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 heavi...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 189
Hey HBs! It's Thanksgiving week for us Americans! That means special Thanksgiving books for you! This one features an heiress determined to prove her worth in the Alaskan wilderness and a lawyer with *deep* *dark* *issues* who accidentally-on-purpose got lost in the wilderness. They're objectively terrible people! CW: faith, specifically Christianity, is a huge topic in this book. We tried to be respectful of religion in general, while still comment on these characters and their actions. If we m...
Nov 23, 2020•2 hr•Ep. 188
Hey HBs! It's part 2 of In the Company of Women by Kate Christie! We get more WW2 Women's Army Corps goodness and an HEA! Plus, 1994 classic Nell, dumb inspirational posters, and more! Lady Loves: Erin: Tazo Dessert Tea in Lemon Loaf Melody: exfoliate your whole body and the amazon playlist "music of the 2000s" Patreon Shout Out: Meredith H, you are descended from Marzanna, the polish goddess of Winter. I think of her as an old-timey Elsa. She’s often depicted while sewing, but I like to think o...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 187
Hey HBs! It's Veteran's Day! So, we're coming at you with a super sweet lesbian romance set in World War 2! It's a book that really immerses you in the times, plus lady smooching! Bonus Content: we're a mess (no, but like, more than usual), tales of two Naval Grandpas, some live boundary setting, and so much more! Lady Loves: Erin: there's this new hairdryer brush that I love! Melody: If you, like me, are doing the hard work of figuring out the right combination of meds, therapy, and mood booste...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 186
HEY VOTING HBs!!!!! It's election day and if you've cast your ballot already, we admire you!! Maybe you need something to listen to in the poll line! Maybe you want a treat for after you vote! Maybe you need some distraction from anxiety after you do everything under your control. WE'RE HERE FOR YOU! In this Ask-A-Badass episode, Jessica teaches Natalie about cool librarian stuff, all the uses for Lavender. that there are different types of Ranch dressing, and so much more! We also find out that...
Nov 04, 2020•37 min•Ep. 185
Hey HBs! We've got a special episode brought to you by The Cigarette Burns Podcast! Erin and Cole chat all about Notting Hill! “I’m just a girl…” Come to London, head over to the Travel Book Co., and fall in love with Anna and Will all over again as Cole and Erin break down Notting Hill. We take a long stroll down Portobello road and talk about who is the worst character, why Erin hates Anna and doesn’t want Hugh Grant looking directly into her eyes, and just how horrible Will’s flat smells. Get...
Nov 02, 2020•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 184
Hey HBs, it's our first sexy ghost!!!! Come join us for Halloween Boo by Sarah Spade. It's a lovely tale of a ghost who falls in love with the woman who lives in the apartment he's haunting and gets the 24 hours of Halloween to become corporeal! He not only *gets* a boner, but he GETS TO USE IT! And Spade does a ton of fabulous references to Halloween classic Hocus Pocus. Bonus Content: The "Murder Smolder" TM, the naughty lobster who must be punished, Erin tells us about her ghost, how we (as o...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 183
Sarah Wendell is here! That's right, the resident Smart Bitch who loves Trashy Books is on Heaving Bosoms! She introduces Melody to the wonders that is the Lords of the Satyr series with NICHOLAS by Elizabeth Amber. It's a Paranormal Historical Erotic Romance that is nuts. It's so bonkers. It's got such a problematic tapestry of consent issues that Melody wasn't phased by at all. There are Fuck Sprites. There's double dicks and a bonus appendage that Sarah has hilariously dubbed "the zamboni of ...
Oct 19, 2020•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 182
Hey HBs! We're here with Pestilence by Laura Thalassa. It's a romance between a regular-every-gal and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The plague-y one. Big Content Warnings for plague, pandemic, sickness and death on the page, physical, emotional, and mental abuse, and descriptions of violence. Bonus Content: VOTE! Vote early! Drop off your ballots! Or mail them! Woo!, Mel didn't remember the definition of pestilence, *Bing Boong Bong* Strategy and Apocalypse Plans with Erin, incompr...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 181
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 S...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 180
Hey HBs! It's part 2 of You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria. Jasmine and Ashton are navigating the perilous worlds of celebrity and love simultaneously and we just need these two crazy kids to work it out! Spoiler alert: they do! Beautifully!! Bonus Content: Melody need compliments GIVEM!!, big braless boobs in a romper, strawberry creams!, double fisting gin and tonics, threesomes = love triangles? That can't be right..., and Ashton's most famous role: "the Sheriff of My Vagina!" Lady Loves: Eri...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 179
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...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 178
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 ...
Sep 14, 2020•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 177
Hey HBs! We've got part 1 of Midnight Sun for you! It's Twilight from Edward's perspective! In this edition, it's Twilight except with more burning stink and 400 extra pages of Rosalie conversations, teenage inner monologues, stalking, and... paintings. What a ball! Bonus Content: Mel sets the pals up for failure, we're not yucking anyone's yums!, Bella is STINKY, Edward has a hard time figuring out boners, the Cullens still suck except worse, Erin brags about her "non-existent" "gag reflex" and...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 176
Hey HBs! Bea Koch of The Ripped Bodice stopped by to chat about her debut book Mad & Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency , and reviewed the movie Belle with Melody! The movie is a gorgeous take on the life of Dido Elizabeth Belle, a biracial Black woman who was raised with the white half of her family during the Georgian era. And it's a BIG ROMANCE. Bonus Content: Melody learned so much about Englandtimes through Bea's book!, Mary Seacole and her nursing efforts during the Crimean War, the not...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 175
Hey HBs! We've gone to THE THEATRE with Act Like It by Lucy Parker. This enemies to lovers, fake relationship novel between two West End actors is a big swoon! Bonus Content: Melody is a professional, Erin's mom needs us to discuss: why do dudes like it when ladies wear their shirts? What's that about?, ALERT ALERT circle the wagons it's time for a Vampire Diaries intervention with Erin!, actually-bad first kisses in an enemies-to-lovers, a fete! which we totally know, LOVERS OF GIANT VEGETABLES...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 174
Hey HBs! We needed a break, but we thought y'all should still have new content, so here is part 1 of our recap of the Lifetime thriller, PSYCHO STRIPPER! Come hear all about Symmetrical Blonde (which one? who knows!), Brown-Hair The Groom, Steroids the Douchcanoe, and so much more! If you want part two, you can visit patreon.com/heavingbosomspodcast and sign up for just $5 per month for all audio content and more! Bonus Content: Body roll, body roll, body roll!, terrible drunk acting, justice fo...
Aug 17, 2020•50 min•Ep. 173
For any longstanding HBs, Anthony S and Liz S have been a beacon of love, support, and kindness to each other and to the rest of the cult. Natalie discusses their romance journey with them. And then Anthony and Liz tell Natalie that there are genres other than romance (WHAT?!), talk about their quarantine cat, how it's hard to get married in 2020, and pretty much explain how they are the most adorable couple in the history of romance reading. And join Heaving Bosoms Proper on Monday, August 17th...
Aug 14, 2020•36 min
Hey HBs! We've got Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey for you. We have to be honest, this re-defines the term "hate episode." This is an erotica novel from the first person perspective of a woman, written by man. You wanted #intellectualismin2020 and HERE IT IS. We are cognizant that, as two white women, we likely aren't the audience Eric Jerome Dickey was writing for. We had beta listeners give us feedback on this episode because we are sure we have blind spots to some themes in the book, but ultim...
Aug 10, 2020•2 hr 46 min•Ep. 171
Hey y'all! It's Roller Girl by Vanessa North! This feel-good lesbian romance between a trans athlete and a plumber/roller derby coach is exactly what we needed! Roller derby, tons of enthusiastic consent, low-stakes conflict, a whole gaggle of awesome side characters, the importance of lady friendship! This novella was a big yum, a big swoon, and a big heart soar! Bonus Content: Erin knows so much about roller derby and Melody actually sobs with joy near the end. Lady Loves: Erin: Ann Aguirre is...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 170
Hey HBs! It's another boring episode of Heaving Bosoms..... AS IF!! Melody is joined by author Suzanne Park to recap the 1995 classic CLUELESS! Get ready for a big nostalgia recap! Check out Suzanne's work, The Perfect Escape, a YA rom-com and Loathe At First Sight, a sweet adult rom-com set in the video game industry with lots of enemies-to-lovers goodness (out August 18. 2020).. Bonus Content: Magic Mike in the Zombie Apocalypse, Mark Wahlberg is racist trash who has been convicted of multiple...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 169
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 Fingerbang...
Jul 20, 2020•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 168
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 throu...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 167
In this episode of Ask-A-Badass HB, Lauren and Nat have the longest (maybe?) lightning round to date. They talk about altitude baking changes, why it's important to diversify your media, what the sexiest belly button condiment is, and why writing is hard to have as your full time job! Make sure to check out Lauren's books ! And she does the Tik Tok ! She rules! She gave justice to Fenella! #justiceforfenella Mentioned in this episode: Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and re...
Jul 10, 2020•38 min•Ep. 166
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 ...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 165
Hey HBs! We're here with part two of The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe! It's got an incredible emotional arc AND the best ending for the characters! Plus, you know, hot hot sex that Melody needs to talk about in detail. Bonus Content: McFlurry Mulligans, McFlurry Stories, Nymphs and Satyrs, toddler parenting, Erin tries to gloss over a sex scene and Melody stops her RIGHT THERE, and so much more! Podcast Shout Out: Encyclopedia Womannica ! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for 5 minu...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 164
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:...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 163
Hey HBs! We've got Barbarian's Choice here for you from The Ice Planet Podcast! Melody and Dani recap the all-alien book in which we get to see Farli, whom we've known since she was a teen, get her HEA!! We learn a ton about Sa-khui anatomy, more about the big wide universe, body modification (AKA dick piercing!), and so much more! Make sure to check out the rest of the Ice Planet Podcast and Dani's main project, Black Chick Lit ! If you want something close to Heaving Bosoms for your first expe...
Jun 15, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 162
Hey HBs! We're here with an episode of the Ice Planet Podcast on Heaving Bosoms! Dani graciously gave us permission to release our guest spots on our feed after ACOWAR, so what was supposed to be an April or early May release date is NOW! Come hear Dani and Erin chat about BARBARIAN'S HEART by Ruby Dixon. It's an Amnesia Times road trip book with some seriously *on fire* alien humor. (No tail! Hahahhaha!) Check out both of Dani's shows: Ice Planet Podcast and Black Chick Lit . And follow them on...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 161
Hey HBs! We're here with the 5th and FINAL part of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! We start with Elain's rescue, do lots of battles, SAVE THE WORLD, and end with sky sex (Melody is sure of it). Enjoy! Bonus Content: Oreos are a finite resource in Erin's house, foxes wearing cute vests!, Erin hates on Feyre's new tramp stamp, Melody talks about HORNS, and Family Redemption!!! Support Protesters by DONATING to Bail Funds all over the US. HBs have started a new Book Club to learn more a...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 160
