictatorships. Plus, a truly douchecanoe hero. Come have fun with them!  Bonus Content: Cole is here!, that time Alisha Rai said she knows who he is, eating messy sandwiches in a bathtub and then boning in that greasy bathwater and then coming like a freight train (and other misinformation that maligns Melody's character), and so much more! Lady Loves:  Cole: Don't call your romantic partner "Pud," see NOBODY (the movie with Bob Odenkirk), and wow Butcher Box is good! Get you some Butcher Box!  Erin: Stop thinking you have to do things the hard way out of a sense of identity or pride, just get the gadget! Whether it's a snow blower or instant pot, it will make your life instantly better. If you can, just get the thing. Episode Sponsor: LOVE LETTER PAST - a monthly subscription that sends you real love letters between famous historical couples every month. Along with the letters you get additional notes that fill you in on the couple's background and history that impacted them. Sign up with the code HEAVING to get 20% off your first month!  If you want more Erin and Cole, check out their law movie podcast: Movie Briefs!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON Sign up for our Newsletter!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! July 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey HBs! Brendan Fraser has gotten some well-deserved love on romance twitter of late, thanks to Charlotte Stein, so we're adding our own fawning to the pile! In this rerelease, Katee Robert joins Mel to recap The Mummy, chat all about what a hot Gryffindor Brendan Fraser is, what competence porn Rachel Weisz's character Evie is, and omg how sexy is that mummy, though, right?  Katee has TONS of amazing books you can read, like The Beast, Seducing My Guardian, Broderick, and Neon Gods!  Bonus Content:  The Beast and other Wicked Villains deliciousness, Katee's new series set in Olympus with retellings of Greek myths, Troy the movie and the impacts it had on Mel and Katee's romantic lives in the early aughts, how much we will forgive if you do something for love, #themummysowhite, Rick O'Connel drop the weapon and get in our pants, Evie how are you so competent and sexcellent?, holy wow the mummy is so hot, hey white people stop waking plagues and abusing locals, the Sleepy Colonizing Misogynist, and so much more!  Lady Loves:  Katee: EMDR walks to help with stress Melody: Vitamin C serum for your face Hire Natalie to virtually assist you, AKA relieve your stress and fix your life! www.justasknat.co | [email protected] | Twitter | IG Indie Podcast Shout Out: Teen Girl TalkMentioned in this episode:Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend!

Hey HBs! We have a special guest to recap The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning. It's a paranormal historical that is delightfully bonkers in all the best ways. Time travel! Immortality! Faeries! Virgins! Monster dicks! Medieval sex positivity! Throwing poop out windows! See? All the best ways.  Lauren joins us as part of the Romancing the Runoff fundraiser and we are OVER THE MOON that she has graced us with her wit and excellent reading taste. She's such a joy!  Lady Loves:  Lauren: Be a gracious loser and the podcast Threedom. It's helped get her through the pandemic. Melody: Bend the rules for a good cause! Lauren was technically the runner up for our entry in the Romancing the Runoff auction, but we reached out to her to see if she wanted to match the donation and come on anyway. And WHAT A TREAT!  Episode Sponsor: LOVE LETTER PAST - a monthly subscription that sends you real love letters between famous historical couples every month. Along with the letters you get additional notes that fill you in on the couple's background and history that impacted them. Sign up with the code HEAVING to get 20% off your first month!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook Patreon Shout Out:  Winnie L, you are an Undine, an ancient Greek water nymph who inspired the story of The Little Mermaid. You hang out in waterfalls and pools, and you are inextricably linked to water, which was believed to be a female element. You have a beautiful singing voice that is said to sound like moving water. Undines are inherently immortal, but they are born without a soul. An Undine can only acquire a soul by falling in love with a human, but to find her soul, she must sacrifice her immortality. If that isn't fodder for an epic fantasy romance, we don't know what is!Mentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonJuly 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey HBs! This week, we recap Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh! It's the first book in her famous Psy-Changeling series. Sascha is a broken psy who feels things, and Lucas is a werepanter who needs to find the psy serial killer who's targeting vibrant werewomen. Plus, dream sex, snarlin', and so much more! Mentioned in this episode:Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend!

Hey HBs! You're getting next week's episode early BECAUSE IT'S ST. VINCENT DAY! Jenny Nordbak and Andie J. Christopher join us to swoon over St. Vincent.  Topics Include:  - Why St. Vincent is the best - How to celebrate St. Vincent Day - Things St. Vincent would always do - Casting Bonus content: coziness, hydration, and spanking. We are who we are.  Find Jenny on the Wicked Wallflowers Club podcast and Andie on Instagram for her Drunk Romance History every Saturday!  If you haven't yet, check out our three part series on Devil In Winter, starting with episode 175. You'll learn so much about England Times money, horse girls, and snugglefucks. Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonCheck out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!

Alisha Rai is here to usher us into a Bollywood obsession! Band Baaja Baaraat is the perfect first-timer's movie. Two college kids decide to start a wedding planning business together with one condition: don't fall in love! Countless amazing montages, songs, dance numbers, and slow-motion-walks later, IT'S A GORGEOUS HEA!!! Alisha also told us all about her newest release First Comes Like, which is the final book in her Modern Love series AND the exciting projects she's working on now! It's a must-listen.  Follow Alisha on all the socials Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook Patreon Shout Out:  Samantha D, you are Lampetia, an ancient Greek goddess who was the daughter of Helios and Neaera. You are the physical personification of light and positivity. You have a special soft spot for animals, and you were put in charge of guarding livestock. When Odysseus did some bullshit to your animals that we won't talk about, you threatened to take all the light to the underworld. And you know what? He didn't pull that shit again. But, hey girl, just between us, we've read some stuff about Hades, and taking a trip to the underworld might not be a bad idea just generally.   Mentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB Patreon

Hey y'all! We're back with the conclusion to The Roommate by Rosie Danan! Their pleasure education website, shameless, is in production and these two crazy kids won't realize they're mutually pining. And the reader is mutually pining as a result! It's a swoon.  Bonus Content:  Erin is SO TIRED, Rooster burrowing in snow, Mel LOVES flip cup, Wet humping, Penguin Hygiene Facts, The Gals have a full-on fight over warm summer nights, Erin out-soapboxes Mel, falling in love over drawing on the table at restaurants, and so much more!  Lady Loves:  Melody: Strength training so you don't randomly injure yourself!  Erin: Hey, if you gained some Pandemic Pounds, buy yourself some new clothes so you don't feel terrible. Just buy the clothes.  PARTNERSHIP: Go to www.readromancerepeat.com and sign up for the April box with the code HEAVING. You'll get a one-of-a-kind Heaving Bosoms keychain! If you're already a subscriber and want a keychain included in your April box at no extra charge, email [email protected] and let them know! You must order by April 1st to get in on this!!!Mentioned in this episode:Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!

Hey HBs! We're here with part 1 of THE ROOMMATE by Rosie Danan! We each read this book over hiatus and LOVED IT, so we decided to cover it for y'all! We've got Clara, an East Coast blue blood who is completely scandal-averse, showing up in LA to finally woo her life-long crush. Great plan! Except that he's going on tour with his band (whoops!) and he's found her a roommate on craigslist. The roommate Josh turns out to be a mainstream porn star, utter dreamboat, and the man of her destiny! Y'all. This book. Heart eyes don't begin to cover it.  Bonus Content:  Erin’s bad decisions for celebrity friends regarding Crash Landing On You, tour van smells, goose sperms, we are on the record saying we’re NOT inviting dirty letters (!!), whimpers, sleepy boys, black hats/lists/balls/lists on hats?, calling sex "balling" *hork!*, being overly competitive, and so much more! Lady loves:  Erin: In this time of great upheaval as we enter the vaccine stage of the pandemic, apply the rehab theory “do the next right thing.” It’s going to be harder, but it will work out better in the end.  Melody: *sobs* be kind to yourself. If you’re doing the best you can, and you do the next right thing, that’s all you can do, and that’s ok. PARTNERSHIP: Go to www.readromancerepeat.com and sign up for the April box with the code HEAVING. You'll get a one-of-a-kind Heaving Bosoms keychain! If you're already a subscriber and want a keychain included in your April box at no extra charge, email [email protected] and let them know! You must order by April 1st to get in on this!!!Mentioned in this episode:Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonLove the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Check out our Etsy Store!Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you!

Whoooaaaa! Lo of Christina Lauren and Kate Clayborn stopped by to introduce us to our brand new obsession, Crash Landing On You! This K-drama has already bewitched our minds and stolen our souls. Come with us as we recap episode one! We’ll be recapping the rest of the episode, one by one, on our Patreon!  Plus, we chat all about Kate’s new release LOVE AT FIRST. Mel loved it!  Bonus Content: Is this a retelling of Wizard of Oz? There was that time we didn’t realize Icecapade was a Christmas Carol retelling, husbands hear everything, especially when you’re stealing their m&ms, Erin’s new theory that tornadoes can use shovels and bury mines, the appeal of TALL men for Kate, helmets are such a buzzkill, and so much more!  Self Love Recommendations Erin: cauldron mugs from etsy! Kate: my houseplants! Lo: get your friends book birthday flowers, but accidentally send them to yourself! Melody: get your friends surprise gifts without telling them!  Follow Kate @kateclayborn and Christina Lauren @ChristinaLauren! Episode Sponsors:  TALK DIRTY TO ME by Imogen Keeper. It’s a romantic suspense with a hitman (grumpy) and a writer (sunshine) that is HOT HOT HOT and keeps you on the edge of your seat!  The podcast COMA GIRL by Stephanie Bond. In this daily podcast, the victim of a tragic event lies in a hospital bed, at the mercy of friends and relatives who think she can't hear them. But she SO can. Get it anywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook Patreon Shout Out:  Kendall HO, you are a Chalkydri, an ancient Greek angel who is mesmerizing to behold that you cannot look directly at it because you will be so enchanted and go insane. You are said to be all the colors of the rainbow, have the head of an alligator, and the feet and tails of a lion. You live near the Sun and announce the new day to all the other birds and flying creatures each day. Isn't that nice? Like a beautiful, gentle alarm clock of light and love. Thank you for all that you do.Mentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! July 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey Listener! This week Melody is joined by Dani from Black Chick Lit and Ice Planet Podcasts to recap the film Sylvie's Love. It stars Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomughda and is supported by Regé-Jean Page (from Bridgerton!), Aja Naomi King, and Eva Longoria! It is such a beautiful and cozy watch and it was everything we needed!  Bonus Content: New year, new president, holy vintage fashion, Batman, The Duke of Hastings is in this!, but Mel knew him from his lesser-known role as an ambitious prosecutor in We The People (weird flex), what is a French Light?, how say "saxophonist"?!, husband Lacey was Cato from the show Underground, silly champagne/fish sounds, ALIEN SEX BOOKS, and so much more!  Self-Love Recommendations (Lady Loves):  Dani: Playing Stardew Valley and creating Ice Planet Pod Mel: an amazing musical podcast called In Strange Woods. It's like the best investigative podcast meets Broadway and she's obsessed. Find Dani on Black Chick Lit and Ice Planet Pod. And the urban fic episode she references is here and fabulous. And Twitter: @blackchicklit, @iceplanetpod, and @Dani_Lacey Episode Sponsor: Kensie's Treasures by JM Schneider. It's a romantic suspense novel set around a high-stakes treasure hunt! He also created playlists for the characters here. Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook  Mentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonJuly 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey HBs, it's the fabulous conclusion to Devil In Winter by Lisa Kleypas! St. Vincent is a big hero and Evie is the perfect sickbed caretaker (shocking with her views on germs, I know!). And it was St. Vincent in the Billiards Room with the Cunnilingus!  Lady Loves:  Mel: Weighted scarf for anxiety care on the move Erin: Stickers! Get 'em, stick 'em, they will brighten your day!  Episode Sponsor:  LOVEBUG by Erin Mallon. It's a romcom standalone with a sweet entomologist heroine and a gruff hero! You can hear an excerpt of the audio book at the end of the episode!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON GET LIMITED MERCH of "Stay Golden, Horny Girl!" until Feb 23, 2021. All proceeds benefit The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonJuly 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!

Hey HBs! It's The Lord St. Vincent PART 2! In which the marriage is CONSUMATED, they finish their roadtrip, Evie is in big danger, and the couple strikes a bargain: 3 months of celibacy for lifelong sexytimes and fidelity. Woo!  Bonus Content: Erin is "a reader" on Fated Mates because her twitter bio didn't include Heaving Bosoms, we plan St. Vincent Day (4/2!), we can't say the word dick, Mel's plan to seduce St. Vincent as the Michelin Man, the batman, Evie is an anti-masker, Melody is a Horse Girl, the gals give real good advice about space travel, and so much more!  Lady Loves:  Melody: Don't fall for facebook ads about facial suckers that will give you hickeys! Face hickeys!  Erin: Coconut shrimp, no!, Chicken Fritta at the Olive Garden! Fried chicken on noodles! Episode Sponsor: Warmer In the Winter, a new role playing game where you and your friends ARE IN A HALLMARK MOVIE. Go support the Kickstarter!   Follow @HEAapologist on twitter for more sick burns and romance enthusiasm! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON GET LIMITED MERCH of "Stay Golden, Horny Girl!" All proceeds benefit The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms FacebookMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB PatreonJuly 2022 Bonkers Book Club! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph.Bonkers Book Club!