Best Melody Carlisle Podcasts (2024)

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351.1 - The King by Nana Malone (Part 1) 1:00:22

3h ago1:00:22

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Hey HBs! It's our first Nana Malone book! THE KING is book 1 of the Gentleman Rogue series and we were stoked to jump into contemporary spy times. What we didn't prep ourselves for? AN AMNESIA PLOT!!!! Bonus Content: Mel has a yuck that goes ow, Mel DID manage to swerve a little Mikey after our Magic Mike XXL watch party, Sabrina read the prequel T…

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350.2 - How the Marquess Was Won by Julie Anne Long (Part 2) 1:10:54

4d ago1:10:54

1:10:54

Hey HBs!! The pals are back with HOW THE MARQUESS WAS WON by Julie Anne Long! When we left off, Jules had asked Phoebe to become his mistress and she turned him down HARD. Now these two crazy kids are, unbeknownst to either of them, both heading to London for more balls and other EnglandTimes ish. While Phoebe basks in the glow of being the crowd f…

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350.1 - How the Marquess Was Won by Julie Anne Long (Part 1) 1:11:55

5d ago1:11:55

1:11:55

Hey HBs!! Mel and Sabrina are recapping HOW THE MARQUESS WAS WON by Julie Anne Long! We've got a lowly school teacher who is drafted to be the paid companion of a former pupil and a Marquess who has a plan, gosh darnit! And it does NOT include becoming enamored of his hopeful fiancée's pal! But there's a country party, an opera singer, a forest ram…

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349.2 - Triple Sec by TJ Alexander (Part 2) 1:08:56

11d ago1:08:56

1:08:56

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 lib…

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349.1 - Triple Sec by TJ Alexander (Part 1) 1:22:14

12d ago1:22:14

1:22:14

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 …

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348.2 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynn Weaver (Part 2) 1:15:49

18d ago1:15:49

1:15:49

Hey HBs! It's time to get to the spicy scenes in 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 loves an empty eye socket. Wh…

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348.1 - Butcher and Blackbird by Brynn Weaver (Part 1) 1:24:11

21d ago1:24:11

1:24:11

Hey HBs! Mel and Sabrina are here to squeal about two serial killers finding their HEA in BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD by Brynn Weaver! 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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347.2 - The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen (Part 2) 1:12:25

27d ago1:12:25

1:12:25

Hey HBs! Here is part 2 of THE UNDERTAKING OF HART AND MERCY by Megan Bannen! These enemies become lovers and then a third act death makes us lose our ever-loving minds. Buckle up! Bonus Content: Sabrina is a #SherlockHolmes, Mel has to slow down on a beautiful parenting moment, and so much more! Lady Loves: Sabrina: share those pictures! Doesn't m…

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347.1 - The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen (Part 1) 1:29:33

26d ago1:29:33

1:29:33

Hey HBs! Today we're bringing you part 1 of THE UNDERTAKING OF HART AND MERCY by Megan Bannen! Mercy is trying to save her family's undertaking business and things would be a lot easier if a certain surly marshal would just leave her alone. Meanwhile, Hart is a demigod just trying to do his job and this bright and shiny undertaker has nothing but r…

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Big News from HBHQ! 10:18

28d ago10:18

10:18

Hey y’all! We’re popping into your feed with an exciting announcement: Heaving Bosoms is joining the BLEAV Network! (pronounced “believe”) First, HBs: THANK YOU for all your support! We got on their radar because you listen; without you, we’re shouting into the void. Y’all are so badass. We’re really excited about this next phase of Heaving Bosoms …

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346 - It Had To Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 2:35:26

1M ago2:35:26

2:35:26

Hey HBs! Mel and Sabrina are mad and they are recapping IT HAD TO BE YOU by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. This is a doozy! Good news, though, Mel's bringing back the custom intros... so that's fun! Content Warnings: episode includes discussions of sexual assault, including in young childhood, on-page violent rape, statutory rape, rampant misogyny, mali…

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Ep. 345 - A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole 2:02:21

1M ago2:02:21

2:02:21

HBs, we're back with more Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole! The second (first?) book in the series, A HUNGER LIKE NO OTHER, did not disappoint! This book starts at 11 and then refuses to simmer down. Get ready for big feelings, incredulity, and enthusiastic cackling (though, you should be used to that by now). There were so many times when Mel …

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Ep. 344 - Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni 2:12:53

2M ago2:12:53

2:12:53

Hey y'all! Mel and Sabrina are here with SORRY, BRO by Taleen Voskuni! It's a gorgeous sapphic contemporary between two Armenian-American women, one of whom is on a serious journey to self-discovery. This book weaves a beautiful love story within a rich tapestry of Armenian history and culture. It was GORGEOUS. Bonus Content: Mel's son is the Pitbu…

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Ep. 343 - Avaritia by Colette Rhodes 1:50:28

2M ago1:50:28

1:50:28

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 prom…

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Ep. 342 - Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt 1:56:44

2M ago1:56:44

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Hey HBs! We're here with a brand new historical era: Dickens' Times! Elizabeth Hoyt came out swinging with WICKED INTENTIONS, the first book in her Maiden Lane series. We've got a do-gooding heroine who needs cash for her orphanage, a bad boy aristocrat who needs entree into London's worst neighborhood, a murder mystery, a vigilante hero clown, and…

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Ep. 341 - Artek by Honey Phillips 1:36:40

2M ago1:36:40

1:36:40

It's been a minute since we've recapped an alien romance, and HERE WE ARE, HBs! ARTEK by Honey Phillips manages to be both Western Times and alien, which is hard to pull off. This slice-of-life Seven Brides for Seven Brothers retelling was a romp from beginning to end! Bonus Content: Sabrina's Libby nemesis is still abusing her with book 2 of the S…

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Ep. 340 - Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly 2:26:21

3M ago2:26:21

2:26:21

Hey HBs! Mel and Sabrina are here with LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS by Anita Kelly! This queer contemporary romance is set on an amateur cooking show. Dahlia is a divorcee who quit her job to be there and doesn't quite know how she'll pay rent if she doesn't win the $100k prize. Meanwhile, London is the show's first non-binary contestant, this is their n…

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Melody Carlisle Podcasts

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Heaving Bosoms

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Bonkers Romance

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351.1 - The King by Nana Malone (Part 1) 1:00:22

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350.2 - How the Marquess Was Won by Julie Anne Long (Part 2) 1:10:54

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350.1 - How the Marquess Was Won by Julie Anne Long (Part 1) 1:11:55

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349.2 - Triple Sec by TJ Alexander (Part 2) 1:08:56

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349.1 - Triple Sec by TJ Alexander (Part 1) 1:22:14

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348.2 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynn Weaver (Part 2) 1:15:49

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348.1 - Butcher and Blackbird by Brynn Weaver (Part 1) 1:24:11

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347.2 - The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen (Part 2) 1:12:25

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347.1 - The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen (Part 1) 1:29:33

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Big News from HBHQ! 10:18

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346 - It Had To Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 2:35:26

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Ep. 345 - A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole 2:02:21

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Ep. 344 - Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni 2:12:53

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Ep. 343 - Avaritia by Colette Rhodes 1:50:28

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Ep. 342 - Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt 1:56:44

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Ep. 341 - Artek by Honey Phillips 1:36:40

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Ep. 340 - Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly 2:26:21

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