So many romance bookstores are popping up all over the country, which we love, obv. What trends are we seeing, what could be improved, will they last?
Bonnie books mentioned:
- Lola and the Millionaires, Kathryn Moon
- Quicksilver, Callie Hart
Shani books mentioned:
- First Time Caller, BK Borison
- Calamity MT series, Devney Perry
- The Bridge Kingdom, Danielle L Jensen
- Sold copies of Fourth Wing & Iron Flame & Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Mary books mentioned:
- Heavenly Tyrant, Xiran Jay Zhao
Romance Book Stores - US
- Meet Cute, La Mesa, CA
- Heartbound Book Shop, Anaheim, CA
- Smitten, Ventura, CA
- The Ripped Bodice, Los Angeles, CA
- Spicy Librarian, Denver, CO
- The New Romantics, Orlando, FL
- Steamy Lit, Tampa, FL
- All the Tropes, Atlanta, GA
- HEA Book Boutique, Marion, IA
- Blush & Bashful, Hopkinsville, KY
- A Novel Romance, Louisville, KY
- Blush, Wichita, KS
- Romance-Landia, Centreville, MD
- Trope Bookshop in Charlotte, NC (mobile bookshop)
- Beach Read Books in Wilmington, NC
- Kiss & Tale, Collingswood, NJ
- The Ripped Bodice, Brooklyn NY
- The Last Chapter Bookshop, Chicago, IL
- Love’s Sweet Arrow is in Tinley Park, IL
- Lovestruck Books, Cambridge, MA
- Grump & Sunshine, Belfast, ME
- Pages & Grapes, Wyoming, MI
- Tropes & Trifles, Minneapolis, MN
- Under the Cover, Kansas City, MO
- Good Girls Bookshop, Kalispell, MT
- Lovebound Library, SLC, UT
- Friends to Lovers Bookstore, Alexandria, VA
- Sweeter Than Fiction, Charleston, SC
- Blush, Dallas, TX
- Love Affair Bookstore, Midland, TX
- Roaming Romance (pop-up)
Canada
- Slow Burn Books, Calgary, Canada
- Pages of Passion Bookstore, Saskatoon, SK
- Leather and Lace Books, Saskatoon, SK
