Heaving Bosoms

By Melody Carlisle

Arts TV & Film Comedy

What's Heaving Bosoms about?

Melody Carlisle is joined by far-flung, romance-loving friends to recap romance novels from a comedic, open-hearted feminist, sex-positive perspective! Giggling, tangents, and sincere joy abound!

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Ep. 281 - Crow by A. Zavarelli

06.05.2023

THE TWINS ARE HERE!!!! Kimberly Lemming and Alexis the Sword join Mel to recap Crow by A Zavarelli! Irish Mafia, missing BFF, scrappy boxer's daughter orphan, MAGNETIC ATTRACTION, Russian Mafia, basement Dexters, pole dancing!, and Rob Zombie lap dances. CW: ...

Heaving Bosoms episodes:

06.05.2023 Ep. 281 - Crow by A. Zavarelli THE TWINS ARE HERE!!!! Kimberly Lemming and Alexis the Sword join Mel to recap Crow by A Zavarelli! Irish Mafia, missing BFF, scrappy boxer's daughter orphan, MAGNETIC ATTRACTION, Russian Mafia, basement Dexters, pole dancing!, and Rob Zombie lap dances. CW: ...
05.29.2023 Ep. 280 - Through My Window Part 2 HBs, we're back with this delicious display! Display of what? Still not totally sure! All we know is we loved almost every second of it. Bonus Content: applause post-first sexytimes, Two Face, and so much more! Lady Loves: Naima: Charlize ...
05.24.2023 Ep. 279 - Through My Window (Netflix Movie) Part 1 Oh golly! Your pal and mine Naima Simone has turned this into a Yoshi Appreciation Podcast. That's right, she's back to talk about our new problematic fave Through My Window on Netflix! This dubbed classic is a new adult stalking ...
05.15.2023 Ep. 278 - The Bride by Julie Garwood (Part 3) Hey y'all! It's part 3 of The Bride! The final part! This last 20% of the book is so action packed that it'll make your head spin. Bonus Content: demanding bribes for adulting, severe aversions to heights, necrophilia jokes that ...
05.08.2023 Ep. 277 - The Bride by Julie Garwood (Part 2) Hey HBs! Sabrina is back for part 2 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 ...
05.01.2023 Ep. 276 - The Bride by Julie Garwood (Part 1) HB Sabrina and Mel begin our saga covering The Bride by Julie Garwood! Boy this book is bonkers! We couldn't stop talking about this Medieval Highlander Times gem, so this is part 1 of 3. Bonus Content: Approaching books with ...
04.24.2023 Ep. 275 - Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall (Part 2) Hey HBs! It's part two of Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall! Meredith and Mel recap the competition, the switcheroo, and so much more! Lady loves: Meredith: Pansies. It's flower season and flowers are happy! And annuals are ...
04.17.2023 Ep. 274 - Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall (Part 1) Hey HBs! Meredith is back to recap Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall! Structurally, it's one of the most interesting romance novels I've read. Plus, it comes with Alexis Hall's signature wit AND WE LOVED IT! Did it ...
04.10.2023 Ep. 273 - Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey Sophie Jordan is here to recap Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey! It's Pirate Times! It's England Times! It's America Times! It's all the head hopping! It's George's adventure and she's falling in love along the way. It's also a HUGE ...
04.02.2023 Ep. 272 - St. Vincent Day 2023!!! HAPPY ST. VINCENT DAY, HBs!!!!!! It's a community celebration! Thank you to everyone who wrote in and sent audio files! I LOVED hearing and reading all your thoughts! I'm basically obsessed with you. #stvincentwouldalways Thank you for celebrating Sebastian St. ...
03.27.2023 Ep 271 - Make a Scene by Mimi Grace KIMBERLY LEMMING IS BAAAACK!!!!!!! Let us rejoice! And she brought a fabulous contemporary novel that involved a bakery, a boxing gym, an ex's wedding, a divorce party, a cake eating contest, a parrot in a shirt, and more nouns that ...
03.20.2023 Ep. 270 - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall Hey HBs! Blair Leigh and Bryan are here to help Mel recap Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall! Luc and Oliver are here with all the witty banter, misunderstandings, and fake dating goodness! Plus, a fabulous cast of side characters we ...
03.13.2023 Ep. 269 - The Midwife and the Orc by Finley Fenn (Part 2) 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 ...
03.07.2023 Ep. 268 - The Midwife and the Orc by Finley Fenn (Part 1) 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 ...
02.27.2023 Ep. 267 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas (Part 1) 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 ...
02.20.2023 Ep. 266 - The Lake House (Movie) 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 ...
02.13.2023 Ep. 265 - The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley (Part 1) 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 ...
02.06.2023 Ep. 264 - Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (Part 2) 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 ...
01.30.2023 Ep. 263 - Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (Part 1) 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, ...
01.23.2023 Ep. 262 - Phantom of the Opera (Movie) 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! ...
01.16.2023 Ep. 261 - The Grim Reaper's Lawyer by Mea Monique 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! ...
01.09.2023 Ep. 260 - 2023 Reading Embrace!! 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! ...
12.19.2022 Ep. 259 - Falling for Christmas (Netflix Movie) 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, ...
12.12.2022 Ep. 258 - I'll Be Home for Christmas with Julie and Sierra! 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 ...
10.19.2022 Ep. 257 - The One That Got Away Ep. 1 with Naima Simone! 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 ...
09.06.2022 Ep. 256 - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (HB Live Show) 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 ...
08.29.2022 Ep. 255 - Howl's Moving Castle with Sally Thorne! 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 ...
08.22.2022 Ep. 254 - Reel by Kennedy Ryan 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 ...
08.15.2022 Ep. 253 - Book Club (Movie) 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: ...
08.08.2022 Ep. 252 - Yuri on Ice! 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 ...
08.01.2022 Ep. 251 - Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score 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 ...
07.25.2022 Ep. 250 - IT'S FATED BOSOMS 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 ...
07.18.2022 Ep. 249 - Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase (Part 2) 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. ...
07.11.2022 Ep. 248 - Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase (Part 1) 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, ...
07.05.2022 Ep. 247 - Fire Island Movie (Part 2) 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 ...
06.27.2022 Ep. 246 - Fire Island Part 1 (Movie!) 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 ...
06.20.2022 Ep. 245 - Regarding the Duke by Grace Callaway 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 ...
06.13.2022 Ep. 244 - The Best Man (Movie) Oh heyyyy! Bree Hill from The Categorically Romance podcast and @bree.unabashedly on Instagram is here to help Mel recap The Best Man! Woo, this movie is soooo 1999 and it took us back. Terrence Howard is smizing all over the ...
06.06.2022 Ep. 243 - Conquered by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart Helloooooooo! It's Mel's favorite time! It's ALIEN TIME!!! Boy are Nat and Mel here to piece together world-building that's been established over an entire series... because this is the final book! Mel still loved it, and it didn't quite overcome ...
05.30.2022 Ep. 242 - ENCORE! A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest Oh hello! Mel's brother's wedding was the weekend before she moved her whole house and family and life. In other words, things are nuts over here! So you get an encore of A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest! Or, ...
05.23.2022 Ep. 241 - Interview with Bridgerton Author Julia Quinn! Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton Novels, stopped by Heaving Bosoms to chat all about MISS BUTTERWORTH AND THE MAD BARON! It's the new graphic novel that she and her late sister Violet Charles created together! Come here all about ...
05.16.2022 Ep. 240 - The Billionaire's Wake-Up-Call Girl by Annika Martin (Part 2) Here is part 2 of Annika Martin's The Billionaire's Wake-Up-Call Girl! Nat and Sara deep dive into what the definition of a "perfect summer walking skirt is", there are CUCUMBERY dicks(??), they still love this book, btw, and they will ...
05.09.2022 Ep. 239 - The Billionaire's Wake-Up-Call Girl by Annika Martin (Part 1) Ooooooh, Nat and Sara are here to recap The Billionaire's Wake-Up-Call Girl! This steamy contemporary has been on the list for a while and they do it justice! Plus, ferret stories! Next week you get part 2, but PATRONS have ...
05.03.2022 Erin's Not-Goodbye Hey Pals, some shit has gone down in Erin's world and there's just no way she can be a main pillar of the podcast anymore. She's healthy, she'll be ok, but she needs to focus on her. So, she's still ...
05.02.2022 Ep. 238 - Really Love with Kenya Goree-Bell Hey HBs!!! Kenya Goree-Bell is here to recap the Netflix movie Really Love! Ooooh, an artist and a law student are falling in love in this moody indie film set in DC. And it's delicious! Bonus Content: the glory of ...
04.25.2022 Ep. 237 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by CM Nascosta! (Part 2) Oh heeeeyyyyyy! Sarah Wendell is back to finish up Morning Glory Milking Farm by CM Nascosta! Part 2 heats up hard!!! We've got more fantasy-world fetishes, an incredibly deliberate hero, great communication, and a climactic finish that's perfect in every ...
04.18.2022 Ep. 236 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by CM Nascosta! (Part 1) Hey HBs! Sarah Wendell is here to swoon and geek the hell out with Melody. Did you think a book that's grounded in minotaur hand jobs would be an amazing example of structural organization, labor rights, and include layered feminist ...
04.11.2022 Ep. 235 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood with Overdue! The boys are back in town! The Overdue Boys, that is! Craig and Andrew join us to recap Ali Hazelwood's The Love Hypothesis and we are delighted from start to finish. Get ready for Reylo parallels, Flintstones references, and *Bing ...
04.04.2022 Ep. 234 - Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas Ohhh HELLOOOO! It's our St. Vincent's Day episode! Happy St. Vincent Day! All three bosoms are here to venerate Silver Fox St. Vincent, also known as the Duke of Kingston. What are names in England Times, anyway? Evie and St. ...
03.28.2022 Ep. 233 - ENCORE! Devil In Winter (Part 1) In the lead up to our most hallowed holiday, St. Vincent's Day, we're releasing the episode where we were introduced to our favorite hero in the whole universe, Sebastian The Lord St. Vincent! This is part one, so buckle up ...

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Heaving Bosoms episodes:

Ep. 281 - Crow by A. Zavarelli

Ep. 280 - Through My Window Part 2

Ep. 279 - Through My Window (Netflix Movie) Part 1

Ep. 278 - The Bride by Julie Garwood (Part 3)

Ep. 277 - The Bride by Julie Garwood (Part 2)

Ep. 276 - The Bride by Julie Garwood (Part 1)

Ep. 275 - Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall (Part 2)

Ep. 274 - Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall (Part 1)

Ep. 273 - Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey

Ep. 272 - St. Vincent Day 2023!!!

Ep 271 - Make a Scene by Mimi Grace

Ep. 270 - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Ep. 269 - The Midwife and the Orc by Finley Fenn (Part 2)

Ep. 268 - The Midwife and the Orc by Finley Fenn (Part 1)

Ep. 267 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas (Part 1)

Ep. 266 - The Lake House (Movie)

Ep. 265 - The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley (Part 1)

Ep. 264 - Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (Part 2)

Ep. 263 - Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (Part 1)

Ep. 262 - Phantom of the Opera (Movie)

Ep. 261 - The Grim Reaper's Lawyer by Mea Monique

Ep. 260 - 2023 Reading Embrace!!

Ep. 259 - Falling for Christmas (Netflix Movie)

Ep. 258 - I'll Be Home for Christmas with Julie and Sierra!

Ep. 257 - The One That Got Away Ep. 1 with Naima Simone!

Ep. 256 - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (HB Live Show)

Ep. 255 - Howl's Moving Castle with Sally Thorne!

Ep. 254 - Reel by Kennedy Ryan

Ep. 253 - Book Club (Movie)

Ep. 252 - Yuri on Ice!

Ep. 251 - Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

Ep. 250 - IT'S FATED BOSOMS

Ep. 249 - Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase (Part 2)

Ep. 248 - Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase (Part 1)

Ep. 247 - Fire Island Movie (Part 2)

Ep. 246 - Fire Island Part 1 (Movie!)

Ep. 245 - Regarding the Duke by Grace Callaway

Ep. 244 - The Best Man (Movie)

Ep. 243 - Conquered by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

Ep. 242 - ENCORE! A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest

Ep. 241 - Interview with Bridgerton Author Julia Quinn!

Ep. 240 - The Billionaire's Wake-Up-Call Girl by Annika Martin (Part 2)

Ep. 239 - The Billionaire's Wake-Up-Call Girl by Annika Martin (Part 1)

Erin's Not-Goodbye

Ep. 238 - Really Love with Kenya Goree-Bell

Ep. 237 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by CM Nascosta! (Part 2)

Ep. 236 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by CM Nascosta! (Part 1)

Ep. 235 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood with Overdue!

Ep. 234 - Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas

Ep. 233 - ENCORE! Devil In Winter (Part 1)