Heaving Bosoms

Hey HBs! We're back with part 2! In which we go into orc mountain and Gwen SHOWS him her mettle and wit and hunger! Finely Fenn is a MASTER! TW: discussions of abortion, self harm, and negative self talk. Follow Dangerous Tides !! Read Naima's AMAZING books ! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter ! MERCH! Teepublic , Chicaloo Kat...

Ahhhh! Naima Simone is back to play! And there are orcs!! This book was SOOO good, y'all. We're obsessed with it. A lot of times good romance not only delivers on the swoony and schmexy components, but it comments on the world we inhabit. This book does that on every level at an 11!! Plus is Bonkers in all the best ways. So! This is part 1 because we chatted for 4 hours. Content Warnings: This epi...

Hey HBs! Kristina, Kim, and Anna from the Flights of Fantasy podcast joined Mel to discuss all things NESTA! That's right. The bitch is back and Cassian is simping hard. As Anna so wisely says, "in SJM we trust." Bonus content: Elriel or Gwynriel?, Nesta still DID NOT kill the King of Hybern, Mel asks why Sarah J. Maas is gaslighting all of us, the stratagems of BJs, how Mel knows SJM wi...

Ooooooh HB Taylor is here to recap The Lake House with Melody! This 2006 movie with Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves definitely holds up! There's time travel, architecture, a magic dog, and so much more. Taylor is an architect and she brought some amazing insight into this recap! Mel got to hang out with Taylor because she's a patron at the Competence Boner level, which gets you an invite to cohost...

Oooooh, it's a special crossover event! Sarah Wendell is here with part 1 of The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley. Then, this Friday February 17th part 2 will come out on Smart Podcast, Trashy Books ! Mel fell in love with both Ian and Beth. "Detective Hate Boner" didn't go amiss either. ENJOY! Head over to our new Etsy shop for tons of goodies! Subscribe! Rate! Review! T...

Hey y'all! Mel and Tanya are back with part 2 of Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade! In which Marcus gets caught, April teaches a master class in setting boundaries, Alex helps her see the stakes Marcus was facing, Marcus comes out as the smart guy he is, and everyone publicly declares their love and devotion! Bonus Content: great sex communication from a PhD level fuck partner, Elise Myers and the 100...

Hey HBs! Tanya is here with Mel to recap Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade! THIS BOOK, y'all! It hit us in all the feels! In addition to everything else, Olivia Dade made earthquakes sexy?! Wizardry. Fanfic, fat rep, neurodivergence rep, sexy GEOLOGY, cosplay, fandom, secret identities, and tons of NECK STUFF. Plus, Zero to Steel Magnolias, The Westminster Daddy Show , the NASA InSight Lander's goodbye...

Hey y'all! Jen Comfort joins Mel to squee about their shared childhood obsession with Phantom of the Opera! When she was writing Midnight Duet she obviously did a lot of research and she BRINGS RECEIPTS about the production and cast! Bonus Content: Andrew Lloyd Webber always being *extra* , explaining the Hades and Persephone trope to a 4 and 6 year old, "doing a gondola on her", a 4 year old excl...

Oooohhhhhhh! Kimberly Lemming is here to recap Mea Monique's brilliant debut The Grim Reaper's Lawyer ! Joyce is self-confidence goals, Aiden is the king of mixed messages, the lawyering is clever, the voice is crystal clear, and the bureaucracy is WHIMSICAL! Plus the sex is scorching hot! And she nails the comedic timing every time! Bonus Content: Mel and Kim's upcoming album, learning to wink, t...

Hey HBs! We're here with the annual Reading Embrace! Your favorite cult mods, Meredith and Sabrina, are here to help me wrap you up in the sweetest embrace of your life! The 2023 HB Reading Embrace is ready for you! If you want to share what you're reading for each category, @ us and tag your social posts with #hbreadingembrace! I cannot say this enthusiastically enough: Order Midnight Duet by Jen...

Hey HBs! Jen Comfort is here to swoon over Lindsay Lohan and Tad Fairchild! We're recapping Netflix's Falling for Christmas, in which a hotel mogul's spoiled daughter gets amnesia, a discount Chris Hemsworth *doesn't* come up with a clever plot, and Creepy Father Christmas is actually the villain! Plus, a new segment *Bing Boong Bong* Hotel Stuff with Jen. Seriously, she knows so much! Make sure t...

Hey y'all! We're baaaack! And Sierra Simone and Julie Murphy are here! We're recapping the Jonathan Taylor Thomas film I'll Be Home for Christmas in which Jessica Biel is the late '90's feminist of our dreams! If you want to be kind to yourself, check out their first team up A Merry Little Meet Cute ! It's the Christmas book I've always wanted. HB - Make sure you email your 2022 Reading Embrace en...

Surprise! To celebrate the last few days of Naima's Book Boyfriends Box, we're releasing our first recap of The One That Got Away! We're up to episode 7 now on Patreon and this show only gets better from here! Bonus content: worshipping at the altar of Anthony, breastfeeding with elastic boobs, and so much more! Naima's Book Boyfriends Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more con...

Hey HBs! IT'S OUR FIRST LIVE SHOW!!! Nat and Sara recap Halfway To The Grave by Jeaniene Frost. Boy does this Spike and Buffy homage not age well... CWs: off-page sexual assault in the past, descriptions of kidnapping, illusions to sexual assault in the present, on-page drugging with the intention of sexual assault, slut shaming, sex trafficking, and the term "white slavery" is used to describe se...

Hey HBs! Sally Thorne is here! Bearing gifts! First, Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match (out Sept 6th, preorder now!). It's Sally's newest release, first historical, has all the sparkly Sally dialogue, and is the perfect spooky season read! Next, she introduced Sara and Mel to Howl's Moving Castle! Ehrrmehhhgeerrrrdddd it's SO GOOD. Are we now in love with a cartoon man? WHAT OF IT. Bonus Conte...

Hey y'all! Liz from the Make Out Already Podcast is here to chat about Reel by Kennedy Ryan! WOW this book is gorgeous! It's showbiz and glitz with beautiful commentary on art and creation and the fight. The fight for your life, for justice, for love. Bonus Content: an episode of Behind the Bastards about the Twilight Zone movie , being a Chad with a B, rollerskating, juicy peaches, and being so p...

Hey y'all! EF Dodd is here to recap the 2018 movie Book Club! We had so much fun worshipping Jane Fonda's wardrobe, watching Murphy Brown make a romantic comeback with Mr. Holland's Opus, and yelling about terrible daughters! Lady Loves: EF: Fancy coffee makers and the best friends who support you in everything! Mel: Paint your ceiling yellow and get the most florescent rug you've ever seen in you...

Hey HBs! Erin is here to recap Yuri on Ice with Charissa! Charissa is an amazing Competence Boner patron and at that level, you can record an episode with the host of your choice! This is an extra huge treat because we get all of Erin's figure skating passion and expertise! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON!! Sign up for our Newsletter ! MERCH! Teepublic...

Hey y'all! Nat and Sara are here to recap Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score! It's book one in the Knockmeout series with runaway bride Naomi and bearded, bad-boy barber Knox. WHEW! Bonus content: what would Stefan say about this book, small town books as fantasy, Nat keeps forgetting the sex, Yolanda has the worst timing, DING! Lady Loves Sara - Buy this kaftan/robe from Etsy ! Nat - Everythi...

Hey HBs! Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop from Fated Mates join Erin and Mel to talk about Burn For Me by Ilona Andrews! It's the first book in the Hidden Legacy series and BOY do we now understand what people mean when they talk about "Mad Rogan." YOWZA. Bonus Content: sexy tortures, sexier loopholes, what we'll forgive for a fictional sociopath (everything), scapecows,"malls are the m...

Hey HBs! Tanya is back to finish squeeing about Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase! Jess is one of the top heroines of all time! Bonus Content: emotional appetites, Puerto Rican grandmothers, strategies for burglars, and Valor makes a cameo. Self-Love Recommendations: Tanya - Roxanne with Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah! It's a Cyrano de Bergerac retelling with a GIANT-nosed Steve Martin who's at t...

Hey HBs! Mel's best friend Tanya is here to recap Lord of Scoundrels with her! Boy does she love a schnoz on a man, so she was putty in Dane's hands. Bonus Content: Mel's move mishaps, Tanya's assumed relationship status, racehorse names, *Bing Boong Bong* Tricks for Chinatown Shopping with Tanya, tarts and trollops, and so much more! Check out Mel's KICKSTARTER ! Launches tomorrow! Next we'll be...

Hey pals! Mel, Nat , Holly , and Sara are here to finish up Fire Island! It's the best adaptation of Pride and Prejudice probably ever and we're dying of cute and sweet and witty and hot hot hot. But also, can we get a Max follow-up to this treasure?? Bonus Content: Do you time sex by an episode of chopped, or an episode of PJ Masks?, hot goggle summer, and MOAR TICK BIOLOGY!!!! Check out the Happ...

Hey everyone! Holly , Sara , Nat , and Mel are here to recap Fire Island on Hulu. And we loved it so much that it's gonna be two parts! This is the best adaptation of Pride and Prejudice ever (fight me). Bonus Content: Nat's cheese pocket forever, Margaret Cho is here!, Quibi inside jokes, middle school attempts at flirting, rich people cheese, rewriting misogyny in daycare, how to prep for guests...

HEY HBs! Holly and Nat our here with Regarding the Duke by Grace Callaway! Our first AMNESIA BOOK. But, we have some content warnings . This book leans heavily on the fetishization of....Sultans. We were also surprised. So there is much discussion on the page of (consensual) sex slave role play and the white MMC role playing a sultan. We want you to go in with open eyes and ears. Bonus Content: Th...