Heaving Bosoms

Hey HBs! We're back with part 2 of BY THE HORNS by Ruby Dixon with Kristen and Hayley! W hen we ended our episode yesterday, Gwenna decided to get the upper hand back from Raptor with a sneaky midnight HJ. Weird choice, questionable consent from a bird’s eye view, but Sabrina, Hayley, and Kristen were ultimately ok with it. Meanwhile, Raptor still thinks she’s probably the thief and he hasn’t gott...

Hey HBs! It's part 1 of BY THE HORNS by Ruby Dixon! We're back in this minotaur grave robbing romance series, with a mystery to boot! Here's the deal though: Mel was recently felled by a summer cold and the state of her voice was froggy… if we're being generous. Thankfully, Sabrina swooped in and scheduled a bunch of recordings with some bookish pals to give Mel and her ravished vocal chords a bre...

Hey HBs! We're back for part 2 of LADIES IN HATING by Alexandra Vasti! W hen we left you yesterday, these two beauties had just kissed for the first time and the very next morning they realized the housekeeper was missing and they were locked inside this haunted mansion. It’s time to escape. That’s where we’re jumping back in! Lady Loves: Mel: a newly-documented sperm whale birth ! The whole matri...

Hey HBs! We've got a sapphic historical for you! It's book 3 in the Belvoir Library series: LADIES IN HATING by (Queen) Alexandra Vasti! Georgiana is getting her HEA! Bonus Content: Sabrina issues an apology, tons of cultures (before white/western colonizing ruined everything) had places, names, legitimate roles, and GODS for queer people of all types. From Female Husbandry to the Aztec gods , que...

Hey HBs! We're back with part 2 of SHE CAME FROM THE SWAMP by Darva Green in which we finally find out  what's in the box!!! Spoiler alert: Mel loved it and Sabrina had reservations! Get stoked. Lady Loves: Mel picking up her kids on time after what can only be described as a cursed recording. Don't worry, all that was edited out! xoxo This Friday on PATREON , Mel is telling y’all about books 4-6...

Hey HBs! Here's part 1 of our recap of SHE CAME FROM THE SWAMP (Twat) by Darva Green! Mel had some ISSUES while reading this and it had nothing to do with this very hot and sweet and good book. ENJOY! Bonus Content: the larval behaviors of Red Lily Beetles (hork!) and all the revulsion that comes with, disclaimers!, Sabrina loved book, WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!, and so much more! Plus, you get to hear o...

Hey HBs! It's time for part 2 of A LADY FOR A DUKE by Alexis Hall! When we ended our episode yesterday, Gracewood had just arrived in London declaring that his feelings haven’t changed, at which point Louisa jumps in with a very interesting suggestion. That’s where we start today. Bonus Content: AmberGrease, an allowance of THAT DICK, and so much more! Lady Loves: Sabrina: watermelon! Cut yourself...

Hey HBs! Frances is here to recap A LADY FOR A DUKE by Alexis Hall with us! It's such a beautiful book and Frances really held it down (or us up?) as our sturdiest third leg. This is Frances's favorite friends-to-lovers book! It features a trans woman and the haunted duke she grew up with. It's BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bonus Content: Mel and Sabrina are disasters (again), Frances is the GOAT (again)...

Hey HBs! It's time for part 2 of LEGEND OF THE WHITE SNAKE by Sher Lee with the Overdue Podcast guys! W hen 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 th...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...