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Ask-A-Badass HB 23: Lauren Connolly! Jul 10, 2020

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In this episode of Ask-A-Badass HB, Lauren and Nat have the longest (maybe?) lightning round to date. They talk about altitude baking changes, why it's important to diversify your media, what the sexiest belly button condiment is, and why writing is hard to have as your full time job!

Make sure to check out Lauren's books! And she does the Tik Tok! She rules! She gave justice to Fenella! #justiceforfenella

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Ep. 144 - Mastered by Her Mates by Grace Goodwin (Rerelease) Jul 06, 2020

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This week we read Mastered by Her Mates by Grace Goodwin and it was an amazing, wild ride. Aliens have landed and sworn their protection from THE HIVE but, in return, they need soldiers for the front lines and they want brides for their soldiers. Enter Amanda Bryant, a seasoned spy who becomes the first in Earth's Interstellar Bride Program and needs to confirm the threat from The Hive is real and send back any and all intel and technology back to her superiors, all while not getting distracted by her two new, hot mates. That's right: TWO MATES! Will she be able to keep her heart from two warriors who want to share their love and devotion with her? Is appeasing her government really the best course of action? Can we do all of this with magical, orgasm-inducing semen as a factor? Are you ready for the Anal Training Box? Can we get a little more double-penetration up in here? Can I please have my own poop robot?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT QUESTION TO PRIORITIZE.

Bonus Content:

Erin remembers and becomes obsessed with the 1988 classic "Earth Girls are Easy" with Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, and Damon Wayans. It's a recurring theme. Erin recalls the time that eHarmony told her she had literally ZERO matches. No one at all in all the internet. We talk a lot about the merits of a good spy, what's appropriate for a medical examination after you've been reduced to pure energy, beamed across the universe, and then reassembled. We wonder how quiet a poop robot can really be, and generally squee over this book and all it's glory. We also have a hard time choosing a sign off, so you get them all! See our process in action!

Random Erin Rec: The Demonica Series by Larissa Ione. If you like an incubus, check it out!

Self-Love Recommendations:

Erin: Queer Eye Season 2 on Netflix. Watch it and cry with joy and goodness.

Melody: Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Watch it and remember how funny and capable and fabulous you are.

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Ep. 143 - The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe (PART 2) Jun 29, 2020

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Hey HBs! We're here with part two of The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe! It's got an incredible emotional arc AND the best ending for the characters! Plus, you know, hot hot sex that Melody needs to talk about in detail.

Bonus Content:

McFlurry Mulligans, McFlurry Stories, Nymphs and Satyrs, toddler parenting, Erin tries to gloss over a sex scene and Melody stops her RIGHT THERE, and so much more!

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Ep. 142 - The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe (PART 1) Jun 22, 2020

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Hey HBs! Erin and Melody are here recapping The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe! It features feminist icon Florence "Fuck Yeah" Greene (thanks, JenReadsRomance), the most inconveniently huge and beautifully scarred hero Clayton Madden, and as many gamblings as England Times New York can offer! But really, uptown-debutante-comes-to-dark-souled-king-of-a-criminal-empire-to-ask-for-mentoring-about-running-an-illegal-casino is one of the best premises we've ever read. And SO HOT!

Bonus Content:

Erin hurt her foot!, Melody is frustrated by her town's Black Lives Matter response, we contemplate the alternate reality in which Clay doesn't start in a billiards-type poolhouse, but rather a cabana-boy-type poolhouse (now accepting fanfic), grafting??!, reading 4 Joanna Shupe books has turned Erin into a scholar of England Times New York (thanks, girl!), more Vocabulary Brilliance with Heaving Bosoms, platonic friends can be hot, #brotherstuff, #twinstuff, #yougetyourfreakonflorence, McFlurry Mulligans!, breakfast burritos in England Times New York, more! secret! passages!, and finally, "Getting Your Melody On?"

Here's a great roundup of orgs you can donate to and support Black Trans Lives.

Lady Loves:

Erin: if you need a brain break, trash internet is a great place to be! Listicles, quizzes, and more!

Melody: get you some endorphins. Get 'em. When the world is creating anxiety and stress, take care of yourself with some physical exertion!

Patreon Shout Out:

Elyse L., you are descended from Selene, the early Greek goddess of the moon. Ancient Origins said that Selene was as much a symbol of the glorious night as she was the proverbial light in the darkness. Not only are you that calm, thoughtful quiet often associated with the dark, You are often that safe harbor, that spot of brightness in dark times for those you love. Like the phases of the moon, Selene represents life’s constant changes, but, crucially, also provides stability in that cyclical fluctuation. And perhaps her greatest gift, was to allow mortals to dream while they slept. You take that a step further, though, helping those around you realize their dreams whenever you can.

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Ep. 141 - Barbarian's Choice by Ruby Dixon with Melody and Dani Jun 15, 2020

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Hey HBs! We've got Barbarian's Choice here for you from The Ice Planet Podcast! Melody and Dani recap the all-alien book in which we get to see Farli, whom we've known since she was a teen, get her HEA!! We learn a ton about Sa-khui anatomy, more about the big wide universe, body modification (AKA dick piercing!), and so much more!

Make sure to check out the rest of the Ice Planet Podcast and Dani's main project, Black Chick Lit! If you want something close to Heaving Bosoms for your first experience, check out their 2-part coverage of Addicted by Zane (starts at episode 25!) and I also loved Episode 38 on My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.

And follow them on twitter @iceplanetpod and @blackchicklit!

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Ep. 140 - Barbarian's Heart by Ruby Dixon with Erin and Dani Jun 08, 2020

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Hey HBs! We're here with an episode of the Ice Planet Podcast on Heaving Bosoms! Dani graciously gave us permission to release our guest spots on our feed after ACOWAR, so what was supposed to be an April or early May release date is NOW! Come hear Dani and Erin chat about BARBARIAN'S HEART by Ruby Dixon. It's an Amnesia Times road trip book with some seriously *on fire* alien humor. (No tail! Hahahhaha!)

Check out both of Dani's shows: Ice Planet Podcast and Black Chick Lit. And follow them on twitter @iceplanetpod and @blackchicklit

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A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (PART 5) | Ep. 139 Jun 01, 2020

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Hey HBs! We're here with the 5th and FINAL part of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! We start with Elain's rescue, do lots of battles, SAVE THE WORLD, and end with sky sex (Melody is sure of it). Enjoy!

Bonus Content: Oreos are a finite resource in Erin's house, foxes wearing cute vests!, Erin hates on Feyre's new tramp stamp, Melody talks about HORNS, and Family Redemption!!!

Support Protesters by DONATING to Bail Funds all over the US.

HBs have started a new Book Club to learn more about internalized white supremacy and racial inequality. Join it!

Lady Loves:

Melody: Music from Nerd Out and treating this quarantine like the Ouro Boros. You might be seeing your worst self right now and radical self love is necessary.

Erin: Oreo-o Boros. If you're an eat-the-whole-package-of-Oreos-in-1-day kind of person, maybe put them in a slightly inconvenient place.

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A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (PART 4) | Ep. 138 May 25, 2020

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Here we are! We've got chapters 47-63 of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas for you! We reconvene at the end of the big meeting of the High Lords and Lady, see the wall finally fall, and get down to the business of doing some battles!

Bonus Content: bird bubbles, #bathtubproblems, Lady Bird Johnson's First Lady Agenda, Melody's outlandish wishes, and so much more!

Lady Loves:

Melody: THE GREAT! It's great! It's on Hulu.

Erin: Nothing games! Try Bead Sort and Just Mowing. They're no-stakes, never get any harder or easier, and are super zen.

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A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (PART 3) | Ep. 137 May 18, 2020

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Hey HBs! It's part 3 (of 5) of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! We just struck a deal with Kyr and his deathbringers, we're getting ready for the meeting of all the high lords, Nesta hates everything, Elain needs a healer for her haunted ramblings, Lucien fucks off to the continent, and we have the meeting! Shit goes sideways! Plus, we confirm that Illyrian wings have special erogenous zones, so #scrotalwings has been solved. whew

Bonus Content: "worms" is so fun to say, we introduce the scariest Obi Wan Kenobi (AKA the Sarlacc), and Melody recaps a battle! It's a big one!

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A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (PART 2) | Ep. 136 May 11, 2020

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Greetings, HBs, from the 4 walls of our homes to the 4 walls of yours! In this episode, we cover chapters 11-27 of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! Feyre and Lucien go on a freezing danger roadtrip, Feyre gets a taste for Eris's ropes of fire, Lucien gets super abandoned in Velaris so Feyre can do some reunited boning with her one true love, Nesta is (shockingly) an even bigger bitch, Amren is still a sexy monster (but now with books!), we still can't decipher what, exactly, Rhysand's role is, and the gang is trying to save that wall! The fate of Perineum depends on it!

Bonus Content: Erin needs to apologize to you (she doesn't), it's #QuarantineTimes and HB is reflecting that, we go to the Autumn Court and it's #allbasicallthetime, Erin is a super hot task master and Melody doesn't care, Erin's got PIPING HOT TAKES, and #justiceforeris and his flaming ball gag? Plus, so much more! We really want to do the brilliance of SJM and our love for the books justice, while still remaining our goofy selves, so we're not sure how many parts this will be. Strap in and strap on, everyone!

Lady Loves:

Melody: Dye your eyebrows if you face needs more definition without effort every day!

Erin: Get into the trashiest reality TV you can find, like the dirty raccoon you are!

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