Hey listener, this is Heaving Busams. The podcast were two best friends,

recap romance novels while giggling snorting or in this case cry laughing

first up we have a super special heaving bosum's birthday shout out.

This goes out to the ultimate Queen of Pentacles, Holly.

Happy birthday to the woman who does it all.

From flourishing at work to hosting an excellent podcast to nurturing your King of Pentacles and Sweet Rascal Mac.

You're a force to be reckoned with and your friends, especially Esther, hope you have an absolutely amazing birthday week.

And now a Patreon shout out.

Jennifer L.B.

You are descended from Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, architecture, and good order in all things.

You may be an introvert, but you possess Hestia's inviting warmth down to your core.

The hearth was the center of every household, and so too you are the center and glue of your

family. Your tender nurturing, balanced with your

scorching wit, are irreplaceable. And Hestia would be beyond proud of how you wield

the Dewey Decimal System. After all, what's more orderly than the miles of well-organized bookshelves you preside over?

All right, let's dig into Fires of Winter by Joanna Lindsay.

I would be remiss if I didn't reiterate the content warnings I listed in our trailer.

We'll be talking about assault, sexual assault, slavery, and other incredibly

uncomfortable possibly triggering topics. Please take care and skip this

episode if you need to. Here we go. Hi Eric Hi Erin. Oh boy. She seems so happy. You know what I'm happy about a lot of things right now. I am happy about a lot of things right now. I am. Are we going to do a gratitude board?

We are. You want to know what my...

Guess what, Erin? Guess what? What what you're getting married in six weeks

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