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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. 226 - ENCORE! From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata (Part 1)Hey HBs! In this, the last week of our 2022 hiatus, we're celebrating the start of the Winter Olympics with part 1 of From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata! This ice skating enemies to lovers made us both do several swoons! Bonus Content: the beautiful balance that is our opposite personalities, Melody has been attacked by new criminal mastermind TEAM: Rooster and GOAT, *Bing Boong Bong* Ice skating with Erin, *Bing Boong Bong* Butt Cheeks with Erin, Ivan is Queen Bird, big giant balls, *Bing Boong Bong* MORE figure skating with Erin, pouty pink lips, and so much...
2022-02-071h 40
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...
2022-01-311h 57
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. 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 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. 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!
2021-11-081h 34
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. 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. 204 - A Princess In Theory by Alyssa Cole (PART 1) RereleaseHey HB's! In honor of our second virtual book club on patreon, we're rereleasing Part 1 of Alyssa Cole's A Princess In Theory. It's Book 1 of her Reluctant Royals series and SUCH A GREAT READ. We've got Naledi Smith, a public health grad student with 3 jobs and a good head on her shoulders because she was a life-long foster kid and knows she can only rely on herself. Then there's Thabiso Moshoeshoe, her long-lost betrothed, an African Prince, and a person she's never even heard of. He's determined to find out why her family disappeared and was never heard from...
2021-09-061h 33
Heaving BosomsEp. 191 - The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan (PART 2)Hey Everyone! We're here with part 2 of The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan! Chloe and Jeremy are the CUTEST and the SWOONIEST and we're completely enchanted. Chloe's going to learn to accept help in her quest to conquer the sauce world. Plus, a good old fashioned whoopsie-do to end up on top of each other on the ground, hot hot smooches, and sex! Erin’s brilliance on Movie Briefs, maybe our idiocy here is a special Heaving Bosoms alchemy, lots of poop content? *grimace emoji* *shrug emoji*, Erin’s weird sleeping-in-public hangup, Erin’s (weird?) bathroom etique...
2021-05-311h 28
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. 187 - Match Play by Merline Lovelace with Erin and Cole!Hey HBs! We usually don't say this, but today, we truly read this book so you don't have to. DON'T BUY OR READ THIS BOOK. There's anti-Asian racism and fat shaming that we are NOT here for, and a whole passel of other issues. BUT Cole is here with Erin, so it's not all bad. They recap some golf/spy/olympics/inexplicable-it-couple/second chance romance that has really hilarious ideas about brand sponsorships involving communist dictatorships. Plus, a truly douchecanoe hero. Come have fun with them! Bonus Content: Cole is here!, that time Alisha Rai said she k...
2021-05-031h 59
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. 174 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (Rerelease)Hey HBs! On this last week of hiatus, we're bringing you Tessa Dare's The Duchess Deal! This episode was the birth of recurring bits like Queen Bird, Darkwing Duke, Werecunt, and more. It was originally aired in 2 episodes, but you're getting the full experience in one shot! We've got a strong, survivor seamstress, a Duke marred by burn wounds, and a marriage of convenience turned redemptive love. This is Melody's favorite heroine and Erin's favorite hero from the brain of Tessa Dare. There's also a colorful cast of side characters including a street cat named Breeches. There's badminton, rain...
2021-02-012h 05
Heaving BosomsEp. 173 - The Red by Tiffany Reisz (RERELEASE)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 c...
2021-01-251h 43
Heaving BosomsEp. 172 - After We Fall by Melanie Harlow (RERELEASE)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 t...
2021-01-181h 40
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. 165 - Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich (RERELEASE)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 heavingbosomspodcast@gmail.com it's a pretty cheap!* Bonus Content: Ha...
2020-11-301h 50
Heaving BosomsEp. 164 - Thanksgiving Groom by Brenda MintonHey 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 An...
2020-11-231h 59
Heaving BosomsEp. 160 - 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...
2020-10-261h 19
Heaving BosomsEp. 157 - 3rd Podiversary!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 Hard...
2020-10-051h 40
Heaving BosomsEp. 155 - You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria (PART 1)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...
2020-09-211h 32
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. 151 - Act Like It by Lucy ParkerHey 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 i...
2020-08-241h 57
Heaving BosomsEp. 149 - Pleasure by Eric Jerome DickeyHey 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...
2020-08-102h 45
Heaving BosomsEp. 148 - Roller Girl by Vanessa NorthHey 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...
2020-08-031h 48
Heaving BosomsEp. 146 - Strange Love by Ann Aguirre (PART 2)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 E...
2020-07-202h 04
Heaving BosomsEp. 145 - Strange Love by Ann Aguirre (PART 1)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...
2020-07-131h 22
Heaving BosomsEp. 144 - Mastered by Her Mates by Grace Goodwin (Rerelease)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...
2020-07-061h 40
Heaving BosomsEp. 142 - The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe (PART 1)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 p...
2020-06-221h 18
Heaving BosomsA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (PART 5) | Ep. 139Hey 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!!!
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2020-06-011h 56
Heaving BosomsA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (PART 4) | Ep. 138Here 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!
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2020-05-251h 34
Heaving BosomsA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (PART 2) | Ep. 136Greetings, 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...
2020-05-111h 41
Heaving BosomsA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (PART 1) | Ep. 135Hey 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 agai...
2020-05-041h 32
Heaving BosomsEp. 131 - Even Odds by Elia Winters (PART 2)Holy Cats, HBs! We've got the second half of Even Odds by Elia Winters for you! Isabel and Caleb are now working in the same office and forced proximity is a beautiful thing! Plus, just like we promised... clit touchin'! Bonus Content: Rooster has lice, Rooster tries to profit off of newly homeless lice, how do you get a hold of a woman if you have both her email address and phone number?!, IKEA with Erin and Melody, aureole vs. areola, handling racist parents, and so much more! Lady Loves: Melody: molded eye mas...
2020-04-061h 09
Heaving BosomsEp. 130 - Even Odds by Elia Winters (PART 1)Hey HBs! We're here with part 1 of Even Odds by Elia Winters! It's a sweet contemporary romance about two game designers who may also bring some gameplay into the bedroom... and the office! CW: discussions of sexual harassment in the workplace Bonus Content: the baby ate Melody's headphones, a Tim Gunn start to a romance, *Bing Boong Bong* Travel Sized Sex Toys, is Erin the Caleb of Heaving Bosoms?, the secret to getting a person to love you: see snow for the first time!, unpacking vs NOT in hotel rooms, the dirtiest hotel room Erin h...
2020-03-301h 22
Heaving BosomsEp. 128 - 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. Bonus Content: 50 points to Slytherin after Melody sings AGAIN, Melody is a MILF with an equally sexy n...
2020-03-161h 24
Heaving BosomsEp. 125 - The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev (PART 2)We're back with Part 2 of The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev! Ria and Vikram get their happy ending in their second chance romance! Plus, as Jen from Fated Mates says, this novel is Hunting for Big Game when it comes to mental health stigma and healing from trauma. Bonus Content: Fun sound checks, Erin makes a big mistake, Pooping on Promises, Traditional Naperville Tree Lightings, Melody let's Erin take the wheel (??), *Bing Boong Bong* Melody Gets Very Detailed About The Sex Scenes, and so much more! Lady Loves: Erin: Celestial Seasonings Cinnamon Cardamom Tea...
2020-02-241h 37
Heaving BosomsEp. 124 - The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev (PART 1)Happy Monday! We're recapping part one of The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev! It's a second chance romance of two childhood sweethearts, set during a traditional Indian wedding! Ria and Vikram are a big, beautiful ANGST. Make sure to be careful if you find sexual assault, mental health issues/crises, mental health shaming, eating disorders, depression, suicide, or domestic abuse triggering. Bonus Content: Melody hasn't seen Newsies, henna meanings, public butt fingering, *Bing Boong Bong* Coffee Cream with Erin, *Bing Boong Bong* Reality Check with Melody, and would Erin be a giant bitch to Ria IRL? Probs. ...
2020-02-171h 48
Heaving BosomsEp. 122 - From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata (PART 2)Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata! This Slytherin/Slytherin romance was ALL ABOUT THE W and gave us all the feels! Bonus content: RIGHT TO BOOK!, Erin eats a little crow but then takes it back, *Bing Boong Bong* This Is A Bullshit with Erin, Melody's gross depression life hack, all of Ivan's nurtures and doing compliments and SWOON, *Bing Boong Bong* Birth Control with Melody, one of the most graphically described sex scenes we've ever done?, and so much more! Lady Loves: Melody: International Del...
2020-02-031h 27
Heaving BosomsEp. 120 - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston (PART 2)Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston! Come swoon with us over Alex and Henry and their forbidden romance. Presidents, power points, Queens, ribs, Texas, elections, paparazzi, tabloids, scandal, and LOVE CONQUERING ALL. Bonus Content: Melody puts on a shirt, Erin gets dog food and knows oceans?, a parenthetical friendship love moment, #titsoutforweddingsornot, King James First of His Name/the bible/and other Gay History with Erin and Melody, #notbiblicalscholars2020, scolding the Daily Mail, more oceans with Erin?, she knows the seas, guys. Lady Loves: Melody: Turn off soc...
2020-01-201h 55
Heaving BosomsAsk-A-Badass HB 8: Becci D!Oh boy. Becci and Natalie go some places with this conversation. Please keep an eye out for the Patreon episode with an HOUR more of content. EESH. But in this episode, find out what true romance and Cool Ranch Doritos have in common, what Becci is reading, how and why you should JUST SAY NO, and why Ketchup is the only correct answer. And tune in on Monday, December 9 for Erin and Melody recapping Netflix movie The Knight Before Christmas! Mentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give H...
2019-12-0754 min
Heaving BosomsEp. 112 - Thanksgiving by Janet EvanovichHappy Thanksgiving, American HBs! We're so thankful to and for you, listener, no matter where you're from. What better way to show that than with a themed episode?! We bring you 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 heavingbosomspodcast@gmail.com it's a pretty cheap!* Bonus C...
2019-11-251h 51
Heaving BosomsEp. 110 - Prince Joe by Suzanne BrockmannHey HBs! We're here this gorgeous Veterans Day with Prince Joe by Suzanne Brockmann! When terrorists Digiorno and Sausalito decide to assassinate a Prince, he needs his American Doppleganger, a Navy Seal, to impersonate him. Luckily, he has a high class, dancing, media consultant who can turn this wrong-side-of-the-tracks guy into Royalty. Or something. Begrudging association becomes steamy bed play! And then LOVE!! Bonus Content: Erin's spectacular mom reads romance now!, we're stoked for ACOWAR, Jordan Catalano, teeny tiny sleeps, Erin's favorite version of Showgirls with crazy cartoon bikinis covering the T&A and goofily-dubbed cu...
2019-11-111h 55
Heaving BosomsEp. 109 - The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla by Lauren Willig (PART 2)Hey HB's! We're here with the climactic end to The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla by Lauren Willig! We're back with the Duke of Sexydom Lucien and Sally, Patron Saint of Self-Worth and crack detective to discover who the muuuuuuurdererrrrrr is! And also kissing! And fighting! And groveling! And love! And WEASELS! Yes please. Bonus Content: Erin is haunted and GOAT is capitalizing, sexy HB fanfic, LOTS of Melody fanfic, INTRIGUE, secret passages, and so much more. Lady Loves: Erin: Don't ingest things that are actually poisonous for you. Respect any *intolerances* you mig...
2019-11-041h 35
Heaving BosomsEp. 108 - The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla by Lauren Willig (PART 1)Hey y'all! We're here with part 1 of The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla by Lauren Willig! There's a confident heroine who oozes awesome, there's a Vampire Duke (!! or is there?), spies!, MURDERRRRRR, it's a spooky good time. Bonus Content: Melody's salty because there's no sex. Listen! The characters are so hot and the romance is so good that she just wants there to be sex! It's because Lauren Willig is SO GOOD! And because Melody is a perv. #onbrand. Also, Trevor the Ferret, Beauregard the Dog, and #saladjokes! Enjoy. Lady Loves: Mel...
2019-10-281h 14
Heaving BosomsEp. 105 - The Covert Captain, or A Marriage of Equals by Jeanelle M. Ferreira (PART 2)Hey HB's! We're here for part two of The Covert Captain, or A Marriage of Equals by Jeanelle M. Ferreira! We *think* we wrap up the plot of this book quite nicely! Once you parse through the Englandtimes phrasing, our extreme jet-lag, and not having read the book in a ... a few weeks? LISTEN. We're making plans and resolutions to be better in the future because Erin is hereby EMBARRASSED. Bonus Content: WE'RE IN THE SAME ROOM! For the first time ever! Erin so tired she almost quit podcast, #intellectualismin2020, our thoughts on the manners of L...
2019-10-071h 21
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. 94 - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (PART 2)Hey HBs! Come join us for the end of Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris! In addition to Sookie and Vampire Bill's HEA (or HFN? WHO KNOWS!), Erin and I tell you all about "The Melody" from Erin's wedding, we hate book Jason but Melody LOOOOOVES TV Jason, we get real with Tweety Bird, and question how we've done orgasms our whole lives? PATREON SHOUT OUT: Jenny P., you are an acolyte of The Norns, or the Fates of Norse mythology. From Skuld, or she who is becoming, you get your widely celebrated connection to, an...
2019-07-221h 56
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. 85 - Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey (PART 2)Hey HBs! We're back for Part 2 of Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsay! Viking Times continues to be pretty problematic, but with a little escape, imprisonment, kidnapping, and (of course) rape, these two crazy kids end up together. Yay!(??) Bonus Content: *Bing Boong Bong* What are Scandinavian Bears with Melody, the worst one woman show script we've ever read, and "is anyone even listening?" with Erin. Lady Loves: Melody: the movies Wine Country and Teen Titans GO! Erin: Fancy French Macaroons! Patreon Shout Out! Becky C, y...
2019-05-201h 55
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. 77 - Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'Connell (PART 1)Hey HB's! This here is Part 1 of Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'Connell. We've got an interracial relationship which starts with a traumatic shotgun wedding, a slow-burn romance that pays off (in our next episode), and so much action and world-building we couldn't do it all justice. This book is an excellent western and an excellent romance, but we have some content warnings! There are depictions of assault, sexual assault, animal abuse, racism, and more. Bonus Content: Alaskan minigolf and a hibachi engagement, new time period thanks to HB Fanny - Dr. Quinn Medicine W...
2019-03-251h 37
Heaving BosomsEp. 76 - The Wedding Date by Jasmine GuilloryHey HB's! We're here with The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory. It's a contemporary, BWWM romance that's... mostly about donuts and coffee? THAT'S UNFAIR. Listen, we really wanted to love this one and we didn't. BONUS CONTENT: Hey skippers! You're in luck because Erin is over banter. Melody might be extra critical because she's acclimating to her hormonal IUD, but she doesn't think that's the problem. Awkwardness that can happen in interracial relationships, illegible muppet notes, has Erin been to her own wedding?, Michael's secret Toy Story obsession, bathroom trips with friends new and old, that one w...
2019-03-181h 34
Heaving BosomsEp. 74 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (PART 1)Hey HB's!! IT'S TIME! We're finally talking about A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas! It's book 2 of her Court of Thorns and Roses Series. We've got Feyre out from under the mountain and engaged to that dumb dummy Tamlin, but not for long! Then it's all night court all the time.
SKIPPERS! Skip to 20:35 if you want to get straight to the book. You're gonna miss out on Ripped Bodice, though.
Bonus Content: Blood sharing, new names for book 1, Erin's Pilgrimage to The Ripped Bodice, Sexy Night King sexiness, "Schmerger," Spring...
2019-03-042h 05
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. 72 - Tikka Chance On Me by Suleikha SnyderHey HB's! This week Erin is telling Melody all about Tikka Chance On Me by Suleikha Snyder. It's a delicious novella about a motorcycle club enforcer (or so we think!) and the dutiful daughter working at her parent's Indian restaurant. After months of eyeboning, they learn that the only thing this Chris Evans lookalike might love more than samosas is the Heroine. Bonus Content: Sing Movie takeover, the Lunar Eclypse in Alaska, Doggy Genetics, how we'd handle a cease and desist order (with champagne!), and the fact that we can't handle it when Romancelandia is an...
2019-02-1849 min
Heaving BosomsEp. 64 - Christmas Wedding Planner (Netflix Movie)It's here, it's HERE, the MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! The stockings are hung, Melody is wrapped in her Reindeer Onesie, knowing the Reindeer Mafia will protect every HB, and we've got basically unlimited access to ALL THE CHRISTMAS LOVE MOVIES. This episode we recap Christmas Wedding Planner. There's, you guessed it, a plucky wedding planner, a PI who's not afraid to ruin everything, and a mystery surrounding the groom-to-be. Will two actors with absolutely zero chemistry fall in lo--WAIT, IS THAT JOEY FATONE? Indeed it is! Bonus Content: You guys, as of recording Melody is S...
2018-12-242h 06
Heaving BosomsEp. 63 - How The Dukes Stole Christmas, an Anthology by Tessa Dare, Sarah MacLean, Sophie Jordan, and Joanna ShupeHey HB's! We got into the Christmas Spirit by reading two novellas within this anthology called Heiress Alone by Joanna Shupe and Meet Me In Mayfair by Tessa Dare! Each of these wonderful novellas are tied together by Sarah MacLean's family shortbread recipe and they are just as scrumptious as your favorite holiday cookie. Patrons should stay tuned for our recaps of the other two novellas, because those will be coming soon! Happy Holidays! Bonus Content: Our Christmases: David makes eggnog by hand, Melody is a crazy person when it comes to cards and has op...
2018-12-171h 53
Heaving BosomsEp. 62 - Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (PART 2)Hey HB's! We finish up our discussion of Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips! Bonus Content: Alaskan earthquakes, month-long Christmas for very pregnant Melody, more stories of Rooster the Dog, our demand for discernible lady orgasms and maybe some goddamned foreplay, Melody is almost defeated but then goes ape-shit over depictions of disordered eating, gaslighting, that time Erin got 3 pairs of FUBU jeans because her mom was MAKING A STATEMENT, and so much more! Self-Love Recommendations: Erin: earthquake putty. Do it! Do it today! Get it done! Melody: don...
2018-12-111h 52
Heaving BosomsEp. 61 - Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (PART 1)Hey y'all! I feel like we haven't hated something for a MINUTE. Well, get stoked because we... didn't like this very much. We've got a hot mess heroine that was even too much for Melody and a douchenozzle hero who thinks he wants a wife, but is really looking for a personal assistant/status enhancer he can take to the bonezone. Will they see that they're perfect for each other? Probably. Will they be right? WHO KNOWS; THIS IS ONLY PART ONE. Content Warning: clumsy and sometimes downright gross treatment of a transgender character, and illusions that T...
2018-12-041h 40
Heaving BosomsEp. 60 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasHeyyyyyyyyy HB’s! Many of you have requested books from Sarah J. Maas’ series A Court of Thorns and Roses and we are here with book 1! Book two will follow after Melody’s maternity leave. We meet Feyre, a human girl who’s taken on the burden of providing for her fallen family, and Tamlin, a Faerie High Lord who needs to win her heart in order to break a curse and save the world. Book 1 is such a BEAUTIFUL introduction to this world, but it’s also super dense. We may have fudged some details here and there. We may hav...
2018-11-261h 55
Heaving BosomsEp. 59 - Seduced by Dr. Bigfoot, Attorney at Large by Chuck TingleIt’s the mostly tingly time of the year... That’s right everyone, we read CHUCK TINGLE! In this episode, we recap Seduced by Dr. Bigfoot, Attorney at Large and Space Raptor Butt Invasion. Can Mark handle his attraction to a mythical creature who’s a lawyer AND a doctor? Will Lance have to spend have to spend his entire time on the planet Zorbus alone, or will he be able to warm up the cold-blooded creature he meets there? Come with us on these journeys to self-discovery, new sexual horizons, and all the semen descriptions you might be able t...
2018-11-191h 16
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. 56 - Mating the Huntress by Talia HibbertHappy Halloween Week, HB's! This week we're coming at you with a sexy, spooky special: Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert. We've got a devoted Werewolf who just wants to impress his mate, and a bloodthirsty Huntress who's determined to prove her ability to slice and dice... her aforementioned mate. It's DELICIOUS! Also, Talia, we're serious: did they, or did they not, eyeball that fingerbang? Bonus Content: *Bing Boong Bong* Culture Time with Erin and Melody, our thoughts on where you should and shouldn't commit a murder (psssst! Not at your house!), Erin's Blu...
2018-10-291h 17
Heaving BosomsEp. 54 - The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata (PART 2)Hey y'all! Thanks for your patience and understanding! Here's the wrap-up of our convo about The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata. As Erin puts it, its the tale of two never-nudes who enter into a marriage of convenience, or, a slow burn with... very little burning? Bonus content: Comic Con NYC, essential oils, Erin's engagement photos, our thoughts on who a guy is REALLY assaulting another dude for in "your name" (hint: it's never actually about you), the downside to Michael always thinking Melody is pretty, and new segments *BING BOONG BONG* Minions with E...
2018-10-161h 48
Heaving BosomsEp. 53 - The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata (PART 1)This week, in part one, we cover The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata. It's a "slow burn" with a former personal assistant turned full-time graphic designer and the Canadian football star who wants her back in his employ.. or life? Will they get together after a scheme to commit marriage fraud together? This is, indeed, a slow burn. Emphasis on slow? We... tried to love this novel. And it didn't quite work. Bonus Content: Curly girl tricks, *bing, boong, bong* Antihistamines with Erin, and so much more! Lady Loves: Mel...
2018-10-081h 39
Heaving BosomsEp. 52 - A Princess In Theory by Alyssa Cole (PART 2)This week we finish up our discussion of A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole. Part 2 takes place IN THESOLO! Can Ledi solve the puzzle of the disease outbreak while learning more about her homeland and, perhaps, taking her place as it's future queen? Can we handle Thabiso's disney eyes and talk of happy endings? Can we handle the cave sex? Bonus Content: Erin's at-home London Fog, a quick discussion called "what are lattes," one woman shows, the most romantic socks EVER, Melody's theory that donkeys with literally any name are funny and adorable, Alaskan ca...
2018-10-011h 30
Heaving BosomsEp. 51 - A Princess In Theory by Alyssa Cole (PART 1)Hey HB's! We're here with Part 1 of Alyssa Cole's A Princess In Theory. It's Book 1 of her Reluctant Royals series and SUCH A GREAT READ. We've got Naledi Smith, a public health grad student with 3 jobs and a good head on her shoulders because she was a life-long foster kid and knows she can only rely on herself. Then there's Thabiso Moshoeshoe, her long-lost betrothed, an African Prince, and a person she's never even heard of. He's determined to find out why her family disappeared and was never heard from again, but when Naledi mistakes him for just a...
2018-09-241h 31
Heaving BosomsEp. 49 - After We Fall by Melanie HarlowHey 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 outdoor 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. Melody's Bubble Bath. The Alaskan State Fair. Our thoughts on dudes with pastel whale shorts, boat shoes, and a disgusting sense of entitlement. A...
2018-09-101h 44
Heaving BosomsEp. 48 - The Red: An Erotic Fantasy by Tiffany ReiszThis week we've got an especially tasty little morsel: 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's interested in 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* "s...
2018-09-031h 40
Heaving BosomsEp. 47 - Split by JB SalsburyHey HB's! Happy Monday to you! Were you missing our personal brand of hate in your life? NEVER FEAR! We're here to deliver in this monster episode covering Split by JB Salsbury. It's about a girl who comes back to her small AZ town in disgrace after assaulting a colleague and the man she meets with Dissociative Identity Disorder and a mysterious, violent past. Will there be disclaimers? Yes. Will there be laughing through rage? Yes. But what more can we do when one of the heroes LITERALLY TRIES TO KILL THE HEROINE?! Bonus Content: E...
2018-08-272h 07
Heaving BosomsEp. 46 - How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper (PART 2)Here we go with Part 2 of How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper! Will they figure out who's attacking locals? Will there be super sperm? Will we have more opportunities for *bing boong bong* Wildlife Safety with Erin? All that, plus realistic truck sex! Bonus Content: Melody's volunteer tomato, how condoms only work if they're used 100% of the time, and much more! Self-Love Recommendations: Erin: Smartypants vitamins. The serving size is SIX gummy vitamins! Melody: Have what you crave around, otherwise, when you're craving dark chocolate you may end up eati...
2018-08-201h 08
Heaving BosomsEp. 45 - How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly HarperThis week we're bringing you part 1 of How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper, one of Erin's favorite books! We've got a Mississippi transplant in Alaska and a hero who's begrudgingly attracted to the outsider. She's fleeing her overbearing hippy parents, he's got a furry secret. There's intrigue, there's murder, there's baking, there's a whole kaleidoscope of fabulous side characters. There's deep, fiery passion. There's *bing boong bong* What Sex Position Is This? with Melody. Bonus Content: Pulling necks, #bringbackdueling SUCCESS, the jungle that is Alaskan Match.com, our proposed alternate title "Sl...
2018-08-131h 27
Heaving BosomsEp. 44 - Let's Get Textual by Teagan HunterHey y'all! This week we have Teagan Hunter's Millenial delight, Let's Get Textual. It's got a wrong number meet-cute, two sarcastic, adorable characters, a baby goat, Harry Potter boxers, wholesome yet sexy strip teases, a whodunit, BAD Titanic jokes, questionable Dorito placement, and some low-key social justice issues. Bonus conent: PIG ROOOAAASSTTTT, Melody's bottle baby goats and her knowledge of goats as snuggle partners, some Erin snark on bonding over universal experiences, our shared HATRED of ranch dressing, and so much more. Also, introducing some new segments: *bing, boong, bong* How to (In)Correctly Identify Bas...
2018-08-061h 31
Heaving BosomsEp. 43 - Melody's Interview on The Things She Does PodcastHey All! We are so appreciate that you've been so understanding about our hiccup in programming, but a plastic shard getting lodged in your cornea doesn't happen every day. Poor Erin! Luckily, Nickie from The Things She Does offered to allow us to publish her interview with Melody so you didn't have a huge lapse in your feed! We talk romance novels, the value they bring to the world, feminism, sex education and pleasure education, being a mom, "balance" or lack thereof, and so much more. Enjoy! Mentioned in this episode:
2018-07-3055 min
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. 39 - Mastered by Her Mates by Grace GoodwinHey listener! Did you put on your big kid underwear? WELL, GET READY TO TAKE IT OFF. Ok, it's already getting weird. Gotta set the tone.... 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 a...
2018-07-021h 40
Heaving BosomsEp. 38 - After the Wedding by Courtney MilanHey Commuters! Get ready for this super-sized episode! We read After the Wedding by Courtney Milan! He's a biracial, unrecognized nephew of an Earl. She's a Lady with a tragic past and a refusal to give up hope for lasting happiness. They're inexplicably set up and married at gunpoint by two members of the clergy! Can they find out how much they're worth while unraveling the mystery and proving the legitimacy of their annulment claim? Will they put everything to the test and choose each other forever? IT'S GODDAMNED GORGEOUS. Bonus Content: How much does Erin love t...
2018-06-252h 02
Heaving BosomsEp. 33 - The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie (PART 1)Hey HB's! We're here for Part 1 of The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie. It's a beautiful tale full of sisterhood and lady love, in addition to all the fabulous romance. Abby Chantry and her adopted sisters are down on their luck when they happen upon a Lady in just as much need, then her nephew arrives unexpectedly and SPARKS FLY. Delicious. Bonus Content: Over reacting to regular thing and owning it, the power of Chewy Bars and DoubleTree Cookies, the merits of locking up food, Erin's terrible memory, literally ALL the instruments Erin played in High School a...
2018-05-211h 10
Heaving BosomsEp. 31 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (PART 2)Hey HB's! Sorry for the slight delay! This is Part 2 of Sally Thorne's The Hating Game! We're jumping back into Lucy's sickbed and you get to hear all about how much Melody hates the other guy who's into Lucy and all the reasons WHYYYY. Spoiler Alert: we hate "nice" guys. But, our former enemies are about to get even cozier, so we're happy little clams.
Bonus Content: more Slytherin and Hufflepuff magic, fever stories, a little game you can play in the ER called "find the blood," Melody's evolving life mottos, and so much more!
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2018-05-071h 33
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. 27 - Bonus Content and Patreon Preview!Hey HB's! Erin and Melody are embarking on the crazy journey that is Patreon very soon, so we thought we should give you a taste of what you can unlock by getting on the bandwagon. This episode, we learn all about dueling, answer the mystery of the HB Universe "what does it mean to make oneself ready?!" and Erin concocts some truly ruthless Fuck/Marry/Kill brackets. Special thanks to Ann C, our resident dueling GURU! Keep being your bad-ass selves! Mentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review!
2018-04-0947 min
Heaving BosomsEp. 26 - Hate to Want You by Alisha RaiHey HB's! It's time for Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai. Join Reverends Erin and Melody as they discuss family redemption, spanking, tattoos, and various kinds of musks! Prepare yourselves, because like this book, this episode gets a little *real* about depression and relationships, but we haven’t wept openly in like five episodes so . . . we were due ;) Self Love Recommendations: Erin - Sleep! It'll mess you up if you don't get any. Melody - Wild Geese by Mary Oliver. Read it, let it seep into your bones. You do not have...
2018-04-021h 38
Heaving BosomsEp. 24 - Beard Science by Penny Reid (Part 2)Hey y'all! We're back to finish up Beard Science by Penny Reid. This thing has everything: bakery lingerie hustle, counter top make-outs, hot fantasies, adorable flirting, lady love, MORE blackmail, strife, redemption, and a heaping pile of bottom-of-the-heart LOVE! Bonus content: what movie would play Erin in a movie? Who was Melody REALLY in Grease? Flamingos versus Dragons, Law and Order with Erin, TMI with Melody, and all the rest of the nonsense you've come to expect from us. Self-Love Recommendations: - Wear a face mask while watching Jessica Jones, y'all. It's good for...
2018-03-191h 23
Heaving BosomsEp. 23 - Beard Science by Penny Reid (PART 1)Hey HB's! We're back in Shark infested waters with Beard Science by Penny Reid. Cletus Winston in is the 3rd brother of 7 siblings in Green Valley, TN and he's the wiliest of the bunch. Meanwhile, Jennifer Sylvester is the Banana Cake Queen of Green Valley and Instagram infamy. Her Momma has BIG plans for her. What started as a natural talent for baking has become a full-fledged exploitation situation. Can Cletus help her change her life and find out who she really is? A blackmail scheme just might entice him to help... and maybe just fall into the deep h...
2018-03-121h 20
Heaving BosomsEp. 21 - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (PART 1)It's Part One of Erin and Melody's recap of Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean. Lady Calpernia Hartwell is done with being a well-behaved wallflower, so she seeks out the most handsome, devilish rake in London to help her start misbehaving AND WE COULDN'T STOP SWOONING. Thank you, Erin C, for the recommendation! Bonus Content: The Gals decide which characters they are in Grace and Frankie and The Golden Girls, Erin talks about her herbal school classmates, Melody details her dream of starting an elderly lady commune with all her girlfriends, Erin g...
2018-02-261h 13
Heaving BosomsEp. 17 - See Jane Score by Rachel GibsonThis week we read a delicious late nineties treat, See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson. It's got an ambitious journalist, a bad boy hockey goalie, Doc Martens, crushed velvet dresses, scandalous writing under a nom de plume (!), and.... tattoo licking. Into. It. If you like alpha male romances and verbal sex scenes, this is the book for you. Bonus content: Melody trying to hockey (or sportzball at all), the wild world of dolphins, and a look into our friendship you may not have been expecting. BIG THANKS to Alison Wilkinson for sharing the review she wro...
2018-01-291h 49
Heaving BosomsEp. 16 - Love Hacked by Penny ReidThis week we discuss listener recommendation, Love Hacked by Penny Reid! Get ready for Star Wars, bitcoins, dry humping, butter chicken, and a new segment, None of Erin’s Opinions Represent the Opinions of Any Agency Featured Prominently in This Book, Nor Are They Drawn From Any Professional Experiences. Also, bonus segment, Drunk Stories with Erin and Melody. Thanks again, Rashmi! Self Love Recommendations: Melody: Do as I say, not as I do and stay hydrated! Your body and mind will thank you. Erin: Read Beauty and the Mustache by Penny Reid...
2018-01-221h 36
Heaving BosomsEp. 14 - When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa DareREADER RECOMMENDATION, Y'ALL! Thank you Stephanie for taking the bribe and bringing Maddie and Logan into our lives! In this episode we swoon over When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare. It starts in England Times, but quickly travels to Highlander Times. I know, Erin had a hard time keeping up. Just get yourselves ready for a talented, career driven English gentlewoman, a loyal Scottish highlander with depths you can barely measure, a blackmail marriage scheme.... and lobsters. Bonus content: Melody's Bagel War, Erin's muppet text messages, Melody's stance on orphans and sexytimes, an...
2018-01-081h 41
Heaving BosomsEp. 12 - Christmastime Cowboy by Maisey YatesCome on down for our final Christmas book: Christmastime Cowboy by Maisey Yates! If you like tattooed cowboys, grudges, wine, cheese, hair snarling, redemption, and reconnection, you'll love this book. Plus, you get tons of TMI with Melody and Logistics with Erin. And which Bible book has all the "begots"? The answer is we don't know. Self-Love Recommendations: - Get thee the new Kesha album STAT! It's made Melody publicly sob and it's the start of her liberated artistic journey. - Tazo has come out with a dessert line of teas and the le...
2017-12-201h 10
Heaving BosomsEp. 6 - The Duchess War by Courtney MilanThis week Erin and Melody read their first historical with The Duchess War by Courtney Milan! This was a beautifully written and surprisingly sexy wallflower-meets-duke story that we both loved, even if the duke was less rakish than Erin had hoped. Enjoy! Self Love Recommendations: - Take a staycation if you can! Putting your worries on a shelf and being a tourist in your backyard can be very restorative. - Take a mental health break if you need it, drawing inspiration from figure skater Gracie Gold.Mentioned in this episode:L...
2017-11-061h 22