Heaving Bosoms

We're back with Part 2 of The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev! Ria and Vikram get their happy ending in their second chance romance! Plus, as Jen from Fated Mates says, this novel is Hunting for Big Game when it comes to mental health stigma and healing from trauma.  Bonus Content: Fun sound checks, Erin makes a big mistake, Pooping on Promises, Traditional Naperville Tree Lightings, Melody let's Er...

In this episode of Ask-A-Badass HB, Erika C and Natalie cover some very niche medical BING BOONG BONGS. They talk about reading romance as an escape, how Erika might ACTUALLY be a superhero, how she copes with her sometimes bleak work job as a romance reader and a mom. And tune in on Monday, February 24th for Part 2 of The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev! Once again, we want to make sure you know th...

Happy Monday! We're recapping part one of The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev! It's a second chance romance of two childhood sweethearts, set during a traditional Indian wedding! Ria and Vikram are a big, beautiful ANGST. Make sure to be careful if you find sexual assault, mental health issues/crises, mental health shaming, eating disorders, depression, suicide, or domestic abuse triggering.   Bonus...

Hey HBs! On this episode of Ask-A-Badass, Nat and Caitlin talk about the upside of long commutes, if audio books are actually reading, Girl Scouts (favorite cookie anyone?), reading goals, what to do when life hands you lemons and limes, and a very SLIPPERY *Bing, Boong, Bong*! And join us on Monday, February 17th for Part 1 of The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev. It’s a beautiful second chance roma...

We're bringing you a monster-sized episode for our first sexy monster! **heart-eyed emoji**. Join us for Firelight by Kristen Callihan, a romance mystery set in Sherlock Holmes Times which may or may not have made us spontaneously combust a couple of times. Callihan is a master of "show, don't tell" and we were riveted for every moment. Plus, let's review: Sexy. Monster. Bonus content: New dog GOA...

Hey HBs! Sink into the sultry sounds of Stefannie C's voice during this episode of Ask-A-Badass, where Nat and Stefannie talk cake, Cavill, polyamory, self defense, AND SO MUCH MORE! And join us on Monday, February 10 for a rerelease of our first sexy monster! We'll be in your feeds with Firelight by Kristen Callihan.  Mentioned in this episode: Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rati...

Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata! This Slytherin/Slytherin romance was ALL ABOUT THE W and gave us all the feels!  Bonus content: RIGHT TO BOOK!, Erin eats a little crow but then takes it back, *Bing Boong Bong* This Is A Bullshit with Erin, Melody's gross depression life hack, all of Ivan's nurtures and doing compliments and SWOON, *Bing Boong Bong* Birth...

Do like tangents? Regency romance? Weird ventriloquist dummy portraits? Tarot? Tauruses? Then you will love this episode, because Nat talks to Holly E from Wildly Tarot! And tune in on Monday, February 4th for Part 2 of From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata!  Mentioned in this episode: Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and make...

Hey HBs! We're here with From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata! This ice skating enemies to lovers made us both do several swoons!  Bonus Content: the beautiful balance that is our opposite personalities, Melody has been attacked by new criminal mastermind TEAM: Rooster and GOAT, *Bing Boong Bong* Ice skating with Erin, *Bing Boong Bong* Butt Cheeks with Erin, Ivan is Queen Bird, big giant balls,...

Nat and Jess talk about how Laura Ingalls Wilder is problematic, but we still have a soft space in our heart for her! They do a deep dive into sun dried tomato aioli! ALSO WHAT IS SCRAPBOOKING!? And why it's not just for people with kids anymore! Document the lives you lead, no matter what fills it!  And join us on Monday, January 27 for From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata! Weeeeee LIKED IT!!!!...

Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston! Come swoon with us over Alex and Henry and their forbidden romance. Presidents, power points, Queens, ribs, Texas, elections, paparazzi, tabloids, scandal, and LOVE CONQUERING ALL.  Bonus Content: Melody puts on a shirt, Erin gets dog food and knows oceans?, a parenthetical friendship love moment, #titsoutforweddingso...

Hey HBs! We're here with Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston! It's an enemies to lovers romance about the First Son of the United States and a Prince of England. OMG. The writing is stunning, the banter is delectable, and the romance is full-body-tingle-inducing. It's the best book either of us read in 2019.  Bonus Content: Melody's drunk on hot chocolate, Rooster has several new jobs a...

Adam and Laura take Natalie on a journey of what it means to be a beta reader. Adam uses a lot of references about movies and pop culture that Natalie has no idea about. They talk about why dogs are important. And they talk about one of the most important things - that communicating about romance can help strengthen your relationship and help your find out more about yourself. Please note that if...

Hey HBs! We're here with an apology minisode because we needed a mental health week. Take care of yourselves, your girlfriends, and we'll see you next week with Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston!  Lady Loves:  Erin: If you have a podcast to do, DON'T DO IT! Also, puzzles? Erin puzzles now. She's a puzzler. Please pass her all the crow to eat because puzzle is life. Plz send minion puz...

Hey HBs! We're here with Ask-A-Badass! In this episode, Breanna tells Natalie all about Twitter. Like what is it, how it works. Natalie and Bre discuss the importance of written correspondence, thoughtful gift giving, and dance playlists. Plus all the romance and lightning round questions!  Jan 6 is no full recap episode, but January 13th Erin and I will be back with Red, White, and Royal Blue by...

Hey HBs! We're here with an old-but-goody! Back when we were baby podcasters we rang in the new year with Icecapade by Josh Lanyon! Are you in the mood for forbidden love between a jewel thief and the FBI Agent who has tailed him for a decade? Are you ready for that love story to involve llamas? WE ARE! This was a quick little novella, but it was jam-packed with stuff to talk about!  Someday we'll...

Hey HBs! Erin is joined by friend and HB Karen to recap Blitzen's Fated Mate by RE Butler! It's a holiday shifter novella that involves the newest Blitzen on the sleigh team, a fall from the sky, and the romance-writing-fated-mate who finds him in the woods. YES. It's delightfully bonkers and we are here for it. Karen is especially here for it.  Episode Sponsor:  Wanna Bet by Betsy Dudak. Make sur...

HBs, it's Kimberly L! Natalie and Kimberly talk all about dragons, dicks, dragon dicks, illustration, comedy, and Kimberly's new self-published work!  And join us on Monday, December 23 for Erin and HB Karen recapping Blitzen's Fated Mate by RE Butler!  Mentioned in this episode: Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us fe...

Hey HBs! OMG IT’S HAPPENING! Tiffany Reisz joined Melody to recap A Christmas Promise by Mary Balogh! It’s a historical romance that features a forced marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers, excellent hate-sex, and HOLIDAY LOVE MAGIC!  Tiffany also chats about her recent projects, THE ROSE which came out in April of 2019 and WINTER TALES , out now!  CW: death of a parent.  Bonus content: age 1...

WE HAVE CLIPPY HERSELF IN THE HOUSE! In this Ask-A-Badass, Natalie and Ann C talk about the Clippy origin story! Natalie really finds out what fan fiction is and what facts are. Maybe also what writing is, and what words are. Then. To cap it all off, we found out the truly correct answer to the condiment question. Tune in next week for Tiffany Reisz joining Melody to recap A Christmas Promise by M...

Hey HBs! We're here with Netflix movie The Knight Before Christmas! We unironically LOVED this story of an Ohio teacher and the knight who travels space and time because TRUE LOVE.  Bonus Content: surprise sneezes, sick men, are horses cars, *Bing Boong Bong* Mittens with Erin, embarrassing people who are JUST FINE, and so much more!  Episode Sponsor: Faux Ho Ho by Nathan Burgoine! It's a sweet, q...

Oh boy. Becci and Natalie go some places with this conversation. Please keep an eye out for the Patreon episode with an HOUR more of content. EESH. But in this episode, find out what true romance and Cool Ranch Doritos have in common, what Becci is reading, how and why you should JUST SAY NO, and why Ketchup is the only correct answer. And tune in on Monday, December 9 for Erin and Melody recappin...

Hey HBs! Tessa Bailey joined Melody to recap the rom com Safety Not Guaranteed! It's an Aubrey Plaza/Mark Duplass flick that surprised us both with it's mix of odd, lovely, and full-hearted wonder. And we chat about her release Fix Her Up and podcast Read Me Romance!  Bonus Content: toilet hair, *Bing Boong Bong* DO NOT RUN IN FRONT OF SOMEONE TARGET PRACTICING with Melody, werves, high school nos...

This week we talk to Ali F! Natalie and Ali do a deep dive into the Myers-Briggs Personality Test, Fangirl over Penny Reid, discuss what could truly be the most versatile thing to dispense out of your belly button, and Nat negs Ali for moving to Florida. And tune in Monday, December 2 for Safety Not Guaranteed with Tessa Bailey! Yes, THE Tessa Bailey! *squee!* Mentioned in this episode: Love the s...

Happy Thanksgiving, American HBs! We're so thankful to and for you, listener, no matter where you're from. What better way to show that than with a themed episode?! We bring you 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...