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Heaving Bosoms

Heaving Bosoms Productions, Bleav

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.

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01:15:36

A Christmas of Queer Joy! (Part 1) | 409.1

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/12/22

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. Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and watch us on YOUTUBE! Want to tell us a story, ask

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01:04:46

Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake...

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/12/16

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 hesitating. Mel: Root beer floats! After being reminded that they exist, Mel's fam went root beer float

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01:10:13

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake...

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/12/15

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 DOESN'T FAIL and IRIS KELLY DOESN'T DATE. Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and watch

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01:03:34

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Part 4 of 4) | 407.4

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/12/09

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. Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and watch us on YOUTUBE! Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail Follow our socials: Instagram @heavingbosoms | Tiktok

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01:05:59

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Part 3 of 4) | 407.3

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/12/08

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. Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and watch us on YOUTUBE! Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail Follow our socials: Instagram @heavingbosoms | Tiktok

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01:05:21

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Part 2 of 4) | 407.2

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/12/04

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 series! Sabrina: get your non-activity-loving friends to join in! Especially if they come in full Ren Faire

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01:14:12

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Part 1 of 4) | 407.1

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/12/03

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 subscription, Sabrina is telling Mel all about the first two books in the LONDON'S GREATEST LOVERS

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01:11:59

406.2 - Waking Up With the Duke by Lorraine Heath...

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/11/25

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 hugging them! Next week we'll be back with a two week event covering HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid. This

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01:26:04

406.1 - Waking Up With the Duke by Lorraine Heath...

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/11/24

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 HATES him. Bonus Content: Mel's loose cannon parenting, Sabrina's newest rabbit hole, pls Caroline how

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01:01:12

Play by Kylie Scott (Part 2) | 405.2

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/11/18

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 organization Run for Something. If you want to refresh yourself with the series, listen to our recap of the

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01:22:57

Play by Kylie Scott (Part 1) | 405.1

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/11/17

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 starts as a mystery historical and turns out to have the most singular premise! That's THE ELUSIVE WIFE

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01:01:47

Enchanting Her Mate by Ivy Knox (Part 2) | 404.2

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/11/11

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! Mel has already downloaded 2 of the books and has zero regrets! Curious about the ridiculous faces we

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01:06:01

Enchanting Her Mate by Ivy Knox (Part 1) | 404.1

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/11/10

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 has zero regrets! Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and watch us on YOUTUBE! Want to

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01:08:50

Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Part 4 of 4) | 403.4

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/11/04

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 second book in this series MATE by Ali Hazelwood! Sabrina was ravenous to read the book after hearing

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01:10:12

Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Part 3 of 4) | 403.3

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/11/03

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 and Gladys, vampire biology and inter-vampire feeding, cliffhangers, and so much more! This Friday on

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00:59:09

Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Part 2 of 4) | 403.2

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/10/28

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 MATTRESS, HBS?! THIS COULD CHANGE YOUR WHOLE LIFE. THANK YOU for your ratings and reviews! They mean

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01:22:34

Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Part 1of 4) | 403.1

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/10/27

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 with some Buzzfeed quizzes! It's a blast. Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and watch

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00:52:22

Beautiful Nightmare by Katee Robert | 402.2

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/10/21

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 Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Mel and Becky are talking about another novella from this series

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00:53:17

All My Boyfriends Are Monsters Kimberly Lemming | 402.1

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/10/20

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 Kimberly Lemming! Our heroine thinks she doesn't like nature but, between us, she just hasn't met the

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01:24:05

Act Your Age by Eve Dangerfield (Part 2) | 401.2

Heaving Bosoms ·

2025/10/14

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. Sabrina: be spontaneous and seize the day! Sabrina got invited to a book launch party during our author

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