Here we are! We've got chapters 47-63 of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas for you! We reconvene at the end of the big meeting of the High Lords and Lady, see the wall finally fall, and get down to the business of doing some battles! Bonus Content: bird bubbles, #bathtubproblems, Lady Bird Johnson's First Lady Agenda, Melody's outlandish wishes, and so much more! Lady Loves: Melody: THE GREAT! It's great! It's on Hulu. Erin: Nothing games! Try Bead Sort and Just Mowing. They're no-stake...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 159
Hey HBs! It's part 3 (of 5) of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! We just struck a deal with Kyr and his deathbringers, we're getting ready for the meeting of all the high lords, Nesta hates everything, Elain needs a healer for her haunted ramblings, Lucien fucks off to the continent, and we have the meeting! Shit goes sideways! Plus, we confirm that Illyrian wings have special erogenous zones, so #scrotalwings has been solved. whew Bonus Content: "worms" is so fun to say, we introduce ...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 158
Greetings, HBs, from the 4 walls of our homes to the 4 walls of yours! In this episode, we cover chapters 11-27 of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! Feyre and Lucien go on a freezing danger roadtrip, Feyre gets a taste for Eris's ropes of fire, Lucien gets super abandoned in Velaris so Feyre can do some reunited boning with her one true love, Nesta is (shockingly) an even bigger bitch, Amren is still a sexy monster (but now with books!), we still can't decipher what, exactly, Rhysand's...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 157
Hey HBs! You asked for it (so many times!) and so IT'S HERE! This is the start of our recap of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! We cover Part 1: Princess of Carrion (Chapters 1-10), in which Feyre is Rhysand's High Lady AND SPY! Bonus Content: creepy kid stuff, Bing Boong Bong That’s Revisionist History Feyre with Erin, Melody eats up all of Feyre’s sexy spy times with a shovel, Schmerger (Ianthe) gets some Black Friday sex, more #justicefortamlin nonsense from Erin, Erin gets hot wit...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 156
Jen and Nat talk about paranormal romance, why romance is the answer for an escape, how Jen is the human embodiment of Lady Love, that being a librarian is like being the best kind of enabler and the best thought out condiment answer in the history of ABA! And on Monday, May 4th, we've got part 1 of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! *squeee!!* Mentioned in this episode: Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us ...
May 01, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 155
Hey HBs! In this episode, Erin and Cole watch Erin's favorite, the classic 80s romance adventure movie, Romancing the Stone, with *lots* of movie trivia! Bonus Content: quarantine hairstyles, roll butter, child-kidnappers, Cole's fear of snakes (especially cockpit vipers), and #justiceforzolo. Lady Loves: no pressure quaratines, the sexy Kathleen Turner thriller Body Heat, and putting your orthopedic insoles in your quarantine slippers! Episode Sponsor: THE SINNER by JR Ward! It's #18 in her Bla...
Apr 27, 2020•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 154
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 Hon...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 153
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 Vi...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 152
Nat talks to Aicha M about a lot of things that had to be cut for time (Covid19, GBBO, etc), but they cover why Lisa Kleypas is the QUEEN, why swearing just feels SO GOOD, why kids are the worst, and maybe other things, INCLUDING a very spicy answer to the condiment question! And don't miss our episode on Monday, April 13th because there's a special guest! KATEE ROBERT (ahhhhh!!!!) joins Melody to recap The Mummy and talk about her new release THE BEAST . Mentioned in this episode: Love the show...
Apr 10, 2020•42 min
Hey HBs! This formerly patreon-only content is here for your perverted consumption because it's what we can offer you in these dark times! And perverted is *obviously* a positive descriptor. We love your perverted butts as much as we love our own. Stay safe in there! Mentioned in this episode: Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star revi...
Apr 09, 2020•28 min
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: Melo...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 149
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 hot...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 148
First: we want to say a special HUGE THANKS to all the HBs in the healthcare field on the front lines of fighting this pandemic. We owe you everything. Second: do you need some extra joy this week? Come with us in the way back machine to mid-February when we recorded the first of our three part series on the best/worst erotic thriller ever made: KILLING ME SOFTLY. The whole series, along with 83 other posts, is available on our Patreon for just $5 per month! Mentioned in this episode: Love the s...
Mar 25, 2020•1 hr 13 min
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* Th...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 146
Em C and Nat talk about how art can lead you to the corporate training world. Why Nora Roberts is the best gateway to romance! How you only like an Alpha-hole ON THE PAGE! And so much more like how people read science books for fun! Em makes cool art and you can find her at emchileseart on Instagram. And on Monday, March 23rd we're bringing you part 2 of Rebel by Beverly Jenkins. You guys, we get to the kissing!! Mentioned in this episode: Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating a...
Mar 20, 2020•36 min
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 i...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 144
Hey HB's! It's Erin and Cole from Cigarette Burn: A Movie Podcast talking about a favorite film of theirs. NEWSIES!!! That's right, hear two grown BFFs go down the rabbit hole of nostalgia and innocent joy as they recap and discuss this perfect film. And make sure to check out Cole's podcast for more movie goodness! Lady Loves: Cole: Be Kind Wraps to cut down on single-use plastics! And please go to youtube and find Kenny Ortega doing promo interviews for Dirty Dancing. Especially the one where ...
Mar 09, 2020•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 143
Megan L and Nat recorded an episode IN PERSON, in NAPERVILLE, MOTHERFUCKERS, staring into each other's eyes! They talk about how YA transitions perfectly in to Romance and how we are all just horny teens living for the romance in books! They discuss what it's like to own a small business, what it's really like in Naperville, and do clothes REALLY act like that? And on Monday, March 9th, we're giving you PREMIUM NEWSIES CONTENT! HB and Newsies superfan Cole joins Erin to discuss (or reenact?) the...
Mar 06, 2020•39 min
Hey HB's! We've got more Melody catnip: alien erotic romance! To celebrate the new Ice Planet Podcast , we're rereleasing our chat about Barbarian's Mate , the 7th installment of the Ice Planet Barbarians series. We've got Josie, the last of the original women to resonate, and Haeden, the grumpiest 7 foot blue alien a girl could ask for. But dudes! He's not grumpy! He's a secret cinnamon roll who just can't stop spilling in his loin cloth! This duke is a virgin and he's the virgin duke of her se...
Mar 02, 2020•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 141
In the land of many tangents, Jenn R (SHE GOT HER SHOUTOUT DAMMIT) and Nat discuss why you should not ALWAYS rub soy candles into your skin, give a Jackie Collins shoutout, breakdown some retails woes, and do a condiment DEEP DIVE! Jenn was joined in the studio by her dog, so there may be some clickety clacking of little feet in the background. Jenn R is the maker at Post Pour Co and makes soy based candles that smell AMAZING! HB exclusive candles are available on Etsy. Follow her on Instagram !...
Feb 28, 2020•34 min
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...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 139
In this episode of Ask-A-Badass HB, Erika C and Natalie cover some very niche medical BING BOONG BONGS. They talk about reading romance as an escape, how Erika might ACTUALLY be a superhero, how she copes with her sometimes bleak work job as a romance reader and a mom. And tune in on Monday, February 24th for Part 2 of The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev! Once again, we want to make sure you know there’s some content that might be tricky. So be careful if sexual assault, domestic abuse, mental hea...
Feb 21, 2020•39 min
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 ...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 137
Hey HBs! On this episode of Ask-A-Badass, Nat and Caitlin talk about the upside of long commutes, if audio books are actually reading, Girl Scouts (favorite cookie anyone?), reading goals, what to do when life hands you lemons and limes, and a very SLIPPERY *Bing, Boong, Bong*! And join us on Monday, February 17th for Part 1 of The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev. It’s a beautiful second chance romance, but it comes with a whole passel of content warnings. Be careful if sexual assault, child abuse...
Feb 14, 2020•35 min•Ep. 136
We're bringing you a monster-sized episode for our first sexy monster! **heart-eyed emoji**. Join us for Firelight by Kristen Callihan, a romance mystery set in Sherlock Holmes Times which may or may not have made us spontaneously combust a couple of times. Callihan is a master of "show, don't tell" and we were riveted for every moment. Plus, let's review: Sexy. Monster. Bonus content: New dog GOAT, Big Slash/Stab, tongue-only kissing, masquerade masks, fight scenes, and so much more! Self-Love ...
Feb 10, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 135
Hey HBs! Sink into the sultry sounds of Stefannie C's voice during this episode of Ask-A-Badass, where Nat and Stefannie talk cake, Cavill, polyamory, self defense, AND SO MUCH MORE! And join us on Monday, February 10 for a rerelease of our first sexy monster! We'll be in your feeds with Firelight by Kristen Callihan. 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'...
Feb 07, 2020•38 min
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 m...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 133
Do like tangents? Regency romance? Weird ventriloquist dummy portraits? Tarot? Tauruses? Then you will love this episode, because Nat talks to Holly E from Wildly Tarot! And tune in on Monday, February 4th for Part 2 of From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata! 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'l...
Jan 31, 2020•37 min
Hey HBs! We're here with 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 more! Housekeeping: 1....
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 131
Nat and Jess talk about how Laura Ingalls Wilder is problematic, but we still have a soft space in our heart for her! They do a deep dive into sun dried tomato aioli! ALSO WHAT IS SCRAPBOOKING!? And why it's not just for people with kids anymore! Document the lives you lead, no matter what fills it! And join us on Monday, January 27 for From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata! Weeeeee LIKED IT!!!! Mentioned in this episode: Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review whereve...
Jan 24, 2020•39 min
