Heaving Bosoms
Melody Carlisle and Sabrina Bradley love romance and they do it out loud! Every Monday, these long-distance best friends recap romance novels from a comedic, intersectional feminist, sex-positive perspective. If you're itching for a BFF book club or just love raucous slumber party vibes, this is the show for you! Whether you've read the book or not, all are welcome! Giggling, tangents, and sincere joy abound.
Episodes
Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee with Overdue!! (Part 2) | 430.2
Hey HBs! It's time for part 2 of LEGEND OF THE WHITE SNAKE by Sher Lee with the Overdue Podcast guys! When we left you yesterday, the boys had just come back from a disastrous snake hunt, had a flirty bath, and then consummated their budding relationship. Thank goodness for all of us, it was fade-to-black with these under-agers. But how long can Zhen keep his sssssnakey sssssssecret?!
This Friday
Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee with Overdue Podcast!! (Part 1) | 430.1
Hey HBs! Happy Pride Month even more! To celebrate, the guys from the Overdue Podcast are here for a crossover episode! Craig and Andrew joined Mel and Sabrina to recap the YA MM romance LEGEND OF THE WHITE SNAKE by Sher Lee! It's a retelling of a Chinese folktale that affirmed and wrecked our souls in equal measure. What a delight from start to finish!!
This Friday on PATREON, Sabrina is telling
Fresh Ice by Marina Vivancos (Part 2) | 429.2
Hey HBs! It's time for part 2 of FRESH ICE by Marina Vivancos!
When we left you yesterday, Alonso had been navigating a fierce crush on Levi that he’s trying desperately to ignore. That’s where we’re jumping in!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: the game Don't Starve Together!
Mel: People finally recognizing the real villains instead of blaming scapegoats! We don't endorse the tactics, but the targets are accu
Fresh Ice by Marina Vivancos (Part 1) | 429.1
Hey HBs! Happy Pride Month! We're baaaaaaack with Fresh Ice by Marina Vivancos! It's a fluffy MM hockey omegaverse that we loved!
Bonus Content: Mel's obsessed, golden retrievers and black cats, bad parents, knot sacks, Bus(c)h Beans, and so much more!
This Friday on PATREON, Mel is telling Sabrina all about the next two books in this series FACE OFF and OVERTIME! They're soooo gooooood!
Want to s
ENCORE: Podiversary 2023 (Part 2) | 428.2
Hey HBs! It's part 2 of our 2023 Podiversary! Mel, Sabrina, Kimberly Lemming, Alexis the Sword, and Naima Simone start with Harems and then move on to so so so many diabolical Would You Rather scenarios!
This Friday on PATREON, Sabrina and Mel talk about the rest of season 1 of Age of Attraction from Netflix! The pals were super wrong in our predictions and Mel comes with scalding hot tea from the
ENCORE: Podiversary 2023 (Part 1) | 428.1
Hey HBs! It's the final week of our mid-year break and we're celebrating with the Podiversary episode in which we announced Sabrina as a full-time cohost! Along with M & S, Kimberly Lemming, Alexis the Sword, and Naima Simone joined in to celebrate in style! We've got Hard Limits Watch, Kinks Watch, and Obsessions Watch. Tomorrow we'll be back with Harems and so so so many Would You Rather sce
ENCORE: The Bride by Julie Garwood (Part 6 of 6) | 427.6
Hey HBs! It's the final part of this book! You better get ready to find out who the murder is!
Bonus Content: Sabrina putting the mystery's puzzle pieces together in real time, and so much more!
Mel: Hoopla! OMG! Librarian HBs, if you know of a way for Sabrina and other rural HBs to get Hoopla, email us!
Sabrina: space operas with giant, complicated, overarching plots. Inspired by The Zion Warrior
ENCORE: The Bride by Julie Garwood (Part 5 of 6) | 427.5
Hey y'all! It's part 5 of The Bride! The final week of this epic book! This last 20% of this novel is so action packed that it'll make your head spin.
Bonus Content: demanding bribes for adulting, severe aversions to heights, necrophilia jokes that Mel understands right in front of you, and so much more!
Lady Loves:
Mel: Hoopla! OMG! Librarian HBs, if you know of a way for Sabrina and other rural
ENCORE: The Bride by Julie Garwood (Part 4 of 6) | 427.4
Hey HBs! We're back with part 4 of 6 of THE BRIDE by Julie Garwood! When we left you yesterday, Mary had just shown up at Jamie and Alec’s and asked if they might have a sister sleepover. Also, Alec had come up with the dastardly plan to get Jamie to wear his plaid by not touching her until she does. That’s where we begin.
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: Frozen pot stickers! In the air fryer! Sooooo good!
Me
ENCORE: The Bride by Julie Garwood (Part 3 of 6) | 427.3
Hey HBs! We're back for part 3 of The Bride by Julie Garwood! We start with the morning after the consummation and watch these two hot dummies try to parse their feelings while also shedding a bit more light on the suspense subplot! (There's a muuurrrrrderer in their midst).
Bonus Content: blinking like a broken cupie doll, abandoning sexytime metaphors, and so much more!
This Friday on PATREON, S
ENCORE: The Bride by Julie Garwood (Part 1 of 6) | 427.1
Hey HBs! Sabrina and I have hit some snags in our non-podcast lives (more info in the outro), and we need a bit of a rest and reset. So, for the month of May, we're going to revisit our earliest episodes together! We'll be rereleasing all three episodes of THE BRIDE by Julie Garwood. These are some of my favorite episodes. I remember falling into our comfortable, silly chemistry and feeling like m
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost (Part 2) | 426.2
Hey HBs! We're back for Part 2 of ONCE BURNED by Jeaniene Frost! When we ended our episode yesterday, Layla found out that her powers are slowly killing her and the only medicine is drinking Vlad’s sweet sweet blood. So she can taste the sins he keeps close to his skin. That’s where we’re jumping in!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: stacking their pantry with bulk spices from the local Indian grocer and feedi
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost (Part 1) | 426.1
Hey HBs! We've got a classic set of Heaving Bosoms episodes for you this week! The source material is fantastic, Sabrina’s got a new note taking technique, and it’s banter city. She's got powers, he's a vampire with powers, there's an INTRIGUE... a delight from start to finish. This is part 1!
Bonus Content: we both messed up, he's the original, we make playlists, and so much more!
Plus, this Frid
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren (Part 2) | 425.2
Hey HBs! We're back with part 2 of AUTOBOYOGRAPHY by Christina Lauren! When we left you yesterday, Tanner and Sebastian were dating in secret and Tanner just realized that the most important piece of Sebastian’s identity is his status as a faithful Mormon. Understandably, he’s not sure where that leaves him or their relationship. That’s where we’re jumping in!
Lady Loves:
Mel: reading Percy Jackso
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren (Part 1) | 425.1
Hey HBs! We're here with part 1 of AUTOBOYOGRAPHY by Christina Lauren! What a gorgeous YA romance featuring two teenage boys and a whole bunch of religious complications. It's written so lyrically! I promised it a few weeks ago and then we had to move the schedule around to accommodate our St. Vincent Day shenanigans. So, in the episode’s timeline, we read this book right after FOR WHOM THE BELLE
Happy SVD! The Grump Next Door by Brighton Walsh | 424.2
Hey HBs! It's part 2 of THE GRUMP NEXT DOOR by Brighton Walsh! When we left you yesterday, Atlas had just approached Sutton about faking a relationship because, after hearing about his display of protection and claiming in front of the whole town, his mom is really excited about it. And then Sutton’s daughter Laurel showed us how it’s done by getting a trip to Paris for her cooperation. Incredible
Happy SVD! The Grump Next Door by BRIGHTON WALSH | 424.1
Hey HBs! We're here with the book we meant to read last week! THE GRUMP NEXT DOOR by Brighton Walsh. He's a retired football with abandonment issues and an oral fixation. She's a badass single mom who can't rely on anybody and is starting over with her teenage daughter in a small town called S*x Peddler Falls, Maine. It's a fabulous time and so are this week's RIDICULOUS set of episodes!
Bonus Con
Happy St. Vincent Day! The Grump Next Door by Kendall Ryan | 423.2
Hey HBs! We know you want to find out what happens with Muffin and George, so here's part 2!
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Credits:
Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz
Art: Author Kate Prior (her newest release MATED TO MY EX is out now!!)
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Happy St. Vincent Day! The Grump Next Door by Kendall Ryan | 423.1
Hey HBs! We're here with the first of 2 St. Vincent Day books! You'll understand why in the early part of the episode. But, HOORAY, MORE ST. VINCENT! First up, we've got THE GRUMP NEXT DOOR by Kendall Ryan. Sabrina tells Mel all about this book staring Muffin, a perfect CBD fueled canine wrapped in a thundershirt, and George, a VERY HUNGRY goat who shows up and never leaves. There's also a chaotic
The King by Nana Malone Rerelease (Part 2) | Ep. 422.2
We're back with the second half of THE KING by Nana Malone! Our plucky secret agents are on their very first field mission and (bom chicka wow wooow) they're posing as newlyweds! Don't worry, they commit to the bit.
Bonus Content: Georg and Dreorg, forehead kisses, red hot narration, and so much more!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: Having an endless pile of bullshit to talk about with your besties!
Mel: Sab
For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn (4 of 4) | 421.4
Hey HBs! It's the final episode of our series; part 4 of FOR WHOM THE BELLE TOLLS by Jaysea Lynn! Lily and Belle are completely committed to each other and building a family! Then, you know, war and near death and honoring the fallen and making HUGE choices! We love a loophole, so thank you, Lev.
TW: the Iran invasion and ongoing war, apathetic leaders, fertility, dying, death, violence, child abu
For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn (3 of 4) | 421.3
Hey HBs! Today is part 3 of 4 of FOR WHOM THE BELLE TOLLS by Jaysea Lynn! These pals are getting romantic and she's looking forward to tail stuff! Meanwhile, we're blubbering messes.
TW: the Iran invasion and ongoing war, apathetic leaders, our corrupt capitalist health system, cancer, terminal illness, dying, death, violence, child abuse, child sexual abuse, the dark parts of the foster system, s
For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn (2 of 4) | 421.2
Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of 4 of FOR WHOM THE BELLE TOLLS by Jaysea Lynn! When we left you yesterday, Lucifer had just set up Belle to meet Lily in person, the woman he’s been flirting with while gaming online together. AND she was beating the ever loving crap out of an evil soul, so she’s a warrior princess in real life, too.
TW: our corrupt capitalist health system, cancer, terminal illne
For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn (1 of 4) | 421.1
Hey HBs! Get READY because we're in for a 2 week event with FOR WHOM THE BELLE TOLLS by Jaysea Lynn! What a BEAUTIFUL and horrifyingly timely book. It lays bare so many ills of our current system while also being hilarious and adorable and poignant and we didn't know what to do with ourselves. This is part 1 of 4.
Bonus Content: Mel and Sabrina actually hate each other - surprise!, we can't help b
Baby and the Late Night Howlers by Kathryn Moon (Part 2) | 420.2
Hey HBs! When we left you yesterday, Baby had moved in with her pack, she made sure the other women didn’t get thrown out, she’s forging relationships with each of her horny alphas, and she got knotted for the first time! It’s been a big week for Baby. Today we've got a bad rival MC, a BFF to save, more knots to take, and a heat vacation to the nest of her dreams! Also, kidnappings and other nefar
Baby and the Late Night Howlers by Kathryn Moon (Part 1) | 420.1
Heyyyy HBs! Welcome to the GREEN appreciation podcast, where we recap Baby and the Large Knot Howlers in order to worship the hottest alpha of all time, Ryan AKA Green AKA Grower AND Shower AKA Mel's dreamboat.
But also, it's our first omegaverse book and we've chosen the perfect intro-to-omegaverse text in BABY AND THE LATE NIGHT HOWLERS by Kathryn Moon. We've got late-blooming omega Baby (yes, t
Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura (Part 2) | 419.2
Hey HBs! This is part 2 of our recap of TEMPLE OF SWOON by Jo Segura. When we left you yesterday, Miri and Rafa had just taken over a boat by force and kissed the daylights out of each other. That’s where we’re jumping in!
Bonus Content: hard-hitting archeological budge projections, apple bananas, bird perverts, checking to see if she's preserved in her best form, and so much more!
Lady Loves:
Sa
Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura (Part 1) | 419.1
Hey HBs! This week we’re digging into 2026 even more (and we’re doing it with specialty tools!) as we recap of TEMPLE OF SWOON by Jo Segura! There's super secret archeological goals in the Amazon rainforest and Miri can launch her career if she succeeds! But, super hot journalist Rafa (also super secretly) can't let that happen. Ancient civilizations! Amulets! Academia! Car crashes! Vine swinging!
A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell (Part 2) | 418.2
Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of A RARE FIND by Joanna Lowell! It's the middle of the treasure hunt! Some wild things are gonna happen, slick flesh is gonna slick flesh together, and paranormal activity is NOT gonna deliver. Good thing Charles Peach always does!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: Genuine connections IRL. Plus, the 'tism tray and the most beautiful powerpoint on oranges Mel's ever seen.
Mel: A
A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell (Part 1) | 418.1
Hey HBs! We're here with the sapphic, enby historical romp we didn't know we needed: A RARE FIND by Joanna Lowell! We've got an autistic archaeologist fighting the scientific patriarchy and her childhood nemesis who's home to cause trouble for the first time in years! Hijinks, adventures, and "hungry sparks" ensue.
Bonus Content: Appliancepocalypse, slow burn confusion, cutting ties can be #effici
Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver (Part 2) | 417.2
Hey HBs! It's time for part 2! When we left you yesterday, our bloodthirsty baddies had just had sex for the first time while Nolan was super high on magic mushrooms that Harper slipped him. She told him to fuck her like he hates her and boy did he deliver. Now, he’s crossed the emotional Rubicon and is ready to worship at her feet. Meanwhile, she coyote-uglied her way out of there as fast as poss
Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver (Part 1) | 417.1
Hey HBs! We're back! And we're back with some stabby energy because what could be better in this moment? We've got a Brynn Weaver spinoff that made all our dreams come true, and made Mel's gardening heart very jealous: TOURIST SEASON. It's book one in her new trilogy The Seasons of Carnage.
She's a transplant taking over the mantle of "protecting" her new small town, one wood-chipped tou
It Had to Be You (Part 2) | 416.2 Rerelease
We're back with part 2 of this rerelease of IT HAD TO BE YOU by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. We're still hopping mad and ready to burn it down!
Content Warnings: episode includes discussions of sexual assault, including in young childhood, on-page violent rape, statutory rape, rampant misogyny, malicious thinness, kink shaming, slut shaming, fat shaming, Madonna/Whore Complex, racism, and more.
Lady
It Had to Be You (Part 1) | 416.1 Rerelease
Hey HBs! Mel and Sabrina are mad and rereleasing IT HAD TO BE YOU by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. This is a doozy!
Content Warnings: episode includes discussions of sexual assault, including in young childhood, on-page violent rape, statutory rape, rampant misogyny, malicious thinness, kink shaming, slut shaming, fat shaming, Madonna/Whore Complex, racism, and more.
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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynn Weaver (Part 2) | 415.2 Rerelease
Hey HBs! It's time to get to the spicy scenes in this rerelease of BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD by Brynn Weaver!! And whooweee did they deliver. In this second half, we've got a corpse puppet show (is that a tag now?), some excellent hurt/comfort into schmecksy times, and the most romantic proposal in the universe.... if you're a serial unaliver who loves an empty eye socket. Which she is! So that work
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynn Weaver (Part 1) | 415.1 Rerelease
Hey HBs! Mel and Sabrina are here to squeal about two serial killers finding their HEA in BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD by Brynn Weaver! This episode was originally released in September of 2024 and we meet a future character in this book! From the best captive meet-cute to dinner disasters, this book is a fizzy delight.
Bonus Content: personal piercing TikTok, the Necessary Evils series by Onley James,
Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon (Part 2) | 414.2 Rerelease
Hey y'all! We're here for part 2 of BULL MOON RISING by Ruby Dixon! Aspeth has been discovered by her dastardly ex-fiancée and it's ALL HANDS ON DECK to save her home! The found family in this book really made our hearts soar just as much as the rutting in this book made our eyes bulge. Awoooga!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: a heated mattress topper! It's soooo cozy for when you jump into bed. But be sure
Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon (Part 1) | 414.1 Rerelease
Hey HBs! We're rereleasing our recap of BULL MOON RISING by Ruby Dixon and we couldn't be happier! This is part one of our foray into a new corner of the Dixonverse where magic is outlawed and Conquest Moons disrupt everything. We've got a determined heroine who's undercover to save her life and home and a minotaur hero who cannot catch a break in the run up to the next celestial f*ckfest. A marri
Hard Hitter by Sarina Bowen (Part 2) | 413.2 Rerelease
Hey HBs! We hope you're ready for part 2 of HARD HITTER by Sarina Bowen! These sexy coworkers are the dreamiest.
CW for discussions of past domestic abuse.
Bonus Content: the gals both need massages badly, looking at your partner like we look at ice cream, Mel learns what "uppers" actually are (yikes), dicks in coffee makers, and so much more!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina - rereading! Sometimes i
Hard Hitter by Sarina Bowen (Part 1) | 413.1 Rerelease
Hey HBs! It's time to get our hockey on with HARD HITTER by Sarina Bowen! It's a massage, it's a yoga, it's a crime thriller! Ari and Patrick are so swoony!
CW for discussions of past domestic abuse.
Bonus Content: Sabrina (on record as NOT a re-reader) has read this book 3 times, Mel has been cut off by Hoopla, the fear of developing a foot fetish, and more!
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Our 2026 Reading Embrace Categories! | 412.2
It's time for the 2026 Reading Embrace!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here are the category explanations.
For the next few weeks, we'll be rereleasing previous episodes and taking a little break. Follow our socials for more details!
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2025 Reading Embrace Celebration!!!! | 412.1
It's time for the 2025 Reading Embrace! Thank you to everyone who participated this year, even if we didn't find out about it. YOU'RE EMBRACED!
Come back tomorrow for our 2026 Category announcement!
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The Year in Smut with our Reading Smut Pals! | 411
Hey HBs! We've got a special crossover episode with our pals from the Reading Smut podcast! Sabrina and Mel are joined by Mallory and Brea to go over 2025 in Romancelandia!
SEND IN YOUR READING EMBRACES! Either via email at heavingbosomspodcast@gmail.com, via DM, or use our handy shared spreadsheet!
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The Long Game by Rachel Reid (Part 2) | 410.2
When we left you yesterday Shane had proposed to Ilya in a recreation of the proposal Ilya described in HEATED RIVALRY and they’ve decided to get hitched this summer! That’s where we’re jumping in for part 2 of THE LONG GAME by Rachel Reid.
Bonus Content: Mel trolls Sabrina mercilessly and ANYA THE DOG!
Lady Loves:
ZAMBRINA: Sabrina got to ride the Zamboni at her local hockey rink!!!
Mel: care abo
The Long Game by Rachel Reid (Part 1) | 410.1
The boys from HEATED RIVALRY get their HEA in this follow up to their story! This is part 1 of our recap of book 6 in the Game Changers series, THE LONG GAME by Rachel Reid!
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Mel is telling Sabrina all about the last two books in the Stage Dive series LEAD and DEEP by Kylie Scott.
Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and wa
A Christmas of Queer Joy! (Part 2) | 409.2
Hey HBs! Today we're recapping the two other shorts from Eli Wray's "A Very Enby Christmas" series: THE FIRST NOEL and SECRET SANTA by Eli Wray! We've got a new couple negotiating Christmas for the first time and a poly couple inviting a guest star for the night, only to get an old friend and maybe a new flame. We really enjoyed all of these!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: finally pivoting to a ne
A Christmas of Queer Joy! (Part 1) | 409.1
Hey HBs! It's a Trans Joy Extravaganza this Christmas! This week we've got a buffet of queer shorts that made us super happy. Today we're recapping VINTAGE JOYS FOR LUCKY BOYS & JUNK by G.R. Richards and SUGAR & SPICE by Eli Wray!
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina and Mel are gushing about books 4 and 5 of the Game Changers series: COMMON GOAL and ROLE MODEL.
Curio
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake (Part 2) | 408.2
Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of DELILAH GREEN DOESN’T CARE by Ashley Herring Blake! It's time for Delilah, Claire, and Iris to SCHEME!!!! And camp. A very unlikely camping trip.
Bonus Content: More tumbler jokes, capturing the drama of your mid-twenties, the sanctity of journals, and so much more!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: Have you been on the fence about that getting that sex toy? BUY IT! No more h
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake (Part 1) | 408.1
Hey HBs! It's another sapphic romp with part 1 of DELILAH GREEN DOESN’T CARE by Ashley Herring Blake! Delilah is forced to go back to her childhood hometown to photograph her step sister's wedding and boy do sparks fly when she reunites with an old crush!
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina is telling Mel all about the first two books in this series: ASTRID PARKER DO
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Part 4 of 4) | 407.4
Hey HBs! Here's the final part of our recap of HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid! The boys are making it work!!
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina is telling Mel all about the first two books in this series: GAME CHANGER and TOUGH GUY.
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Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anythi
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Part 3 of 4) | 407.3
Hey HBs! Here's part 3 of 4 of our recap of HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid! IT'S COTTAGE TIME!
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina is telling Mel all about the first two books in this series: GAME CHANGER and TOUGH GUY.
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Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Part 2 of 4) | 407.2
Hey HBs! When we left off yesterday, Ilya had just shown up to the non-descript building that Shane directed him to and discovered that Shane is so paranoid about their illicit activity that he bought them an entire building to have their booty calls. Adorable. That’s where we’re jumping in!
Lady Loves:
Mel: @heyclairewycoff on IG! Check her out especially for her Rage Gardening the Oligarchy seri
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Part 1 of 4) | 407.1
Hey HBs! IT'S FINALLY TIIIIIME! You've heard Sabrina scream about Ilya Rozanov for YEARS and, in light of the new TV series, we're finally diving in! And it's a 2 week, 4 part event! This is part 1 of 4 of our recap of HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid.
Bonus Content: Mel is bringing Big! Feral! Energy! and poor Sabrina has to be the adult in the room.
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subs
Waking Up With the Duke by Lorraine Heath (Part 2) | 406.2
Hey HBs! We're back with part 2 of WAKING UP WITH THE DUKE by Lorraine Heath. Jane is ready to be an active (maybe even enthusiastic?) participant in this baby-making endeavor!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: Standing up for friends during important milestones is so rewarding! Their custom made suit could have breathed a little more, but totally worth it!
Mel: Meet your friends in person! And don't stop hugg
Waking Up With the Duke by Lorraine Heath (Part 1) | 406.1
Hey HBs! We've got a special book for American Thanksgiving this year! Thank you to HB Caroline for the delicious recommendation and hilarious Embrace Reason for choosing it! We loved WAKING UP WITH THE DUKE by Lorraine Heath. Picture it: an Earl looks at a Duke and tells him that he'd be very grateful if he got his wife pregnant for him. Except the Duke has sort of loved her for years and she HAT
Play by Kylie Scott (Part 2) | 405.2
Hey HBs! It's time for part 2 PLAY by Kylie Scott! Mal has just been the biggest dummy and he'll only get dumber... but also seggsy.
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: get you a neighbor who can cook AND wants to feed you! Local connections are so crucial and affirming!
Mel: if you're feeling as frustrated as I am with the state of "the left" you can check out the Working Families Party and the organi
Play by Kylie Scott (Part 1) | 405.1
Hey HBs! This week we're back in the Stage Dive universe with book 2, PLAY by Kylie Scott! Rockstar romance with class issues, a big save the day, and the whole messy bunch!
If you want to refresh yourself with the series, listen to our recap of the first book LICK, which is episodes 378.1 & 378.2.
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina is telling Mel all about what
Enchanting Her Mate by Ivy Knox (Part 2) | 404.2
Hey HBs! Here's part 2 of ENCHANTING HER MATE by Ivy Knox!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: give yourself a reason to leave the house regularly. Like hockey season tickets!!!!!
Mel: it's great when a joke turns into a real thing, like this new emo band Afterthought!
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina is telling Mel all about the previous 5 books in this series, Aliens of Oluura
Enchanting Her Mate by Ivy Knox (Part 1) | 404.1
Hey HBs! Here's part 1 of ENCHANTING HER MATE by Ivy Knox! It's a sapphic alien romp that we NEEDED!
Bonus Content: low friendship bars for the win, vibrating tongues, magic schmexytimes, and so much more!
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina is telling Mel all about the previous 5 books in this series, Aliens of Oluura! Mel has already downloaded 2 of the books and h
Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Part 4 of 4) | 403.4
Hey HBs! It's the 4th and final part of BRIDE by Ali Hazelwood. We're finally gonna learn what that protuberance is!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: substitute potatoes for yellow squash in curry dishes. It's a game changer!
Mel: giant velvet scrunchies! They're so lush and make ponytails look elevated and fancy.
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Mel is telling Sabrina all about the
Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Part 3 of 4) | 403.3
Hey HBs! We're here for part 3 of BRIDE by Ali Hazelwood!
If you want to get straight to the book recap, skip to roughly 27:00 mins (the banter is extra today, y'all). The exact time stamp might be before or after depending on dynamic ad insertions that our network handles.
Bonus Content: Mel's Give A Mouse a Cookie project that should have been 15 minutes and turned into an entire day, Phillip an
Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Part 2 of 4) | 403.2
Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of BRIDE by Ali Hazelwood! Get ready for some SCHMEXY MARKING!
Bonus Content: popping a knart...
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: Consume media unspoiled, especially if it's a live event!!!! The Sleep Token concert was almost a religious experience because they didn't know about the show's beginning until beforehand!
Mel: REPLACE YOUR MATTRESS. OMG WHEN DID YOU GET YOUR CURRENT
Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Part 1of 4) | 403.1
Heyyyyy HBs! We're recapping BRIDE by Ali Hazelwood! And it's part 1 of 4 because we couldn't get enough of this chat. It's AH's paranormal debut and we loved it!
Bonus content: we're maniacs because we haven't recorded in a while, we wish we were knotting virgins for this book, knarting, and so much more!
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Mel and Sabrina are going crazy w
Beautiful Nightmare by Katee Robert | 402.2
Hey HBs! We're so pumped for an m/f book with a lady monster! BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE by Katee Robert serves up a sleep demon who's never felt like she belonged and a human man who's not afraid of a fear boner. It's so sweet and sexy!
Lady Loves:
Mel: THE GRIM REAPER'S LAWYER by Mia Monique. It's makes hell's bureaucracy super fun!
Becky: Giant romance! Especially Sarah Ivy Hill.
This Friday on Patre
All My Boyfriends Are Monsters Kimberly Lemming | 402.1
Hey HBs! This week is all about the Scared Sexy series. Today and tomorrow, we’ve got special crossover episodes with Becky from the TOO STUPID TO LIVE podcast! We’re recapping Kimberly Lemming’s and Katee Robert’s novellas here on Heaving Bosoms, and then you get our thoughts on Ruby Dixon’s novella over on the TOO STUPID TO LIVE podcast!
Today, we're recapping ALL MY BOYFRIENDS ARE MONSTERS by
Act Your Age by Eve Dangerfield (Part 2) | 401.2
Hey HBs! We get to see the rest of the Daddylicious journey, heavily featuring a goddess named Rapunzel! Sabrina couldn't stop drooling. It's getting tumultuous in the second half of ACT YOUR AGE by Eve Dangerfield!
Lady Loves:
Mel: Clack fans! Like my Nana's bamboo fan from my childhood, my clack fans have saved my peri-menopausal life! These random hot flashes have me carrying a fan everywhere.
Act Your Age by Eve Dangerfield (Part 1) | 401.1
Hey HBs! We hope you're ready for a workplace age gap book with Daddy kink! It's ACT YOUR AGE by Eve Dangerfield! Plus, ADHD rep, grinding gears, buttered bread, and so much more!
But seriously, this book has such good kink in it.
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Mel's telling Sabrina all about the follow up novella to this book, NOT YOUR SHOE SIZE by Eve Dangerfield! It'
8th Podiversary (Part 2) | 400.2
Hey HBs! Welcome to day 2 of our podiversary celebration! We're doing Kink Watch, Rabbit Hole Watch, and WOULD YOU RATHER!!!!!!!
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina is telling us all about their most recent EJ Russell rabbit hole! They were on the lookout for less common monster romance and couldn't stop once they found EJ's cozy MM monster romance.
Be sure to check
8th Podiversary Celebration! (Part 1) | 400.1
HAPPY EIGHT YEARS OF HEAVING BOSOMS, HBs!!!! It's our 8th podiversary episode and WE! ARE! PUMPED! We also have someone special to introduce to you!
Then we've got successes, things to improve, lessons learned, HB Authors, and Hard Limits Watch!! Get excited!
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina is telling us all about their most recent EJ Russell rabbit hole! They we
Higher by Roz Alexander (Part 2) | 399.2
Hey HBs! It's part two of HIGHER by Roz Alexander! There's a 4th of July surprise, a HOT galley kitchen schminger schmang, and their Rosh Hashanah art display to benefit pollinators! Yes, Mel is DELIGHTED.
Bonus Content: foie gras AKA fat miserable (not Canada) geese, harbingers of doom, and more!
Lady Loves:
Mel: the Chappell Roan song The Giver! It's the country music anthem for service tops I d
Higher by Roz Alexander (Part 1) | 399.1
Hey HBs! We're here with a sapphic Rosh Hashanah book by a bona fide HB Author: HIGHER by Roz Alexander. It's a steamy, grumpy/sunshine, butch-for-butch romance with art, pollinators, and super sticky drives.
Bonus Content: great authors notes, tops and bottoms, being Stone, girlfriend stipends, and more!
This Friday on the bonus feed, we're recapping GARDENS & GHOSTS by Maz Maddox, the 5th bo
Wolf and Wildflower by Stacy Reid (Part 2) | 398.2
Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of THE WOLF AND THE WILDFLOWER by Stacy Reid!
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: If you haven't experienced the Lord of the Rings movies, make sure you do it with someone whose special interest is LOR and everything JRR Tolkien.
Mel: Go get the book I narrated! It's THE ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY by Penny Reid! You can find it on her website. Enjoy!
Episode Sponsor:
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Wolf and Wildflower by Stacy Reid (Part 1) | 398.1
Hey HBs! We're here with part 1 of THE WOLF AND THE WILDFLOWER by Stacy Reid! This bonkers historical has an AMAZING premise and this author sticks the landing!! This might just be Mel's favorite read of 2025.
Episode Sponsor:
THE SPITE DATE by Pippa Grant! The Spite Date is a riotously fun opposites attract romance featuring a golden retriever celebrity who needs to get out of his own way, a woma
Semi Charmed by Isabel Jordan (Part 2) | 397.2
Hey HBs! It's time for part 2 of Semi-Charmed by Isabel Jordan. When we left off Harper had just taken Riddick to be surreptitiously examined by her super empath mom and.... he didn’t get attacked with cutlery, so he’s got that sweet, sweet approval! Now they’re at a bar and while he confirmed that he’s attracted to her, he absolutely doesn’t want to talk about it. That’s where we’re jumping in!
B
Semi Charmed by Isabel Jordan (Part 1) | 397.1
Hey HBs! Today Sabrina and Mel are wrapping themselves in nostalgia blankets and recapping Semi-Charmed by Isabel Jordan. We're in a universe in which vamps have gone public and now our two MCs aren't allowed to hunt them anymore! She's a psychic, he's a slayer, and getting jobs that aren't "hunt vampires" has proven to be a bumpy road. If she can convince him to team up with her, maybe sparks wil
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (Part 2) | 396.2
Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of HONEY GIRL by Morgan Rogers! We get a little more about Yuki, an impressive Houdini, and an HFN?
Content warning for undiagnosed and untreated mental illness, depression/anxiety, and self harm.
Lady Loves:
Mel: Skipping segments!
Sabrina: this instant pot primavera pasta recipe!
Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and watch us on YOUTUBE!
This F
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (Part 1) | 396.1
Hey HBs! Sabrina and Mel are here to recap HONEY GIRL by Morgan Rogers! This is part 1. Alas, while it's a good book, it's not a romance and we will die on that hill.
Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and watch us on YOUTUBE!
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcasts sub, we’re squeeing about the 4th book in the Relic series LOST IN AMBER by Maz Maddox.
Want to tell us a st
Smash and Grab by Maz Maddox (Part 2) | 395.2
Hey HBs! It's part two of SMASH & GRAB by Maz Maddox. We got our first kiss in yesterday's episode and today we're going A LOT further! This dino boy is SMITTEN!
Lady Loves:
Mel: After much sweat and sore muscles, I now have a pink garage! Dalton would LOVE IT.
Sabrina: knittingfool.com! It's a glossary of THOUSANDS of knitting stitches and Sabrina's magnum opus is going to be knitting swatche
Smash and Grab by Maz Maddox (Part 1) | 395.1
Hey HBs! Ooooh baby, it's dino time again!!!!! And this time it's MM! We're here with SMASH & GRAB by Maz Maddox. We've got an introverted paleontologist, a rambunctious dinosaur shifter, a thwarted heist, and a road trip!
Bonus Content: WV on a Northeast tour?, dinosaur parks, and so much more!
This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcasts bonus feed, Sabrina and I are screaming about SINK OR SWI
Receiver of Many by Rachel Alexander (Part 4 of 4) | 394.4
Hey HBs! We're back with the 4th and final part of RECEIVER OF MANY by Rachel Alexander! It's time for a road trip to Tartarus and a Titanic confrontation.
Bonus Content: those hundred handed boys, ziplining angels and devils, and momentous trips to Claire's! (But really, if you want to get a piercing go to an accredited piercer.)
Lady Loves:
Sabrina: The podcast Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! L
