It's time for the 2026 Reading Embrace!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here are the category explanations.

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It's time for the 2025 Reading Embrace! Thank you to everyone who participated this year, even if we didn't find out about it. YOU'RE EMBRACED!

Come back tomorrow for our 2026 Category announcement!

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Hey HBs! We've got a special crossover episode with our pals from the Reading Smut podcast! Sabrina and Mel are joined by Mallory and Brea to go over 2025 in Romancelandia!

SEND IN YOUR READING EMBRACES! Either via email at heavingbosomspodcast@gmail.com, via DM, or use our handy shared spreadsheet!

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When we left you yesterday Shane had proposed to Ilya in a recreation of the proposal Ilya described in HEATED RIVALRY and they’ve decided to get hitched this summer! That’s where we’re jumping in for part 2 of THE LONG GAME by Rachel Reid.

Bonus Content: Mel trolls Sabrina mercilessly and ANYA THE DOG!

Lady Loves:

ZAMBRINA: Sabrina got to ride the Zamboni at her local hockey rink!!!

Mel: care about something even if it doesn't impact you. Maybe ESPECIALLY if it doesn't impact you.

This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Mel is telling Sabrina all about the last two books in the Stage Dive series LEAD and DEEP by Kylie Scott.

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The boys from HEATED RIVALRY get their HEA in this follow up to their story! This is part 1 of our recap of book 6 in the Game Changers series, THE LONG GAME by Rachel Reid!

This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Mel is telling Sabrina all about the last two books in the Stage Dive series LEAD and DEEP by Kylie Scott.

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Hey HBs! Today we're recapping the two other shorts from Eli Wray's "A Very Enby Christmas" series: THE FIRST NOEL and SECRET SANTA by Eli Wray! We've got a new couple negotiating Christmas for the first time and a poly couple inviting a guest star for the night, only to get an old friend and maybe a new flame. We really enjoyed all of these!

Lady Loves:

Sabrina: finally pivoting to a new knitting hyperfixation! Out with the all-cotton washcloths and in with the cozy headbands!

Mel: my new, second-hand walking pad for my desk! I LOVE IT and I can get all my steps while still managing to edit.

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.

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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!

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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 crazy.

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.

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