Hey HBs, happy third week of hiatus! We're bringing one of our faves in the back catalogue. THE RED by Tiffany Reisz! It's an erotic fantasy novel about a fiery gallery owner who's in debt and on the brink of losing everything and the mysterious man who wants to help her save it... for a price. He's not interested in her soul, though, he wants her BODY. Yum!  Bonus Content: Ember's newest skill, Erin's trip to IL, wedding dress shopping, a discussion on using the term "whore" in the most empowering and delicious way, reclaiming the word cunt, and the segments *Bing Boong Bong* "safe sex work with Melody," "do your fucking job with Melody," "sex with mythical creatures with Erin," Melody's favorite alternate universe, and Erin's feelings on masquerade masks. Plus, MINOTAUR DONG. And does our podcast have a low-key new theme? Strap in and maybe strap on. You're gonna need all your resources for this one.  Lady Loves:  Melody: Email or tween an author to tell them how much you love their work. Sometimes making other people feel great and know their worth is such a lovely pick-me-up.  Erin: To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Love Simon. Sunshine, rainbows, and feel good films! Get them in your brain!  Check out our recent guest spots on Smart Podcast Trashy Books and Make Out Already Pod!  Subscribe! Rate! Review!  Get more content on PATREON! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble 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 HB's! This week we read After We Fall by Melanie Harlow. It's a contemporary novel with a soul-searching, rich girl heroine and an emotionally isolated widower who's still navigating symptoms of PTSD. There's a farm. There are attempts at chores. There are accidental meetings. There are dubious decisions outdoors. There's some peeping. There's some excellent dirty talk. And TREE SEX. Oh yes.  Bonus Content: Erin is SO SICK! Rooster's probable Telegram Company. The Alaskan State Fair. Our thoughts on dudes with pastel whale shorts, boat shoes, and a disgusting sense of entitlement. A discussion of how to be a friend. What are eggs? IS THAT A GOAT? Totally hypothetical advice about sex against a tree. And how Melody might employ gymnastics to coat your car in all sorts of nonsense if you don't offer her the bathroom after sex.  Self-Love Recommendations:  Erin: Consider taking the leash off. Erin was too scared to let Rooster off the leash for years and this weekend she proved herself to be an ecstatic off-road adventure dog! Your loved ones could surprise you. Melody: Make sure you're registered to vote! We've got some important upcoming elections whether local, state, and national elections. Your voice matters!  Subscribe! Rate! Review!  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!

Hey HBs! It's week one of our winter hiatus! We're here with The Covert Captain, or A Marriage of Equals by Jeanelle M. Ferreira, a historical that's so historical, even two ladies who can read and understand Shakespeare couldn't quite decipher it a lot of the time. What we understood, we loved, though! It's about a Captain in the army with a Big Secret and the spinster with nothing to lose bonding over pianos, horses, promiscuous relations, and the idea that ladies are capable and worthwhile just as they are. Make sure to check out our back catalogue for the climactic finish in PART 2! It's episode 105.  Bonus Content: Melody's apologetic spoken word poem, frogs, *things* eating their own tails, secret passage ways, duckies (not), absconding via windows, diets of postage, and so much more.  Get more content on PATREON! Subscribe! Rate! Review!  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!

Hey HBs! It's time for the 2020 HB Reading Embrace HUGFEST!!! That's right, you're about to get the congratulatory snuggle of your lifetime! In this episode, we explain the embrace, we explain the category origins, tell you what books popped up the most for each category, and then embrace ALL the participants!  Bonus Content: Erin's new BANGS, her husband's love for Taylor Swift, and so much more! Subscribe! Rate! Review!  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!

Hey HBs! It's time for Princess Switch: Switched Again! Vanessa Hudgens is back TIMES THREE to bring us more ridiculous Christmas antics. The gang is all here with Stacy and Prince Doofus, Marg and Kev the hot baker! Newcomers Serialkiller McSmirkface and MVP Fiona the Queen Bird also light up the movie!  Lady Loves:  Erin: Dateline Podcast always has Keith Morrison read Christmas stories around this time of year!  Mel: The PMD clean, or something similar. Vibrate your cleansers and moisturizers into your face! You'll feel like a spa goddess! Podcast Promo: Good Girls Talk About Sex!  And Erin and Cole's new venture: Movie Briefs!  Subscribe! Rate! Review!  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!

Hey HBs! We're here with Mel's new favorite holiday novella Mangos & Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera! It's a novella set in the midst of a TV Christmas Baking Show where Kiskeya and Sully are competing.... AS A TEAM! With ONLY ONE BED! In SCOTLAND! Y'all there's a red hot Traditional Highlander Fingerbanging along with so much mouth-watering food descriptions as only Adriana Herrera can deliver. It's a big swoon.  Bonus Content: Erin's adventures with the "darkness" button on her new toaster oven, she tells us what’s in the box of Lawman’s Christmas Boner (and it's NOT Gwenyth Paltrow’s head), Melody word smiths all over the place, you get a patented Mel-describes-a-super-sexy-sex-scene-in-a-pretty-non-sexy-way-and-with-no-notes (TM), Erin is hilariously triggered, and so much more.  Lady Love:  Erin: I fixed my figure skating foot pain by attaching the hooky-side of velcro to the tongue of my skate so the laces don't go into the grooves that develop over time. REVOLUTIONARY!  Sign up for Adriana Herrera's newsletter to get all her updates and that amazing cookbook we mention!  Episode Sponsor: The Dating Itinerary by Brooke Williams! It's a lovely enemie-to-lovers rom-com!  Indie Podcast Promo: Big Gay Fiction Podcast! GO SUBSCRIBE NOW!  Subscribe! Rate! Review!  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! 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 the start of our Christmas movie/book extravaganza, and what better way to kick it off than with FAMOUS CELEBRITIES?! Christina and Lo of Christina Lauren join Erin and Melody to talk all about Netflix holiday movie Operation Christmas Drop! It's a delightful military propaganda film starring Bonnie from Vampire Diaries (Kat Graham) and Bjorn Irondside from Vikings (Alexander Ludwig). Plus, we chat about CLo's newest release In A Holidaze!  If you want video of this episode, check out our PATREON! Lady Loves:  Mel: Nailed It Holiday 2020. In the words of Goddess Nicole Byer, Paul Scheer as a contestant is "a treat and a dream!" Lo: K Dramas Crash Landing on You (Netflix) and Healer Christina: 4th season of The Crown Erin: Duke I’d like to F - if you’re in a reading slump it’ll get you right out of it because it’s SO GOOD and you can read in bite-sized pieces! HB Ushma has appropriately dubbed it “the thirstiest book of the year.” Lo, again: Wow, No Thank You is also great for reading in bite-sized pieces Episode Sponsors:  Choosing Theo by Victoria Aveline: alien abduction, matriarchal society, grumpy cinnamon roll, smart and curvy heroine, turgid consent boners, traditional highlander fingerbanging, an alien dog, AND SO MUCH MORE! Available exclusively on Kindle Unlimited! Make Out Already Podcast: two friends chat romance books and other media from an intersectional feminist lens. Come for the romance and stay for the character tarot card readings! Find them on Instagram. Subscribe! Rate! Review!  Follow CLo on Twitter, Instagram, and in their FB group CLo and Friends! 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!

Oh hey HBs! It's almost the start of Hanukkah, so we wanted to read an appropriate book to honor the holiday! We chose Holiday by Candlelight by Laurel Greer because it was lauded as a Hanukkah triumph. But... while it has a Menorah on the cover, it's more of a Skiing Times book that happens in December? REGARDLESS, it's got Garnet, a holistic health specialist and avid skiier, Caleb, a half Jewish, half Japanese hero who is suffering from PTSD after getting caught in an avalanche. Boy are they hot, though! Bonus Content: V's moose obsession, E's epic fart, Rooster's several businesses, and SO MUCH MORE. Lady Loves:  Melody: Over the Moon on Disney+. It's a gorgeous story about a girl coping with the death of her mother in the face of her father moving on. It's an all Asian film with all Asian voice actors and Phillipa Soo hits notes that are swoon-worthy!  Erin: Melody released a Thanksgiving Groom parody song to the tune of Oh Holy Night on our Patreon that was HILARIOUS. Subscribe! Rate! Review!  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!

Hey HBs! We're so thankful to and for you, listener, no matter where you're from. So why not stay in the Thanksgiving spirit?! We bring you a rerelease of THANKSGIVING by Janet Evanovich! It's a book we expected to love because we love Stephanie Plum so much, but were mostly confused, amused, and amazed by. Join us on this journey where two eccentric narcissists non sequitur each other into love. Maybe? We think? Thanksgiving is involved!  *if you'd like to advertise on Heaving Bosoms email [email protected] it's a pretty cheap!* Bonus Content:  Hansel and Gretel jokes, Erin's drunken excursions into Colonial Williamsburg, old-timey dick joke hilarity, *Bing Boong Bong* Mandatory Reporters with Erin, nose obsessions, INSANE reading by Melody, and so much more!  Lady Loves:  Melody: Listen to Wicked Wallflowers Club's episode with Angelina M. Lopez HERE! It's so empowering regarding how podcasting is one more way to celebrate romance and connect with other romance lovers. Angelina also opens up about her 20 year journey to becoming a romance author and it's an inspiring take on setting boundaries, embracing your limits, flexing your writing muscles in other, small ways, and then really committing when the time and idea are right. And I'm so thankful for our sister podcasts WWC, Fated Mates, and Black Chick Lit. We have been embraced by some truly brilliant and wonderful women and you should listen to them all!   Erin: ...have you heard of snack olives? They make these little packages of olives that are a tiny tasty treat.  If you want a bonus interview and some outtakes, head over to our Patreon! Subscribe! Rate! Review!  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!

Hey HBs! It's Thanksgiving week for us Americans! That means special Thanksgiving books for you! 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! Check out the Novel Pairings Podcast!  HUGE Thank You to all our patrons! Find more bonus content and extra goodies on our PATREONMentioned 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! It's part 2 of In the Company of Women by Kate Christie! We get more WW2 Women's Army Corps goodness and an HEA! Plus, 1994 classic Nell, dumb inspirational posters, and more!  Lady Loves:  Erin: Tazo Dessert Tea in Lemon Loaf Melody: exfoliate your whole body and the amazon playlist "music of the 2000s" Patreon Shout Out:  Meredith H, you are descended from Marzanna, the polish goddess of Winter. I think of her as an old-timey Elsa. She’s often depicted while sewing, but I like to think of that as old-timey knitting. She’s a real opposites attract kind of gal, as she was the consort of Dazbog, the sun god. I think that just like you, Marzanna brought people together. She created the icy weather that brought families to their hearths to knit and play boardgames. She increased the hours with which people could spend quality time with those they love most, at home, or at their favorite yarn store. Plus, she’s powerful enough to create ice monsters and build ice fortresses, yet wise enough to overcome her self-loathing and fears to flourish in her family’s love. To hone her abilities and own her power. So you keep organizing your people to spend quality time and create change, whether it’s in the icy season, or when your modern Dazbog is inviting everyone outside.  Podcast Shout Out: A Healthy CuriosityMentioned 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! It's Veteran's Day! So, we're coming at you with a super sweet lesbian romance set in World War 2! It's a book that really immerses you in the times, plus lady smooching!  Bonus Content: we're a mess (no, but like, more than usual), tales of two Naval Grandpas, some live boundary setting, and so much more!  Lady Loves: Erin: there's this new hairdryer brush that I love!  Melody: If you, like me, are doing the hard work of figuring out the right combination of meds, therapy, and mood boosters like exercise to make your life better, you're doing a great job!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALI! BRANDON AND HENRY LOVE YOU!!!!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 VOTING HBs!!!!! It's election day and if you've cast your ballot already, we admire you!! Maybe you need something to listen to in the poll line! Maybe you want a treat for after you vote! Maybe you need some distraction from anxiety after you do everything under your control. WE'RE HERE FOR YOU! In this Ask-A-Badass episode, Jessica teaches Natalie about cool librarian stuff, all the uses for Lavender. that there are different types of Ranch dressing, and so much more! We also find out that Natalie knows weird Joe Mangianello facts! Check out Jessica's library podcast here! 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! We've got a special episode brought to you by The Cigarette Burns Podcast! Erin and Cole chat all about Notting Hill!  “I’m just a girl…” Come to London, head over to the Travel Book Co., and fall in love with Anna and Will all over again as Cole and Erin break down Notting Hill. We take a long stroll down Portobello road and talk about who is the worst character, why Erin hates Anna and doesn’t want Hugh Grant looking directly into her eyes, and just how horrible Will’s flat smells. Get ready for hot takes, long clips, and deep dives into this classic romcom. Recommendations: Erin: The Replacements, Treme, Killing Me Softly, Palm Springs Cole: Mystic Pizza, Flatliners, Sense and Sensibility, About a Boy, Extreme Measures,  Pirate Radio, Four Weddings and a Funeral, King RalphMentioned 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, 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! If you want a bonus interview and some outtakes, head over to our Patreon! Subscribe! Rate! Review!  MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook Patreon Shout Out:  Katie T., you are descended from Kupala, the Slavic goddess of herbs, sorcery, sex, and midsummer. She’s basically a deity who can do it all, and will, just like you! You’re the epitome of “competence boner.” A connector of people and a ride or die down bitch for those you love. So, grab your favorite herbs and spellbooks and celebrate the things you love no matter the season. Unlike Kupala, you’re not confined to summer alone. Since I met you on a gorgeous November day, I can attest that you’re a certified sexy beast no matter the season.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!

Sarah Wendell is here! That's right, the resident Smart Bitch who loves Trashy Books is on Heaving Bosoms! She introduces Melody to the wonders that is the Lords of the Satyr series with NICHOLAS by Elizabeth Amber. It's a Paranormal Historical Erotic Romance that is nuts. It's so bonkers. It's got such a problematic tapestry of consent issues that Melody wasn't phased by at all. There are Fuck Sprites. There's double dicks and a bonus appendage that Sarah has hilariously dubbed "the zamboni of love." IT'S EVERYTHING MEL HAS EVER WANTED, purple prose and all!  LADY LOVES: Sarah: Give yourself a manicure! She has become quite proficient in PandemicTimes and gives herself weekly manicures. The bonus is that she's forced to STOP and relax while her nails dry.  Melody: Get yourself pumped up. When you don't want to complete a task, put on some Jock Jams and you will be ready to take on the world!  EPISODE SPONSOR: Debut nobel WHAT COMES AFTER by Blair Leigh. It's a heartfelt contemporary filled that tackles grief, anxiety, and is filled with tons of lady love and hope! Get it now! PATREON SHOUT OUT:  Sylwia P, you are descended from Jezda, or Jezi Baba, a Polish wild woman goddess who was the epitome of creative and badass. Jezi Baba is portrayed as a witch who flies through the air in a mortar, using the pestle as the rudder. No one can follow her because she sweeps away her tracks using a broom made of human hair. Her house in the forest revolved around because it sat atop 3 pairs of chicken legs THAT DANCE. Look, you’re 30 now and that means truly embracing yourself. Turning 30 in 2020 gives you extra power. So, when things get overwhelming, lean into your Jezdaness. If those who approach you for help are pure of heart, feel free to expend your energy to make the world better. If they’re not pure of heart, or haven’t properly prepared themselves for your glory, EAT THEIR SOULS and use that extra energy to achieve your dreams. That nose piercing already signals to the world that you’re a weird and, if Jezi Baba taught us anything, it’s that there’s great power in not having fucks to give anymore.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! We're here with Pestilence by Laura Thalassa. It's a romance between a regular-every-gal and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The plague-y one.  Big Content Warnings for plague, pandemic, sickness and death on the page, physical, emotional, and mental abuse, and descriptions of violence.  Bonus Content: VOTE! Vote early! Drop off your ballots! Or mail them! Woo!, Mel didn't remember the definition of pestilence, *Bing Boong Bong* Strategy and Apocalypse Plans with Erin, incomprehensible heavenly buttholes, Erin's excursion in a B&B that put the toilet IN the bedroom, the idea of horsemen trying to board an airplane to keep plaguing the world (but overseas), and so much more! Lady Loves:  Melody: CBD oil! It's helping with anxiety so much!  Erin: This article called An Evening of Carnal Delights As Envisioned By My 10-Year-Old Self If you want a bonus interview and some outtakes, head over to our Patreon! Subscribe! Rate! Review!  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!

Hey Listener, it's our 3rd Podiversary!!! You know what that means: it's time for Erin's State of the Podcast Address, emails from YOU, many rounds of Fuck Marry Kill, and more! Thank you so much for making this podcast what it is. The secret ingredient is love because of you.  Bonus Content: #intellectualismin2020 was a huge success, Ask-A-Badass rules, Ushma is an awesome new mod, Melody is a very enthusiastic side-kick, new podcast name: Shaking Boobies with Erin and Melody, Mic Bunnies, and SO MUCH MORE.  Episode Sponsor:  FOLLOW ME DARKLY by Helen Hardt! Publisher's Weekly said "Hardt spins erotic gold out of the undefined relationship between a dominant, emotionally distant Boston billionaire and a girl-next-door Midwesterner in the first romance of her Follow Me series," and that "readers who like their romance with a dominant and sexy edge will devour this addictive series launch." Book 1 ends with a cliffhanger!  Watch this HILARIOUS music video that is a loving tribute to our intolerances.  Check out all our merch designers and their awesome hustle!  - Rachel Ross and her apparel shop - Kate Mahon Design - Juno Sunbear also writes erotica!  - Right Eye Digital Outro Music by Sabrina B! Check out her song about romance tropes, too!  An HB wrote an article that was partially inspired by Heaving Bosoms!  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! It's part 2 of You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria. Jasmine and Ashton are navigating the perilous worlds of celebrity and love simultaneously and we just need these two crazy kids to work it out! Spoiler alert: they do! Beautifully!!  Bonus Content:  Melody need compliments GIVEM!!, big braless boobs in a romper, strawberry creams!, double fisting gin and tonics, threesomes = love triangles? That can't be right..., and Ashton's most famous role: "the Sheriff of My Vagina!" Lady Loves:  Erin: it's #FatBearWeek at Katmai National Park! Vote on fattest bear! And watch Romi and Michelle's High School Reunion again! It's so good!  Melody: Make some time for yourself and your health, even if it means getting up at the ass crack of dawn. You deserve it!  Episode Sponsor:  FOLLOW ME DARKLY by Helen Hardt! Publisher's Weekly said "Hardt spins erotic gold out of the undefined relationship between a dominant, emotionally distant Boston billionaire and a girl-next-door Midwesterner in the first romance of her Follow Me series," and that "readers who like their romance with a dominant and sexy edge will devour this addictive series launch." Book 1 ends with a cliffhanger!  Patreon Shout Out:  Amanda B. you are The Tarasque, a fearsome, legendary dragon-like mythological hybrid that has a lion-like head, a turtle shell, bear-like claws, and a scaly scorpion tail. You have poison breath and some say that your eyes shoot flames, but mostly, people super love you. In France there is a whole town called Tarascon that pretty much worships you with parades and festivals. We don't blame them. You're incredibly cool and totally deserve it.  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! Were you in a reading slump? Well, you're not anymore! You Had Me at Hola is such a delicious, heartfelt, funny read from start to finish with some super hot sexytimes! Like, yes please! Come for the former soap opera and telenovela stars, but stay for one of the best narrative devices Melody has ever seen. READ THIS BOOK. Bonus Content: Erin speaks Spanish, Melody narrated an audiobook!, Erin liberates her tits in front of you, Erin has a cider and enlists HBs to take notes on the book for her, David mountain bikes before a wedding and breaks all his bones, Melody struggles with the phrase "breakthrough role" and instead pantomimes a rocket for your ears, ABS ABS ABS DICK, private room karaoke pros and cons, the Disney show "Zoe and her Space Pants," and SO MUCH MORE. Lady Loves:  Erin: Funny Or Die has a series where they tell you the plot of Telenovelas and show clips that's amazing. Melody: Set up a video chat for your toddlers! Even if they've never met before!  Episode sponsor:  Always a Princess by Clyve Rose! It's an Englandtimes novel between a Romany Princess and an English Rake!  Podcast Shout Out! The Black Romance Podcast is an absolute must listen! Host Julie Moody-Freeman is creating an oral history of Black romance by interviewing Black writers, editors, and other industry professionals about the history and experience of writing HEAs for Black characters. Follow her on twitter as well!  If you want a bonus interview and some outtakes, head over to our Patreon! Subscribe! Rate! Review!  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!

Hey HBs. Hello! You're back for part 2! Will these two crazy kids make it? Oh you know they *do* but now we know so much more about the cars that get them there!  Big apologies for the recording issue we had. We love our fancy microphones for a reason.  Bonus content: Mel is the best song writer and knows a ton about back roads, the audio pronunciations made Erin feel right at home, cars cars cars, #justiceforrosalie, Twilight vampires poop either blood or plasma (you're welcome), Bella's wet dog scent really does it for Edward, Erin was a racecar for a while?!, and SO MUCH MORE. Seriously, this ep is jam-packed.  Lady Loves:  Erin: This article from Slate entitled "All 349 'Murmurs' in the Twilight Saga, Charted and Ranked." This important journalism brought her great joy. Also, scrunchies ARE back, damnit! Melody: Bad Lip Reading videos of Twilight.  DONATE so the Quileute Tribe can Move to Higher Ground Episode Sponsor: IGNITE by Kim Lorraine! It's a steamy, forbidden, age-gap contemporary romance written in K. Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes World. It's out now! Order!  Podcast Plug: Hot & Bothered is doing Twilight In Quarantine. 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! We've got part 1 of Midnight Sun for you! It's Twilight from Edward's perspective! In this edition, it's Twilight except with more burning stink and 400 extra pages of Rosalie conversations, teenage inner monologues, stalking, and... paintings. What a ball!  Bonus Content: Mel sets the pals up for failure, we're not yucking anyone's yums!, Bella is STINKY, Edward has a hard time figuring out boners, the Cullens still suck except worse, Erin brags about her "non-existent" "gag reflex" and her friend is not impressed, and compendiums (anthologies?). Plus "War Horniness? Is that a thing?" and other intellectual exercises with Melody. Lady Loves:  Erin: 1. Scrunchies! You can wear them! They're back! 2. The Honest Trailer for Twilight. 3. and SNL's Firelight Sketch.  Melody: Alanis Morrissette was the musical guest on Jimmy Fallon and performed with her toddler!  Episode Sponsor: IGNITE by Kim Lorraine! It's a steamy, forbidden, age-gap contemporary romance written in K. Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes World. It's out September 10th, so preorder now!  NEW MERCH!!!! Check out our brand new designs as well as our charity READ BLACK ROMANCE design. All proceeds in 2020 from that design will go to Color of Change. Rep Black romance! 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! Bea Koch of The Ripped Bodice stopped by to chat about her debut book Mad & Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency, and reviewed the movie Belle with Melody! The movie is a gorgeous take on the life of Dido Elizabeth Belle, a biracial Black woman who was raised with the white half of her family during the Georgian era. And it's a BIG ROMANCE.  Bonus Content: Melody learned so much about Englandtimes through Bea's book!, Mary Seacole and her nursing efforts during the Crimean War, the notion of "historical accuracy" and how it's used against authors and characters of color in romance, Adriana Herrera now writing historicals, the beauty of Beverly Jenkins' bibliographies, the clippity-clop of a carriage at the start of every period movie, Grantchester and "fucking Amanda!!", sapiosexuality and... the sexual attraction to a person's morality??, Bea gives us the real deets about Dido and where the movie is firmly fiction, and so much more!  Lady Loves:  Bea: Bake Star Bread, and do it with rainbow sprinkles!  Melody: the movie Seriously Single on Netflix! It's a South African rom com that is delightful from start to finish!  Buy Bea's book and learn so much! It's available everywhere and comes out 9/1/2020!  Follow Bea on Instagram and Twitter!  If you want a bonus interview and some outtakes, head over to our Patreon! Subscribe! Rate! Review!  Merch: Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook Patreon Shout Out: Kelli T., you are a bunyip, a water spirit native to Australia that takes the form of a giant starfish, swimming dog, a long-necked creature with a seal-like head, a nautical emu with feathers and claws, or a large alligator that swims like a frog. Look, it seems like you pretty look like whatever you want. Some say you eat crayfish, others say you eat humans. You live in rivers, swamps, lakes, and the ocean. Sometimes you live on land. Basically, you do whatever you want and you don't let anyone else define what you look like, what you eat, or where you live. You're a boss bitch living your best life, bunyip, and don't ever forget it.   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! We've gone to THE THEATRE with Act Like It by Lucy Parker. This enemies to lovers, fake relationship novel between two West End actors is a big swoon!  Bonus Content: Melody is a professional, Erin's mom needs us to discuss: why do dudes like it when ladies wear their shirts? What's that about?, ALERT ALERT circle the wagons it's time for a Vampire Diaries intervention with Erin!, actually-bad first kisses in an enemies-to-lovers, a fete! which we totally know, LOVERS OF GIANT VEGETABLES, re: Vampire Diaries - "it's good for me it's good for me it's fine. I'm fine. I'm under control and I'm fine!", Erin loves the way this hero feels about kids, the secret to good cuddles, having a complex about your hair smelling like pizza crusts, the charm of a fake out neg, Melody actually liked a montage sex scene and she's confused, *Bing Boong Bong* Logistics with Erin: how get all those m&ms on that fruit pie??, elusive Indian cooking shows, and so much more!  Lady Loves:  Melody and Erin: This video of Mindy Kaling and Kamala Harris cooking Indian food!  And support the USPS! They have merch! Call your senators and reps! Get yourself some extra stamps! Support a vital portion of our democracy!  Subscribe! Rate! Review!  Merch: Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook Patreon Shout Out:  Kirstin H., you are descended from Aletheia, the greek goddess of truth, sincerity, and becoming unhidden. In your professional life, you’re dedicated to helping people find out what happened to their loved ones and finding clues to help the truth come to light. In your personal life, with a little more time now that your training is done, you’re making the time to figure out what fills your heart and allows you to live the most authentic life possible. You have sincerity is spades and it makes you an excellent partner, friend, and confidant.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! We needed a break, but we thought y'all should still have new content, so here is part 1 of our recap of the Lifetime thriller, PSYCHO STRIPPER! Come hear all about Symmetrical Blonde (which one? who knows!), Brown-Hair The Groom, Steroids the Douchcanoe, and so much more!  If you want part two, you can visit patreon.com/heavingbosomspodcast and sign up for just $5 per month for all audio content and more! Bonus Content: Body roll, body roll, body roll!, terrible drunk acting, justice for Black married actors, who wants their bachelorette party hosted at their job?!, #murderfart, and so much more!  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!

For any longstanding HBs, Anthony S and Liz S have been a beacon of love, support, and kindness to each other and to the rest of the cult. Natalie discusses their romance journey with them. And then Anthony and Liz tell Natalie that there are genres other than romance (WHAT?!), talk about their quarantine cat, how it's hard to get married in 2020, and pretty much explain how they are the most adorable couple in the history of romance reading. And join Heaving Bosoms Proper on Monday, August 17th for part 1 of Lifetime movie Psycho Stripper! #murderfartMentioned 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! We've got Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey for you. We have to be honest, this re-defines the term "hate episode." This is an erotica novel from the first person perspective of a woman, written by man. You wanted #intellectualismin2020 and HERE IT IS. We are cognizant that, as two white women, we likely aren't the audience Eric Jerome Dickey was writing for. We had beta listeners give us feedback on this episode because we are sure we have blind spots to some themes in the book, but ultimately came to the conclusion that we should still publish the episode. If you loved this book or love this author, consider skipping this. We don't hold back on how much we disliked this novel.  The content contains a ton of potential triggers, all of which we discuss and read excerpts of. Here are some of the main CW's to look out for:  36:33-38:08 - Pedophilia, rape, and incest, as Melody discusses themes in Anais Nin's Delta of Venus, which we believe heavily influenced this work.  50:41-52:09 - Melody recaps a sexual assault described in the book. 1:38:15-1:39:22 - Erin reads an excerpt that includes graphic images of slavery and discusses how reading it impacted her.  Other content warnings which are woven through the discussion: homophobia, sexual violence, domestic violence, cavalier mentions of police brutality, incest, slut shaming, poverty shaming, sex work shaming, fat shaming, and one incident of Holocaust imagery. There's one section where Erin talks about the Main Character's disdain for anyone who doesn't use proper grammar. While our discussion chalks it up to classism and linguistic discrimination, one of our beta listeners, Ashley, mentioned that respectability politics is likely also a big factor.  Bonus Content: Melody is sorry, the recent earthquake in CA was triggered by her flipping every table in the universe with her psychic rage, a mini history lesson on Anais Nin, linguistic discrimination and gatekeeping, nipple seeds and penis blooms, boob licks and lady friendship, a rant about Simone De Beauvoir, lots of ranting about gender essentialism, cholocate starfishes,  angels ejaculating all over the earth, *Bing Boong Bong* Bear Safety with Erin, Erin's latest hard limit: sex that inconveniences the elderly, and SO. MUCH. MORE. One important correction: the passage Erin reads that we say is a description of an orgasm is, in fact, a description of a thunderstorm. "In a daze, somewhere between sleep and consciousness, I became a voyeur, watching, imagining all the angels having simultaneous orgasms. Nonstop sonic booms created endless chills. Explosions rang out like orgasmic echoes. I was afraid of thunder, but it didn't scare me this time." And "The skies exploded. The reverberations of the naughty angels achieving simultaneous pleasures." In other words, it's EVEN GROSSER THAN WE THOUGHT. THUNDER IS ORGASM NOISES AND RAIN IS ANGEL EJACULATE AND ERIN IS FOREVER TRAUMATIZED. Also, this no longer contradicts Melody's assertion that most/all sexy and orgasmic imagery is negative, which is really the most important thing (HAH!). Lady Loves:  Melody: Never Have I Ever on Netflix!! Mindy Kaling slayed once again with this heart felt, coming of age, sneaky romance!  Erin: The Vampire Diaries? Somehow she didn't watch it until now!  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 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!

Hey y'all! It's Roller Girl by Vanessa North! This feel-good lesbian romance between a trans athlete and a plumber/roller derby coach is exactly what we needed! 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.  PATREON SHOUT OUT: Abigail C., you are a hakutaku, a Japanese creature with nine eyes and six horns, with the face of a human and the body of a lion. The hakutaku is said to be well-read and very intelligent. So intelligent, in fact, that you can see the future, using this skill to warn the masses of impending doom. You once predicted a deadly pandemic and gave the people talisman in your own image that would protect them from the disease. You have since been worshipped as a protector guardian spirit. *It should be said that hanging talismans of Abigail’s image on your wall is not an FDA-approved method of curing any disease. But it might cheer you up a bit.*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! It's another boring episode of Heaving Bosoms..... AS IF!! Melody is joined by author Suzanne Park to recap the 1995 classic CLUELESS! Get ready for a big nostalgia recap! Check out Suzanne's work, The Perfect Escape, a YA rom-com and Loathe At First Sight, a sweet adult rom-com set in the video game industry with lots of enemies-to-lovers goodness (out August 18. 2020)..  Bonus Content: Magic Mike in the Zombie Apocalypse, Mark Wahlberg is racist trash who has been convicted of multiple hate crimes and please don't forget it, is Clueless a teen dating How-To? Suzanne and I unfortunately thought so, *Bing Boong Bong* Fire Safety with Erin, and so much more!  Lady Loves:  Melody: Insecure. The whole thing because Issa Rae and everyone else on the show are BRILLIANT, but the depiction of Andrew and Molly in seasons 3 and 4 made me the happiest. There's nothing like a hot Asian man being not only desirable, but desired on the big screen. And he delivers a spanking that will stay with me for the rest of my life. Plus, healthy conflict resolution and ... eventually healthy breaking up! Just competence boners all over the place. Suzanne: Korean face masks! Holy Moly sheet masks are 20 mins of heaven on your face.  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 Facebook Patreon Shout Out:  Caitlyn K, you are a Chalkydri, an angelic species in Greek mythology who dwells near the sun. The sight of you is so mesmerizing that woodland creatures spontaneously break into song when they lay eyes on you, kind of like Snow White or Cinderella, except you have the head of a crocodile, the feet and tail of a lion, and twelve wings. You are also rainbow-colored. It is said that you wake every day with the sun, and sing a song, causing all the birds in the world to sing with you. You basically spread happiness and wonder wherever you go, so rock on you beautiful angel of positivity!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! We're back with part 2 of Strange Love by Ann Aguirre! Beryl and Zylar have to get through the rest of The Choosing while overcoming Ryzven's egomaniacal antics at every turn! Plus, they figure out how to sex each other into oblivion and Snaps becomes a dog dad! It's so good!  Bonus Content: Erin tells us all about an encounter with Scuba Steve and we propose a book you need to write, Owen has made Erin more self-conscious, love languages, FREE FOR ALL!, Traditional Highlander Fingerbangings, river full of Hugh Jackman fantasies, controlled substance parties, and Erin and Melody chat pan and bisexuality as well as gender bias and pronouns and the effortless inclusivity in this book! Lady Loves:  Erin: Palm Springs the new rom-com on Hulu! And also Never Have I Ever on Netflix!  Melody: Put some lentils in your Chili. Episode Sponsor:  Rescue Me by Lauren Connolly! Reformed bad boy, awkward book editor, adorable rescue dog, and sexytimes in classic cars. HBs BUY THIS BOOK. Amazon: https://smarturl.it/Forget1Amz   Amazon Print: https://smarturl.it/Forget1AmzPrt   BN: https://smarturl.it/Forget1BN   Kobo: https://smarturl.it/Forget1Kobo   Apple: https://smarturl.it/Forget1iBooks   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 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!

Hey HBs! We're here with Melody's new obsession STRANGE LOVE by Ann Aguirre! An alien romance with a talking dog! Effortless inclusivity! A pairing competition that's as if Gladiator had a baby with Love Island! Consent boners abound! Please, please take this 2 part breakdown as the gift it is and read this book!!  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!  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 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!

In this episode of Ask-A-Badass HB, Lauren and Nat have the longest (maybe?) lightning round to date. They talk about altitude baking changes, why it's important to diversify your media, what the sexiest belly button condiment is, and why writing is hard to have as your full time job! Make sure to check out Lauren's books! And she does the Tik Tok! She rules! She gave justice to Fenella! #justiceforfenella 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!

This week we read Mastered by Her Mates by Grace Goodwin and it was an amazing, wild ride. Aliens have landed and sworn their protection from THE HIVE but, in return, they need soldiers for the front lines and they want brides for their soldiers. Enter Amanda Bryant, a seasoned spy who becomes the first in Earth's Interstellar Bride Program and needs to confirm the threat from The Hive is real and send back any and all intel and technology back to her superiors, all while not getting distracted by her two new, hot mates. That's right: TWO MATES! Will she be able to keep her heart from two warriors who want to share their love and devotion with her? Is appeasing her government really the best course of action? Can we do all of this with magical, orgasm-inducing semen as a factor? Are you ready for the Anal Training Box? Can we get a little more double-penetration up in here? Can I please have my own poop robot?  I DON'T KNOW WHAT QUESTION TO PRIORITIZE.  Bonus Content:  Erin remembers and becomes obsessed with the 1988 classic "Earth Girls are Easy" with Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, and Damon Wayans. It's a recurring theme. Erin recalls the time that eHarmony told her she had literally ZERO matches. No one at all in all the internet. We talk a lot about the merits of a good spy, what's appropriate for a medical examination after you've been reduced to pure energy, beamed across the universe, and then reassembled. We wonder how quiet a poop robot can really be, and generally squee over this book and all it's glory. We also have a hard time choosing a sign off, so you get them all! See our process in action!  Random Erin Rec: The Demonica Series by Larissa Ione. If you like an incubus, check it out!  Self-Love Recommendations:  Erin: Queer Eye Season 2 on Netflix. Watch it and cry with joy and goodness.  Melody: Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Watch it and remember how funny and capable and fabulous you are.  If you haven't yet, please head over to Apple Podcasts and rate and review us! If you give us a 5 star review we will cover whatever book you recommend!  Also follow us on all the things! Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook: Heaving Bosoms Podcast (page) and The Heaving Bosoms Podcast Geriatric Friendship Cult (group) Email: [email protected] Website: www.heavingbosomspodcast.com 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! We're here with part two of The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe! It's got an incredible emotional arc AND the best ending for the characters! Plus, you know, hot hot sex that Melody needs to talk about in detail.  Bonus Content:  McFlurry Mulligans, McFlurry Stories, Nymphs and Satyrs, toddler parenting, Erin tries to gloss over a sex scene and Melody stops her RIGHT THERE, and so much more!  Podcast Shout Out:  Encyclopedia Womannica! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for 5 minute lessons on badass women throughout history!  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 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!

Hey HBs! Erin and Melody are here recapping The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe! It features feminist icon Florence "Fuck Yeah" Greene (thanks, JenReadsRomance), the most inconveniently huge and beautifully scarred hero Clayton Madden, and as many gamblings as England Times New York can offer! But really, uptown-debutante-comes-to-dark-souled-king-of-a-criminal-empire-to-ask-for-mentoring-about-running-an-illegal-casino is one of the best premises we've ever read. And SO HOT! Bonus Content:  Erin hurt her foot!, Melody is frustrated by her town's Black Lives Matter response, we contemplate the alternate reality in which Clay doesn't start in a billiards-type poolhouse, but rather a cabana-boy-type poolhouse (now accepting fanfic), grafting??!, reading 4 Joanna Shupe books has turned Erin into a scholar of England Times New York (thanks, girl!), more Vocabulary Brilliance with Heaving Bosoms, platonic friends can be hot, #brotherstuff, #twinstuff, #yougetyourfreakonflorence, McFlurry Mulligans!, breakfast burritos in England Times New York, more! secret! passages!, and finally, "Getting Your Melody On?" Here's a great roundup of orgs you can donate to and support Black Trans Lives.  Lady Loves:  Erin: if you need a brain break, trash internet is a great place to be! Listicles, quizzes, and more!  Melody: get you some endorphins. Get 'em. When the world is creating anxiety and stress, take care of yourself with some physical exertion!  Patreon Shout Out:  Elyse L., you are descended from Selene, the early Greek goddess of the moon. Ancient Origins said that Selene was as much a symbol of the glorious night as she was the proverbial light in the darkness. Not only are you that calm, thoughtful quiet often associated with the dark, You are often that safe harbor, that spot of brightness in dark times for those you love. Like the phases of the moon, Selene represents life’s constant changes, but, crucially, also provides stability in that cyclical fluctuation. And perhaps her greatest gift, was to allow mortals to dream while they slept. You take that a step further, though, helping those around you realize their dreams whenever you can. 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! We've got Barbarian's Choice here for you from The Ice Planet Podcast! Melody and Dani recap the all-alien book in which we get to see Farli, whom we've known since she was a teen, get her HEA!! We learn a ton about Sa-khui anatomy, more about the big wide universe, body modification (AKA dick piercing!), and so much more!  Make sure to check out the rest of the Ice Planet Podcast and Dani's main project, Black Chick Lit! If you want something close to Heaving Bosoms for your first experience, check out their 2-part coverage of Addicted by Zane (starts at episode 25!) and I also loved Episode 38 on My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.  And follow them on twitter @iceplanetpod and @blackchicklit!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! We're here with an episode of the Ice Planet Podcast on Heaving Bosoms! Dani graciously gave us permission to release our guest spots on our feed after ACOWAR, so what was supposed to be an April or early May release date is NOW! Come hear Dani and Erin chat about BARBARIAN'S HEART by Ruby Dixon. It's an Amnesia Times road trip book with some seriously *on fire* alien humor. (No tail! Hahahhaha!) Check out both of Dani's shows: Ice Planet Podcast and Black Chick Lit. And follow them on twitter @iceplanetpod and @blackchicklitMentioned 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! We're here with the 5th and FINAL part of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! We start with Elain's rescue, do lots of battles, SAVE THE WORLD, and end with sky sex (Melody is sure of it). Enjoy! Bonus Content: Oreos are a finite resource in Erin's house, foxes wearing cute vests!, Erin hates on Feyre's new tramp stamp, Melody talks about HORNS, and Family Redemption!!! Support Protesters by DONATING to Bail Funds all over the US. HBs have started a new Book Club to learn more about internalized white supremacy and racial inequality. Join it! Lady Loves: Melody: Music from Nerd Out and treating this quarantine like the Ouro Boros. You might be seeing your worst self right now and radical self love is necessary. Erin: Oreo-o Boros. If you're an eat-the-whole-package-of-Oreos-in-1-day kind of person, maybe put them in a slightly inconvenient place. 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!

Here we are! We've got chapters 47-63 of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas for you! We reconvene at the end of the big meeting of the High Lords and Lady, see the wall finally fall, and get down to the business of doing some battles! Bonus Content: bird bubbles, #bathtubproblems, Lady Bird Johnson's First Lady Agenda, Melody's outlandish wishes, and so much more! Lady Loves: Melody: THE GREAT! It's great! It's on Hulu. Erin: Nothing games! Try Bead Sort and Just Mowing. They're no-stakes, never get any harder or easier, and are super zen. Episode Sponsor: Manifest Comics! Melody's partner Michael owns a comic shop in Bayonne, NJ and it's been closed with all non-essential businesses for a while. But fear not! You can shop online! Plus, you can donate reader bundles which get given to kids who are picking up free lunches from the school district! 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! It's part 3 (of 5) of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! We just struck a deal with Kyr and his deathbringers, we're getting ready for the meeting of all the high lords, Nesta hates everything, Elain needs a healer for her haunted ramblings, Lucien fucks off to the continent, and we have the meeting! Shit goes sideways! Plus, we confirm that Illyrian wings have special erogenous zones, so #scrotalwings has been solved. whew Bonus Content: "worms" is so fun to say, we introduce the scariest Obi Wan Kenobi (AKA the Sarlacc), and Melody recaps a battle! It's a big one! Episode Sponsor: Love, Art, and Other Obstacles by Sadira Stone! It's out now! GET YOUR COPY! 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 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!

Greetings, HBs, from the 4 walls of our homes to the 4 walls of yours! In this episode, we cover chapters 11-27 of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! Feyre and Lucien go on a freezing danger roadtrip, Feyre gets a taste for Eris's ropes of fire, Lucien gets super abandoned in Velaris so Feyre can do some reunited boning with her one true love, Nesta is (shockingly) an even bigger bitch, Amren is still a sexy monster (but now with books!), we still can't decipher what, exactly, Rhysand's role is, and the gang is trying to save that wall! The fate of Perineum depends on it! Bonus Content: Erin needs to apologize to you (she doesn't), it's #QuarantineTimes and HB is reflecting that, we go to the Autumn Court and it's #allbasicallthetime, Erin is a super hot task master and Melody doesn't care, Erin's got PIPING HOT TAKES, and #justiceforeris and his flaming ball gag? Plus, so much more! We really want to do the brilliance of SJM and our love for the books justice, while still remaining our goofy selves, so we're not sure how many parts this will be. Strap in and strap on, everyone! Lady Loves: Melody: Dye your eyebrows if you face needs more definition without effort every day! Erin: Get into the trashiest reality TV you can find, like the dirty raccoon you are! Episode Sponsor: THE SINNER by JR Ward! It's #18 in her Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. 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 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!

Hey HBs! You asked for it (so many times!) and so IT'S HERE! This is the start of our recap of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! We cover Part 1: Princess of Carrion (Chapters 1-10), in which Feyre is Rhysand's High Lady AND SPY! Bonus Content: creepy kid stuff, Bing Boong Bong That’s Revisionist History Feyre with Erin, Melody eats up all of Feyre’s sexy spy times with a shovel, Schmerger (Ianthe) gets some Black Friday sex, more #justicefortamlin nonsense from Erin, Erin gets hot with Firefly references, Heaving Bosoms stands against hand lickers and apple peelers, Schmerger gets some Demon Tea retribution, and Melody recaps a fight. Lady Loves: Melody: Channel Valor and have some Whoa Time Erin: Lucky Charm Icecream! Episode Sponsor:    The Honey Don't List by Christina Lauren! It's a must-buy rom com about two assistants who need to keep their bosses together and feel an attraction to each other that is enemies to lovers goodness! It's out now so treat yourself!    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 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!

Jen and Nat talk about paranormal romance, why romance is the answer for an escape, how Jen is the human embodiment of Lady Love, that being a librarian is like being the best kind of enabler and the best thought out condiment answer in the history of ABA! And on Monday, May 4th, we've got part 1 of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! *squeee!!*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! In this episode, Erin and Cole watch Erin's favorite, the classic 80s romance adventure movie, Romancing the Stone, with *lots* of movie trivia!  Bonus Content: quarantine hairstyles, roll butter, child-kidnappers, Cole's fear of snakes (especially cockpit vipers), and #justiceforzolo.  Lady Loves: no pressure quaratines, the sexy Kathleen Turner thriller Body Heat, and putting your orthopedic insoles in your quarantine slippers! Episode Sponsor:  THE SINNER by JR Ward! It's #18 in her Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. 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 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!

Hey HBs! Mel is sick, so Erin is joined by guest host Sara Whitney! Join them as they recap Never Been Kissed, which we think might be a retelling of As You Like It? WHO KNEW?! But mostly, they talk about Drew Barrymore's high school fashion, her ~infamous~ pet turtle, Mr. Coolness* and his days on Alias, real journalism, and the jungle that is parking in high school IRL.   *ok it's technically "Coulson," but gimme this one!    Make sure to check out Sara's Tempt Me Series!    Episode Sponsor:    The Honey Don't List by Christina Lauren! It's a must-buy rom com about two assistants who need to keep their bosses together and feel an attraction to each other that is enemies to lovers goodness! It's out now so treat yourself!    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 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!

Holy tits, HBs! KATEE ROBERT IS HERE! It's Katee Robert! Melody joins Katee to recap The Mummy! Why yes, this is such a big deal that Mel feels Katee deserves top billing on her own podcast. Woo! They recap The Mummy together and chat all about what a hot Gryffindor Brendan Fraser is and what competence porn Rachel Weisz's character Evie is and omg how sexy is that mummy, though, right?  The Beast comes out TODAY and you NEED IT. Hurry. Click the link! 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 Episode Sponsor:  THE SINNER by JR Ward! It's #18 in her Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. Patreon Shout Out:  Madison W., you are a cockatrice, a majestic two-legged dragon with a rooster's head. You are a feared and powerful beast. Closely related to the basilisk, the death-darting eye of the cockatrice can kill a man with just a glance. To hatch a cockatrice, a seven-year-old rooster must lay an egg under a full moon, and a serpent must care for the egg for nine years. This very complicated hatching system has made you one of the rarest creatures in all of mythology. You've actually become so famous and legendary that you appear in the Bible and Shakespeare and Harry Potter. The only weakness you have is the call of a rooster, so don't go anywhere near Erin's house.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!

Nat talks to Aicha M about a lot of things that had to be cut for time (Covid19, GBBO, etc), but they cover why Lisa Kleypas is the QUEEN, why swearing just feels SO GOOD, why kids are the worst, and maybe other things, INCLUDING a very spicy answer to the condiment question! And don't miss our episode on Monday, April 13th because there's a special guest! KATEE ROBERT (ahhhhh!!!!) joins Melody to recap The Mummy and talk about her new release THE BEAST. 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! This formerly patreon-only content is here for your perverted consumption because it's what we can offer you in these dark times! And perverted is *obviously* a positive descriptor. We love your perverted butts as much as we love our own. Stay safe in there! 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!