Hey HBs! Holly and Esther are here from the Wildly Tarot podcast! We chat all about their new book, The History of Tarot Art: Demystifying the Art and Arcana, Deck by Deck . They give you the real stories of the badass women, marriages, intrigue, and murder behind some of most famous tarot decks! It's available for preorder now! And we recap Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross! It's Holly's first werewolf book, and one we loved for every page. Bonus Content: "wolves/werves/woofs," the inner wolf as...
Jul 05, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 219
Hey HB's! We heard BookTok made a revolutionary discovery recently, so we're here to celebrate all new readers of the Ice Planet Universe by rereleasing our chat about Barbarian's Mate , the 7th installment of the Ice Planet Barbarians series. As you know, it's Melody catnip: alien erotic romance! 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 sto...
Jun 21, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 218
Hey y'all! Liz and Meg from Make Out Already podcast is here with Mel to recap feel good movie About Time! Bonus Content: Star Wars pairings, Fleabag spoilers, Andie J. Christopher's upcoming release Hot Under His Collar, international treasure Bill Nighy and a veritable rolodex of English actors, Scrotal Recall (now called "Love Sick"), time travel via masturbation, and so much more! Lady Loves: Liz: Olivia Rodrigo's "Sour" and all the MCU edits people are doing on Tik Tok! Meg: The Gifts of Im...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 217
Hey HBs, KATEE ROBERT is back! We're talking all about her newest release Neon Gods (a smoking hot Hades and Persephone retelling complete with BOASTFUL FLOORS) and recapping The Mummy Returns! Bonus Content: The Rock before acting classes, those foxy dog heads, all that child endangerment and neglect, sand castle masterpieces, the real life sexy quotient of a falconer, the glory-hole of ancient Egypt, that CGI scorpion eyebrow, and so much more! Lady Loves: Mel: scener.com for watch parties wit...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 216
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*, E...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 215
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 conte...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 214
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 h...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 213
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 doubli...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 212
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 the...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 211
Hey HBs! Brendan Fraser has gotten some well-deserved love on romance twitter of late, thanks to Charlotte Stein , so we're adding our own fawning to the pile! In this rerelease, Katee Robert joins Mel to recap The Mummy, chat all about what a hot Gryffindor Brendan Fraser is, what competence porn Rachel Weisz's character Evie is, and omg how sexy is that mummy, though, right? Katee has TONS of amazing books you can read, like The Beast , Seducing My Guardian , Broderick , and Neon Gods ! Bonus ...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 210
Hey HBs! We have a special guest to recap The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning. It's a paranormal historical that is delightfully bonkers in all the best ways. Time travel! Immortality! Faeries! Virgins! Monster dicks! Medieval sex positivity! Throwing poop out windows! See? All the best ways. Lauren joins us as part of the Romancing the Runoff fundraiser and we are OVER THE MOON that she has graced us with her wit and excellent reading taste. She's such a joy! Lady Loves: Lauren: Be a g...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 209
Hey HBs! This week, we recap Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh! It's the first book in her famous Psy-Changeling series. Sascha is a broken psy who feels things, and Lucas is a werepanter who needs to find the psy serial killer who's targeting vibrant werewomen. Plus, dream sex, snarlin', and so much more! Mentioned in this episode: Check out our Etsy Store! Hey y'all! We've got some high quality St. Vincent themed items just waiting for you! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON! You support us,...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 208
Hey HBs! You're getting next week's episode early BECAUSE IT'S ST. VINCENT DAY! Jenny Nordbak and Andie J. Christopher join us to swoon over St. Vincent. Topics Include: - Why St. Vincent is the best - How to celebrate St. Vincent Day - Things St. Vincent would always do - Casting Bonus content: coziness, hydration, and spanking. We are who we are. Find Jenny on the Wicked Wallflowers Club podcast and Andie on Instagram for her Drunk Romance History every Saturday! If you haven't yet, check out ...
Apr 02, 2021•54 min•Ep. 207
Alisha Rai is here to usher us into a Bollywood obsession! Band Baaja Baaraat is the perfect first-timer's movie. Two college kids decide to start a wedding planning business together with one condition: don't fall in love! Countless amazing montages, songs, dance numbers, and slow-motion-walks later, IT'S A GORGEOUS HEA!!! Alisha also told us all about her newest release First Comes Like, which is the final book in her Modern Love series AND the exciting projects she's working on now! It's a mu...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 206
Hey y'all! We're back with the conclusion to The Roommate by Rosie Danan! Their pleasure education website, shameless, is in production and these two crazy kids won't realize they're mutually pining. And the reader is mutually pining as a result! It's a swoon. Bonus Content: Erin is SO TIRED, Rooster burrowing in snow, Mel LOVES flip cup, Wet humping, Penguin Hygiene Facts, The Gals have a full-on fight over warm summer nights, Erin out-soapboxes Mel, falling in love over drawing on the table at...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 205
Hey HBs! We're here with part 1 of THE ROOMMATE by Rosie Danan! We each read this book over hiatus and LOVED IT, so we decided to cover it for y'all! We've got Clara, an East Coast blue blood who is completely scandal-averse, showing up in LA to finally woo her life-long crush. Great plan! Except that he's going on tour with his band (whoops!) and he's found her a roommate on craigslist. The roommate Josh turns out to be a mainstream porn star, utter dreamboat, and the man of her destiny! Y'all....
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 204
Whoooaaaa! Lo of Christina Lauren and Kate Clayborn stopped by to introduce us to our brand new obsession, Crash Landing On You! This K-drama has already bewitched our minds and stolen our souls. Come with us as we recap episode one! We’ll be recapping the rest of the episode, one by one, on our Patreon! Plus, we chat all about Kate’s new release LOVE AT FIRST . Mel loved it! Bonus Content: Is this a retelling of Wizard of Oz? There was that time we didn’t realize Icecapade was a Christmas Carol...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 203
Hey Listener! This week Melody is joined by Dani from Black Chick Lit and Ice Planet Podcasts to recap the film Sylvie's Love. It stars Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomughda and is supported by Regé-Jean Page (from Bridgerton!), Aja Naomi King, and Eva Longoria! It is such a beautiful and cozy watch and it was everything we needed! Bonus Content: New year, new president, holy vintage fashion, Batman, The Duke of Hastings is in this!, but Mel knew him from his lesser-known role as an ambitious pros...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 202
Hey HBs, it's the fabulous conclusion to Devil In Winter by Lisa Kleypas! St. Vincent is a big hero and Evie is the perfect sickbed caretaker (shocking with her views on germs, I know!). And it was St. Vincent in the Billiards Room with the Cunnilingus! Lady Loves: Mel: Weighted scarf for anxiety care on the move Erin: Stickers! Get 'em, stick 'em, they will brighten your day! Episode Sponsor: LOVEBUG by Erin Mallon . It's a romcom standalone with a sweet entomologist heroine and a gruff hero! Y...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 201
Hey 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 ...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 200
We'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 L...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 199
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 al...
Feb 01, 2021•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 198
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 empoweri...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 197
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 thou...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 196
Hey HBs! It's week one of our winter hiatus! We're here with The Covert Captain, or A Marriage of Equals by Jeanelle M. Ferreira, a historical that's so historical, even two ladies who can read and understand Shakespeare couldn't quite decipher it a lot of the time. What we understood, we loved, though! It's about a Captain in the army with a Big Secret and the spinster with nothing to lose bonding over pianos, horses, promiscuous relations, and the idea that ladies are capable and worthwhile ju...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 195
Hey HBs! It's time for the 2020 HB Reading Embrace HUGFEST!!! That's right, you're about to get the congratulatory snuggle of your lifetime! In this episode, we explain the embrace, we explain the category origins, tell you what books popped up the most for each category, and then embrace ALL the participants! Bonus Content: Erin's new BANGS, her husband's love for Taylor Swift, and so much more! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Get more content on PATREON ! MERCH! Teepublic , Chicaloo Kate , Redbubble ...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 194
Hey HBs! It's time for Princess Switch: Switched Again! Vanessa Hudgens is back TIMES THREE to bring us more ridiculous Christmas antics. The gang is all here with Stacy and Prince Doofus, Marg and Kev the hot baker! Newcomers Serialkiller McSmirkface and MVP Fiona the Queen Bird also light up the movie! Lady Loves: Erin: Dateline Podcast always has Keith Morrison read Christmas stories around this time of year! Mel: The PMD clean, or something similar. Vibrate your cleansers and moisturizers in...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 193
Hey HBs! We're here with Mel's new favorite holiday novella Mangos & Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera! It's a novella set in the midst of a TV Christmas Baking Show where Kiskeya and Sully are competing.... AS A TEAM! With ONLY ONE BED! In SCOTLAND! Y'all there's a red hot Traditional Highlander Fingerbanging along with so much mouth-watering food descriptions as only Adriana Herrera can deliver. It's a big swoon. Bonus Content: Erin's adventures with the "darkness" button on her new toaster ove...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 192
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 ...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 191
Oh hey HBs! It's almost the start of Hanukkah, so we wanted to read an appropriate book to honor the holiday! We chose Holiday by Candlelight by Laurel Greer because it was lauded as a Hanukkah triumph. But... while it has a Menorah on the cover, it's more of a Skiing Times book that happens in December? REGARDLESS, it's got Garnet, a holistic health specialist and avid skiier, Caleb, a half Jewish, half Japanese hero who is suffering from PTSD after getting caught in an avalanche. Boy are they ...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 190
