Hey HBs! Mel and Sabrina are mad and rereleasing IT HAD TO BE YOU by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. This is a doozy!

Content Warnings: episode includes discussions of sexual assault, including in young childhood, on-page violent rape, statutory rape, rampant misogyny, malicious thinness, kink shaming, slut shaming, fat shaming, Madonna/Whore Complex, racism, and more.

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Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz

Art: Author Kate Prior

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Hey HBs! It's time to get to the spicy scenes in this rerelease of BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD by Brynn Weaver!! And whooweee did they deliver. In this second half, we've got a corpse puppet show (is that a tag now?), some excellent hurt/comfort into schmecksy times, and the most romantic proposal in the universe.... if you're a serial unaliver who loves an empty eye socket. Which she is! So that works out.

Bonus Content: surprise piercings, appetizers vs. feasts, Zippy Zac, and so much more!

Lady Loves:

Sabrina: Ms. Moody Money! After some life and financial changes, Sabrina wanted to make sure she was on track to be responsible and productive with her money. HB Kate at Ms. Moody Money was exactly the expert help she needed!!! Hard recommend.

Mel: Sometimes you do need things to get organized. Mel bit the bullet and bought a wall bike stand and some heavy duty shelves. As a result, she can park in her garage again!

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Hey HBs! Mel and Sabrina are here to squeal about two serial killers finding their HEA in BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD by Brynn Weaver! This episode was originally released in September of 2024 and we meet a future character in this book! From the best captive meet-cute to dinner disasters, this book is a fizzy delight.

Bonus Content: personal piercing TikTok, the Necessary Evils series by Onley James, coding for murderers, chainsaw noises, and so much more!

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Hey y'all! We're here for part 2 of BULL MOON RISING by Ruby Dixon! Aspeth has been discovered by her dastardly ex-fiancée and it's ALL HANDS ON DECK to save her home! The found family in this book really made our hearts soar just as much as the rutting in this book made our eyes bulge. Awoooga!

Lady Loves:

Sabrina: a heated mattress topper! It's soooo cozy for when you jump into bed. But be sure the dogs get their side warmed, too, OR ELSE.

Mel: IT'S CHRISTMAS CACTUS SEASON, Y'ALL! My christmas cactus is in full bloom and it's amaaaaaaaaaazing.

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Hey HBs! We're rereleasing our recap of BULL MOON RISING by Ruby Dixon and we couldn't be happier! This is part one of our foray into a new corner of the Dixonverse where magic is outlawed and Conquest Moons disrupt everything. We've got a determined heroine who's undercover to save her life and home and a minotaur hero who cannot catch a break in the run up to the next celestial f*ckfest. A marriage of convenience will obviously solve everything!

Bonus Content: Mel's in the doghouse, Sabrina can't get enough of the author's note, "slightly smaller" rings, and so much more!

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Hey HBs! We hope you're ready for part 2 of HARD HITTER by Sarina Bowen! These sexy coworkers are the dreamiest.

CW for discussions of past domestic abuse.

Bonus Content: the gals both need massages badly, looking at your partner like we look at ice cream, Mel learns what "uppers" actually are (yikes), dicks in coffee makers, and so much more!

Lady Loves:

Sabrina - rereading! Sometimes it's so so so good!

Mel - the newest season of The Bachelor with Joey! It seems like the franchise has new producers who don't want to ruin the lives of all the contestants!

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Hey HBs! It's time to get our hockey on with HARD HITTER by Sarina Bowen! It's a massage, it's a yoga, it's a crime thriller! Ari and Patrick are so swoony!

CW for discussions of past domestic abuse.

Bonus Content: Sabrina (on record as NOT a re-reader) has read this book 3 times, Mel has been cut off by Hoopla, the fear of developing a foot fetish, and more!

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

For the next few weeks, we'll be rereleasing previous episodes and taking a little break. Follow our socials for more details!

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Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz

Art: Author Kate Prior

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