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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Hey HBs!! We're back with part two of TRIPLE SEC by TJ Alexander! We jump right back in with a snowed-in vacation with only one fireplace! And that fireplace is utilized BEAUTIFULLY!
Bonus Content: rich people shit, useless Tops, gendered vs. neutral terms, a not-so-survival trope, and so much more!
Lady Loves:
Mel: checking out movies from the library and, more specifically, WAITRESS the musical! This is one of Mel's favorite shows of all time; Sara Bareilles wrote the score and her harmonies have always slayed her! Family movie time turned into Mel quietly crying into Ember's hair because everything was so beautiful.
Sabrina: interactions with HBs! HB Devon came through with some really great genetic statistics in answer to our call during our ep on A HUNGER LIKE NO OTHER and HB Emily gave Sabrina a masterclass on the British upper crust during a chat about the Maiden Lane series. HBS ARE THE BEST.
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Triple Sec by TJ Alexander (Part 1) | Ep. 349.1
Episode 380
Monday, September 23, 2024 • Duration 01:22:14
Hey HBs! Mel and Sabrina are here recapping TRIPLE SEC by TJ Alexander! It's a contemporary, queer, polyamorous romance that had them chatting for more than 3 hours (seriously, Mel cut over an hour of their nonsense. You're WELCOME.). We've got a polyamorous married couple, a certified and embittered lesbian, and a whole bunch of amazing queer and poly rep! And y'all, Sabrina has never been so worked up about a fictional character; she reached a new level.
Bonus Content: Sabrina gets got by IG marketing (this time in England), Mel finds a make-believe seggsual partner she probs can't with, the birth of the Chewbacca pin-up, the pals impart some classic HB etiquette, and so much more!
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE and come back tomorrow for part 2!!
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Hey HBs! Mel and Sabrina are here with AVARITIA by Colette Rhodes! This series is much beloved by both of them and this book didn't disappoint. Plus, we've got a heroine that is 100% HMHB (Hot Mess HB). It's a grumpy and adorably delusional Shadow Daddy plus a sunshine, go-with-the-flow, sex-positive maximalist. We went into this book with the promise of tentacle restraints, somnophilia, and primal and, in the words of Sabrina, "EVERY! CHECK! WAS CASHED!"
Bonus Content: Mel has poison ivy on her face, making fashion out of red flags, Colette Rhodes calls out 100% of the Heaving Bosoms podcast, and so much more!
Lady Loves
Sabrina: Lavender lemonade on a hot summer day! Get some sugar-free lemonade and add some lavender syrup to it!
Mel: Mario Kart with the kids! Everyone is finally old enough to play together and it's been super fun!
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.
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 your life... of whatever your equivalent is! Just make your space yours because it feels really great.
Make sure to check out EF's newest release EARNING IT! It comes out on August 23rd, 2022 and you can preorder it now!
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!
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Ep. 251 - Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
Episode 278
Monday, August 1, 2022 • Duration 01:24:26
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!
IT'S FATED BOSOMS! Burn For Me by Ilona Andrews | Ep. 250
Episode 277
Monday, July 25, 2022 • Duration 01:33:49
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 modern-day ballroom"--Sarah MacLean, in which mall store would we like to have an orgasm, the eroticism of the lava lamp, waterbeds, and so much more! Seriously though, tweet at us re: waterbeds.
Ep. 249 - Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase (Part 2)
Episode 276
Monday, July 18, 2022 • Duration 01:19:23
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 the top of his comedy game.
Mel - SPEAKING OF STEVE MARTIN! Only Murders In The Building is such a good show! Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez are so great together!
Ep. 248 - Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase (Part 1)
Episode 275
Monday, July 11, 2022 • Duration 01:23:54
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!
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