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