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Heaving BosomsGoing Down Easy by Erin Nicholas (Part 2) | 374.2We're back and these two hot parents are making ago of it! Enjoy the conclusion of GOING DOWN EASY by Erin Nicholas!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: living her best gender queer life at a wedding this weekend! Plus, suspenders over belts EVERY TIME!!!! SUSPENDERS FOREVER.
Mel: Life hack - making up silly songs to get your kids to do hard things and then using them on yourself, too! If you need teeth-brushing motivation, sing the following lyrics to the tune of Dancing Queen by ABBA: "Brushing Queen, teeth so clean, look at the bright...
2025-03-1859 minHeaving BosomsGoing Down Easy by Erin Nicholas (Part 1) | 374.1OOOooooooohhhh it's time to head down to the Big Easy in GOING DOWN EASY by Erin Nicholas! It's Single Parent Times in this spicy contemporary. This book was simultaneously the least realistic and MOST REAL book and we had a blast the whole time.
Bonus Content: we changed the schedule to accommodate Mel's dirt delivery, both pals will overlook A LOT for a partner that gets us flowers semi-regularly, ghosting after moving to the same city, how to treat a lady at her WORK JOB, and so much more!
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2025-03-171h 19
Heaving BosomsIT'S FATED BOSOMS! Burn For Me by Ilona Andrews | Ep. 250Hey HBs! Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop from Fated Mates join Erin and Mel to talk about Burn For Me by Ilona Andrews! It's the first book in the Hidden Legacy series and BOY do we now understand what people mean when they talk about "Mad Rogan." YOWZA.
Bonus Content: sexy tortures, sexier loopholes, what we'll forgive for a fictional sociopath (everything), scapecows,"malls are the modern-day ballroom"--Sarah MacLean, in which mall store would we like to have an orgasm, the eroticism of the lava lamp, waterbeds, and so much more! Seriously though, tweet at us...
2022-07-251h 33
Heaving BosomsMorning Glory Milking Farm by CM Nascosta! (Part 2) | Ep. 237Oh heeeeyyyyyy! Sarah Wendell is back to finish up Morning Glory Milking Farm by CM Nascosta! Part 2 heats up hard!!! We've got more fantasy-world fetishes, an incredibly deliberate hero, great communication, and a climactic finish that's perfect in every way.
Bonus Content: public girl-code, firmly Millennial skills (google and horoscopes y'all), more Sarah/Mel Mythology, and so much more!
Lady Loves:
Mel: The Book of Life Soundtrack! It's soooo good! And Sarah dropped some serious knowledge when she told everyone that Placido Domingo is the opera ancestor! THE Placido Domingo!
Sarah...
2022-04-2559 min
Heaving BosomsEp. 233 - ENCORE! Devil In Winter (Part 1)In the lead up to our most hallowed holiday, St. Vincent's Day, we're releasing the episode where we were introduced to our favorite hero in the whole universe, Sebastian The Lord St. Vincent! This is part one, so buckle up for a wallflower, a marriage of convenience, and a first kiss! In the rain! Bonus Content: Hiatus was so restful! (not), we would die and betray each other for St. Vincent, we're horrible, hypocritical St. Vincent apologists, what happens to the horses that you rent from inns?, Jack London's lasting legacy of traumatizing high schoolers, Erin realizes...
2022-03-281h 28
Heaving BosomsEp. 232 - Melting Point by Kate MeaderOh Hey HBs!Nat and Erin are here with a M/M firefighter-chef romance. Which we really wanted to like. But unfortunately, it wasn't everything we wanted it to be. We're bringing you Melting Point by Kate Meader and it had so many things, and most of them were characters from other books. Bonus content: shaking your THANG, #justiceforlombard, that one lone arm chair, is this how you take care of a concussion?, enthusiastic rimming (AGAIN!), and so much more.Also we had an HB that offered to match our next $500 in donations...
2022-03-211h 33
Heaving BosomsUntamed Heart with Sally Thorne! | Ep. 229Oh hey pals! Sally Thorne joined Erin and Mel to recap the 90's masterpiece Untamed Heart. Marisa Tomei does a masterclass in turning an odd-ball role with questionable script choices into a stunning performance. And Christian Slater is very believable as a boy raised by a Baboon King (or ferrets).
CW: We discuss an attempted sexual assault that happens in the movie as well as the survivor's coping mechanisms afterward.
Bonus Content: Sally's next release Angelica Frankenstein Makes Her Match (out Sept 22, 2022), imprinting on movies, how is Marisa Tomei so perfect?, the revelation that is...
2022-02-281h 49
Heaving BosomsEp. 227 - Hiatus Roundup!Hey HBs! We're back from hiatus! In this episode, Erin and Mel embrace a few more Reading Embrace finishers, chat about what Mel she read over hiatus, read some listener emails, and make a big announcement! Bonus Content: porch goose shenanigans! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble, EtsyInstagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosomsTikTok: @heaving_bosomsMentioned in this episode:Want more HB...
2022-02-1454 min
Heaving BosomsEp. 225 - ENCORE! Bully by Penelope Douglas (Part 1)Hey HBs! We're here with part 1 of Bully by Penelope Douglas. It's a new adult romance between middle-aged-sounding high schoolers who used to be best friends until he turned into a super villain and started bullying her. Listen, a lot of it didn't work for us, but the sexy times did. It was also an incredible vehicle for raceway noises, learning about arborists, and Melody climbing so high on an anti slut-shaming soap box that I doubt we'll ever see her again. If you want part 2, check out episode 88!More Bonus Content: Erin's got attitude...
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Heaving BosomsEp. 224 - ENCORE! Rebel by Beverly Jenkins (Part 1)Hey HBs! Come enjoy part 1 of REBEL by Beverly Jenkins! We've got a teacher who's calling in life is to help as newly-free people learn to read and write as possible and the dashing Captain who just wants to support her dreams and love her forever and maybe do sex in a tree house that he built with is own two hands! This America Times book is as densely-packed with wisdom as it is with sizzling banter and inspiring content. To hear Part 2, check out episode 129!Bonus Content: 50 points to Slytherin after Melody sings AGAIN, Melody is...
2022-01-241h 24
Heaving BosomsEp. 223 - ENCORE! Strange Love by Ann Aguirre (Part 1)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...
2022-01-171h 25
Heaving BosomsEp. 222 - HB Reading Embrace 2021Hey 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...
2022-01-1048 min
Heaving BosomsEp. 221 - Roller Girl by Vanessa North (Encore!)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...
2022-01-031h 51
Heaving BosomsThe Hating Game (Movie) | Ep. 220Hey 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...
2021-12-271h 55
Heaving BosomsEp. 218 - Single All The Way (Netflix Movie)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 S...
2021-12-131h 34
Heaving BosomsEp. 216 - A Thanksgiving to Remember by Margaret WatsonIt'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:
2021-11-291h 52
Heaving BosomsEp. 215 - Encore! Thanksgiving Groom by Brenda MintonHey 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...
2021-11-222h 01
Heaving BosomsEp. 214 - Jane Eyre with Vanessa Zoltan!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...
2021-11-152h 09
Heaving BosomsEp. 213 - Mission Her Protection by Anna HackettHey 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!
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Heaving BosomsEp. 212 - Encore! Halloween Boo by Sarah SpadeHey 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 th...
2021-11-011h 22
Heaving BosomsEp. 211 - The Ex Hex by Erin SterlingHappy 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. ...
2021-10-251h 21
Heaving BosomsEp. 209 - 4th Podiversary!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'al...
2021-10-111h 32
Heaving BosomsEp. 208 - Love's Serenade by Sheryl ListerHey 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 o...
2021-10-041h 39
Heaving BosomsEp. 207 - He's All That with Jenny NordbakHey 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...
2021-09-272h 02
Heaving BosomsEp. 206 - Miss Congeniality with Alexis DariaHey 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...
2021-09-201h 41
Heaving BosomsEp. 196 - Brooklynaire by Sarina Bowen (PART 1)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...
2021-07-121h 25
Heaving BosomsEp. 190 - The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan (PART 1)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 t...
2021-05-241h 35
Heaving BosomsEp. 189 - Flirting with Forever by Cara Bastone (PART 2)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 f...
2021-05-171h 35
Heaving BosomsEp. 188 - Flirting with Forever by Cara Bastone (PART 1)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 W...
2021-05-101h 38
Heaving BosomsEp. 181 - The Roommate by Rosie Danan (PART 2)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: Melo...
2021-03-221h 38
Heaving BosomsEp. 179 - Crash Landing On You (Ep 1) with Lo and Kate Clayborn!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...
2021-03-081h 13
Heaving BosomsDevil In Winter by Lisa Kleypas (PART 3) | Ep. 177Hey 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...
2021-02-221h 32
Heaving BosomsDevil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas (PART 2) | Ep. 176Hey 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...
2021-02-151h 28
Heaving BosomsDevil In Winter by Lisa Kleypas (PART 1) | Ep. 175We're back from hiatus with the best book everrrr, Devil In Winter by Lisa Kleypas. We have been introduced to our favorite hero in the whole universe, Sebastian The Lord St. Vincent! This is part one, so buckle up for a wallflower, a marriage of convenience, and a first kiss! In the rain!
Bonus Content: Hiatus was so restful! (not), we would die and betray each other for St. Vincent, we're horrible, hypocritical St. Vincent apologists, what happens to the horses that you rent from inns?, Jack London's lasting legacy of traumatizing high schoolers, Erin realizes the...
2021-02-081h 28
Heaving BosomsEp. 169 - The Princess Switch: Switched Again!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 Gir...
2020-12-281h 48
Heaving BosomsEp. 168 - Mangos & Mistletoe by Adriana HerreraHey 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...
2020-12-211h 28
Heaving BosomsEp. 167 - Operation Christmas Drop with Christina Lauren!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...
2020-12-141h 26
Heaving BosomsEp. 158 - Pestilence by Laura ThalassaHey 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...
2020-10-121h 48
Heaving BosomsEp. 154 - Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer (PART 2)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, Er...
2020-09-142h 03
Heaving BosomsEp. 153 - Midnight Sun by Stephanie MeyerHey 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 e...
2020-09-071h 50
Heaving BosomsEp. 133 - Never Been Kissed with Sara Whitney!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 abo...
2020-04-211h 54
Heaving BosomsEp. 132 - The Mummy with Katee Robert!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, Ka...
2020-04-131h 55
Heaving BosomsEp. 129 - Rebel by Beverly Jenkins (PART 2)Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of Rebel by Beverly Jenkins. Will Valinda stick with her marriage of convenience or let the sophisticated, handy pirate of her dreams dote on her for the rest of her life? Will Drake finally get to teach Valinda about all the bed games that make her so curious? Will Jenkins deliver insightful social commentary that applies to both America Times (Reconstruction) and modern day? YOU BET YOUR FACES! Bonus Content: GOAT has a brother in Colorado!, *Bing Boong Bong* This is a confuse/Sexy Logistics, Erin and Mel LOVE Zorro and n...
2020-03-231h 04
Heaving BosomsEp. 99 - One Wore Blue by Heather Graham (PART 2)Hey HBs! We're back for One Wore Blue Part 2. I know, we don't want to be here either. HOWEVER! Come hear Mel and Erin cope through humor and ranting! Content Warnings: enragingly whitewashed depictions of slavery and hate speech. Patreon Shout Out! Katie K., you are The Witch of the Wild, made modern. You use your powerful magic for good, whether it’s through humor, the way you wield a makeup brush, or bringing a cosplay to life. I also have a feeling that, when behind the bar, your party potions can be lege...
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Heaving BosomsEp. 98 - One Wore Blue by Heather Graham (PART 1)Hey HBs! Come join us in this love letter to Confederate Generals where two privileged slave owners angst at each other over states rights (but not slavery because they're both pretty okay with that; STATES RIGHTS!) until they bang it out, or while they bang it out, or after they bang it out. Also it's our first AmericaTimes book! CONTENT WARNINGS: inaccurate and whitewashed depiction of slavery and hate speech Bonus Content: Mel copes with this deplorable version of Antebellum white washing with THREE WHOLE PAGES of charming and hilarious southern phrases, Erin ha...
2019-08-191h 26
Heaving BosomsEp. 95 - Perv by Dakota Gray (PART 1)Hey HBs! We’re here with Perv by Dakota Gray. It has so many things we usually love. Interracial couple! Graphic sex scenes! Kink! Frank sexual health talks! And yet…. It wasn’t for us because Alphaholes aren’t Melody’s thing and Erin … well, Erin explains. It's specific. Bonus Content: Mel’s brother is now a patron (gah!), Erin is honest to a stranger about what she’s reading, Melody has MANY OPINIONS about alcoholic beverages, the Bachelorette contestant Lil’ Pete, the Wine Aficionado of Cunts, Bing Boong Bong Army with Erin, Bing Boong Bong Sexual Health w...
2019-07-291h 36
Heaving BosomsEp. 93 - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (PART 1)Hey HBs! We're here with part 1 of Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris, the first book in the Southern Vampire series or, as we like to call it, the Sookie Stackhouse series! This was a foundational book in Erin's romance-loving career and she will defend Sookie and Bill's perfection until true death. Meanwhile, Melody is more of a show girl, soooo... Bonus Content: Erin's post-army haircut!, Mel was a little bored with Sookie (partially because she's not in a great mental/emotional state), Ryan Kwanten doing yoga (drool), the excellence that is Dillards on a sexy vampire, and more! ...
2019-07-151h 35
Heaving BosomsEp. 89 - Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (PART 1)Heyyyyy! We've got some quirky, light adorableness for you! No content warning here except maybe, Get Ready For the Squeeeeee! Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren was everything we could have wished for. Hazel is Melody on cute and cuddly crack, Josh is currently in the running for Best Book Boyfriend of 2019, the angst is low, the steam is high, the voices are FUN, and the romance is super sweet. Just. Lovely. Bonus Content: Erin gets revenge, we talk about our Patreon fundraiser for the Yellowhammer Fund, Hazel is confidence goals, Me...
2019-06-171h 53
Heaving BosomsEp. 87 - Bully by Penelope Douglas (PART 1)Hey HBs! We're here with Bully by Penelope Douglas. It's a new adult romance between middle-aged-sounding high schoolers who used to be best friends until he turned into a super villain and started bullying her. Listen, a lot of it didn't work for us, but the sexy times did. It was also an incredible vehicle for raceway noises, learning about arborists, and Melody climbing so high on an anti slut-shaming soap box that I doubt we'll ever see her again. More Bonus Content: Erin's got attitude, Mel's got disclaimers, Cult housekeeping, book recs are NEVER a...
2019-06-032h 00
Heaving BosomsEp. 86 - Haven by Rebekah WeatherspoonThis episode, Erin and Melody are talking about Haven by Rebekah Weatherspoon! It's part of her Beards and Bondage series and, really, what more can you ask for, AMIRITE?? Come experience how Claudia and Shep are thrown together by tragedy and discover that the best way forward is through dominance, submission, and the careful application of .... bungee cord. SWOON! Bonus Content: Paradise Hotel (already cancelled!), Erin mutes a cough! Guys! Erin mutes a cough!, Melody discovers a CB radio kink, *Bing Boong Bong* You Need a Lawyer with Erin, the ladies attempt quantum mechanics and N...
2019-05-271h 58
Heaving BosomsEp. 82 - 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne (PART 2)Hey all! We're back with part 2 of 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne! Darcy and her werve Tom get steamy in a bar, make us shout "It's ON (TM) in the best ways, and force us to read too many gorgeous passages at an almost compulsive level. Bonus Content: Tiffany Reisz got Melody a birthday present in her release of The Rose, Erin chats about the Bananas Books panel at Kiss Con, we plug Read Me Romance podcast, we share our wisdom about hard work bodies, Erin makes it clear that she DIDN'T objectify that man out loud...
2019-04-291h 41
Heaving BosomsEp. 73 - The Seduction of Viscount Vice by Nicola DavidsonErin and Melody discuss The Seduction of Viscount Vice by Nicola Davidson. It's a DELICIOUS England Times/Highlander Times 2nd chance love story between a burly Highlander and the lass he thought was dead. There's also the pleasure club he owns, the pleasure club she's helping to open by spying on him, excellent side characters, betrayal, and sexy exhibitionism! Bonus Content: Mel talks about experiencing postpartum anxiety, Erin woke up feeling REAL ok with not having any responsibility this morning, apple tarts, Prince Thabiso makes a cameo, flirting via cakes, awarding the Heaving Bosoms Cunt Aw...
2019-02-251h 21
Heaving BosomsEp. 66 - Beautiful Player by Christina LaurenOh HBs, do we have a treat for you! Erin and Sara Netzley of The DC TV Report podcast sit down to gush and giggle over Beautiful Player by Christina Lauren, a sweet(but hot) contemporary with more internal conflict than we could handle at times. This one features overworked scientist Hannah and her older brother’s hot friend, Will. If you like outspoken heroines and reformed players, this one is for you! BONUS CONTENT: “Nerd Lingo with Sara,” names for hats, the merits of having a murdery boyfriend, the dos and don'ts of food and sex, “Sexual S...
2019-01-071h 54
Heaving BosomsEp. 58 - The Highlander Takes a Bride by Lynsay Sands (PART 2)Hey HB's! This week on Heaving Bosoms we're finishing up our coverage of The Highlander Takes a Bride by Lynsay Sands! Are you on pins and needles about how he stealths her for the second time? Do you want to know who's trying to kill Saidh? Are you super invested in #justiceforFenella, #justiceforMilly, or Melody's new addition #personhoodforMilly? WE HOPE SO. But, spoiler alert: you're only gonna get the first couple. Our hashtags sadly didn't trend in time for poor Fenella or Milly. But mostly Fenella. Bonus Content: the Pastafarian Ministry and their successes, Melody's feel good v...
2018-11-121h 12
Heaving BosomsEp. 57 - The Highlander Takes a Bride by Lynsay Sands (PART 1)Happy Monday, HB’s! This week we’re heading back in our fiction time machine to HIGHLANDER TIMES with The Highlander Takes a Bride by Lynsay Sands. Melody really loved this reading/listening experience. Erin would describe it as two sociopaths falling in love. If you like a Scottish Brogue combined with red hot sexy times, some murder, some intrigue, a whodunit, and a TRADITIONAL HIGHLANDER FINGERBANGING, then this book is for you! Bonus Content: #justiceforFenella, #justiceforMilly, *Bing Boong Bong* Murder Times with Erin, our thoughts on communication within relationships and/or life, many talks about “duckies,” and Mel...
2018-11-051h 34
Heaving BosomsEp. 40 - The Virgin Romance Novelist by Meghan QuinnHey HB's! We're back for The Virgin Romance Novelist by Meghan Quinn! It’s a friends-to-lovers romantic comedy with some slapstick antics that had us in stitches! Rosie is an aspiring romance novelist who hasn't gone "all they way" ... or anywhere, really. Henry is her best friend of 5 years who's just biding his time until she notices him. When Rosie decides to put herself out there and have sex to gain the experience she needs for the novel (at Henry's urging), hilarity ensues. Yes, like all rom-coms in the 90's and 2000's, it's also a little problematic. So. Full di...
2018-07-092h 09
Heaving BosomsEp. 30 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (PART 1)Hey HBs! And Flamethrowers! Five of you spoke and we listened, so here's Part 1 of The Hating Game by Sally Thorne! We wanted to do this in one episode, but the squee was TOO STRONG!
Join us for this quirky, fun, completely believable enemies-to-lovers story, which starts in the workplace (!!). It's got depth and such excellent writing that it made Melody come back 5 literal times.
Bonus Content: A rousing discussion of Hogwarts Houses, Mel’s obsession with paintball as well as her legendary Duck Hunt prowess, vomiting in cabs, HYDRATION, and an unlikely segment, Fashion wi...
2018-04-301h 31
Heaving BosomsEp. 29 - A Knight In Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux (PART 2)We're back to finish up A Knight In Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux, and this time we're in Medieval Times! Legit Medieval Times! We get to see our generous Dougless throw aside all her hygiene standards to CHANGE HISTORY. Has Melody ever mentioned that she thought this was a M/M book when she first cracked the cover? This was a disappointment on a lot of levels. Bonus Content: we get to learn all about magical Mary Poppins bags, cradle boards, why Mel likes getting kisses on the elbow, our new segment "this is not an...
2018-04-251h 25
Heaving BosomsEp. 18 - Fifty Shades Freed by EL JamesHooo dangy, the movie is coming out, so we thought you might need a refresher on the final book in the Fifty Shades of Grey series, Fifty Shades Freed! If you read the title and thought, "oh goody, they break up?" you're in good company. Erin's fiance thought the same thing. Alas, no! Go with us on a 580 page journey where things finally happen in the last 20% of the book. Get ready for some verbing of nouns that don't verb (Mel thinks she's soooo charming), frank discussions about the mile high club, and nature making her presence KNOWN in...
2018-02-051h 32
Heaving BosomsEp. 7 - Under the Wire by HelenKay DimonErin and Mel read Bad Boys Undercover: Under the Wire by HelenKay Dimon, but mostly talk about how many gunshot wounds is too many for sex. Also, please welcome our new spin-off show, Logistics with Erin. Note: this episode was originally recorded in late October, so Ember is BACK! Don't worry for Melody, she made it. Self Love Recommendations: - Create or join a book club with people you adore. It's good for the soul (this podcast proves it!). - Head over to ohmygodyes.com to see what's happening in the scie...
2017-11-131h 00
Heaving BosomsEp. 3 - Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany ReiszIn this special pumpkin spice edition, Erin and Mel discuss Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany Reisz. This book has everything - mountain cabins, crisp leaves, flannel shirts, and a bearded handyman who wants you to tell him exactly how he should touch you. Mmmhmm yes, please.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...
2017-10-1651 min