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On Tuesday, April 7th at 7pm EST, Eloisa James wil

On Tuesday, April 7th at 7pm EST, Eloisa James will be in conversation with Megan Corbett on Eloisa's FB page. We are proud to co-sponsor this event with Avon Romance & Frolic. Book sales will be through #BookstoreRomanceDay partner Bank Square Books.

We hope you'll join us.

Caveats: 1. No books published by Amazon (Montlak

Caveats:

1. No books published by Amazon (Montlake, CreateSpace, &c.)
2. No Amazon links
3. E-only titles should be available through Kobo or Hummingbird

We want to help you, but we also want to help our indie bookstore partners at this challenging time.

#indiesloveromance

If you didn't catch the announcement last week, we

If you didn't catch the announcement last week, we have a shiny new website, designed for us by Kerri @quilibetmedia

If you need web design, I cannot recommend her highly enough. She is easy to work with, and a Romance fan to boot. www.quilibetmedia.com

Remember, tomorrow is the last day to order our li

Remember, tomorrow is the last day to order our limited edition shirt! (weird book-holding-claw-hands not included). #limitededition #bookishmerch #bookstoreromanceday #romancereader #indiesloveromance #bookseller #readersgonnaread

It gives me all the happy feels to announce that @

It gives me all the happy feels to announce that @avonbooks has joined us as the first official sponsor of #BookstoreRomanceDay for 2020! Thank you @Kutysv and @pamjaffee for making this happen and for being part of the team since Day One. 💜📚💜

🌟LIMITED EDITION🌟 _ Pre-orders are open for

What was the last book that made you swoon? _ I’

What was the last book that made you swoon?
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I’m 3/4 of the way through The Beast of Beswick and, goodness gracious, do I love a beauty and the beast retelling. -Emily

#bookstoreromanceday #indiesloveromance #thebeastofbeswick #historicalromance #readromance #readmoreromance #amaliehoward

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Happy #RealPeopleMonday! On a day commonly known a

Happy #RealPeopleMonday! On a day commonly known as “Cyber Monday” for online shopping largely benefitting big companies, we’re asking you to celebrate Real People Monday by buying your audiobooks through Libro.fm. 📖 🎧 📚Today only, new members can get 4 audiobooks for the price of 1–that’s $14.99 for 3 audiobook credits plus Circe, Indies Choice Audiobook of the Year–with code “REALPEOPLE”. 🎧Celebrate and support independent booksellers through @librofm this Real People Monday!

It’s discussion time for Once Ghosted, Twice Shy

It’s discussion time for Once Ghosted, Twice Shy And Can’t Escape Love by the incomparable @alyssacolelit !
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Discussion questions are already up in our Goodreads group, Facebook, and Twitter. And don’t forget to stop by our Facebook today at 12pm PT for our live with Alyssa Cole!!!
#brdbookclub #alyssacole #onceghostedtwiceshy #cantescapelove #romancenovella #diverseromance #readromance #romancestagram

It’s discussion day for THE BRIDE SAYS NO by Cat

📚 BOOK CLUB 📚 _ If you subscribe to our news

📚 BOOK CLUB 📚
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If you subscribe to our newsletter than this is old news (and if you don’t... what are you waiting for?). WE HAVE LAUNCHED A QUARTERLY BOOKCLUB. You can read 1 or 2 or all 3 of the selected titles. Discussion of THE BRIDE SAYS NO by Cathy Maxwell will take place the week of November 4th. Discussion of ONCE GHOSTED, TWICE SHY and CAN’T ESCAPE LOVE by Alyssa Cole will take place the week of November 11th.
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You can join in the discussion on Goodreads (link in bio) or follow the hashtag #brdbookclub . Happy reading!
#onlinebookclub #romancebookclub #bookstoreromanceday #thebridesaysno #romancenovellas #cathymaxwell #alyssacole #romancereader #romancelandia

This is late in coming, but we wanted to say THANK

This is late in coming, but we wanted to say THANK YOU!

Thank you for helping to make the first Bookstore Romance Day a sucess!

We couldn't have done it without the support of all of you and wouldn't have wanted to. From bookstores to authors to publishers to readers, we loved seeing all of you come together to create a fantastic day of celebrating Romance fiction in independent bookstores. We are more grateful than you can imagine.

We also want to thank all the bookstores and readers and authors who tagged us on social media. We apologize if we didn’t like or share everyone’s posts. We will do better next year!
#thankyou #bookstoreromanceday #romancereadersarethebest #readaromancemonth #indiesloveromance #bookspines

This all started in the Northwest, so it means a l

This all started in the Northwest, so it means a lot to me (Billie) that my regional booksellers' association, PNBA, has been super supportive from the start. Need proof? Here's our Executive Director, Brian Junemann, bedecked in his finest #bookstoreromanceday togs and reading the debut rom-com from Oregon author @authorsarahs
#indiesloveromance #romcom #faker#isreading

For today only, if you sign up for the #kissclub n

For today only, if you sign up for the #kissclub newsletter from @librofm and @avonbooks you'll receive the audiobook of Cathy Maxwell's #TheBrideSaysNo absolutely FREE. And if you also sign up for a Libro.fm membership and use the code BRD at checkout, you'll gat THREE audiobooks for only $14.99.
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#bookstoreromancrday #audiobooks #freebooks #yesfree #romance #historicalromance

One more sleep until Bookstore Romance Day! We’r

One more sleep until Bookstore Romance Day! We’re having a lot of fun over @thirdstreetbooks getting everything ready. Let’s do a couple more recommendations.
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• A NOTORIOUS COUNTESS CONFESSES BY JULIE ANNE LONG•There are two things I adore: A "longing" book, where the romantic tension is so palpable you can cut it with a knife, and a hot vicar. This book has both, plus a courtesan-turned-countess and is a book that still lingers in my mind. If you, like me, appreciate a book where "Will they or won't they" feels like a genuine question (even though it's a Romance, so you know that of course they *will*), I strongly urge you to pick up this, the seventh in Long's Pennyroyal Green series. (Honestly, even writing this, I get an actual physical memory of the looonging.)
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Romance adjacent rec:
• THE CALCULATING STARS BY MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL• Quite frankly, Mary Robinette Kowal writes marriage better than any other author. Elma and Nathaniel are no exception to this rule and serve as the emotional core of this thoroughly-researched, compelling told, Hugo Award-nominated alternate history of the space program. Smart science and satisfying emotion--what more could you want?
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#bookstoreromanceday #booksellerrecommends #readromance #readaromancemonth #romancenovels #bookdisplay #bookstoredisplay

We’re back @thirdstreetbooks today for some more

We’re back @thirdstreetbooks today for some more romance recs!
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•ONCE GHOSTED, TWICE SHY BY ALYSSA COLE• A novella with a full character arc is a difficult thing to do, and even harder to do really well. Alyssa Cole manages to give readers the complete story of Likotsi and Fab's relationship without ever sacrificing character for plot. It helps if you have read the first two Reluctant Royals novels (A Princess in Theory and Duke by Default), but is by no means necessary (though you'll definitely want to read them after). This one had tears, both of the sad and happy varieties, coming to my eyes.
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•AYESHA AT LAST BY UZMA JALALUDDIN• Although I can appreciate a good, steamy sex scene, they're not the reason I read Romance. I want the feels. I want tension and flirting and watching two characters overcoming their differences to find their way to their HEA. This novel, inspired by Pride and Prejudice, has all of the emotional impact that I need while still remaining clean enough to share with your grandma without embarrassment.
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Thank you for tagging us in your photos! It’s so fun to see what every one has planned for Saturday!
#romancerecs #windowdisplay #bookstoredisplay #bookstoreromanceday #readaromancemonth #wheninromance #romancelandia

This week we are going to McMinnville, OR to visit

This week we are going to McMinnville, OR to visit @thirdstreetbooks . This is also the BRD HQ... or as much of an HQ as we have. We are so excited for Saturday and to celebrate romance with other readers! Now let’s get to some romance recs!
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• THE DUCHESS WAR BY COURTNEY MILAN• This book ticked all of my boxes: smart and quippy banter, enthusiastic consent, a couple who communicates about what they like and what feels good for them, and interesting secondary characters. Milan is such an intelligent author and she writes historical romance that still resonates with our current world.
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•THE HATING GAME BY SALLY THORNE• I believe this is the quintessential enemies-to-lovers. Lucy and Joshua have worked side by side for a year and, for all appearances, hate each other... until, of course, they don’t. Fair warning, this is a bit of a slow burn, but it’s so well done. This book was Thorne’s debut and I think it will eventually be a classic in the genre.
#bookstoreromanceday #thirdstreetbooks #mcminnvilleor #indiebookstore #indiesloveromance #booksellerrecommends #historicalromance #contemporaryromance

Our final day with @cupboardmakerbooks and I just

Our final day with @cupboardmakerbooks and I just love all the painted book spines, but especially these romance titles. See any faves?
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•FULLY DRESSED BY GERI KROTOW• This is a fascinating contemporary romance with a great sense of place in the New Orleans area. The conflict and the development of the relationship feel modern and realistic. The heroine, Poppy, leaves New York City after professional and romantic setbacks and meets the hero, Brandon, who is dealing with his own misfortunes. These are characters to champion and enjoy.
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•WHEN A SCOT TIES THE KNOT BY TESSA DARE• This is an adorable historical romance about a shy, young woman, Madeline, who doesn’t want to experience the embarrassment of the marriage mart so she invents a fiancée. Her imaginary Scottish beau is away at war so she writes letters to him until she kills him off. Several years later, the actual man who was receiving her letters arrives at her doorstep with expectations. This delightful Regency highlights memorable characters, along with a great plot.
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Romance adjacent recommendation: •POISON STUDY BY MARIA V. SNYDER• This is a rollicking, exciting fantasy novel with a strong, intelligent female protagonist, Yelena. Her world is authoritarian and rigid with strict laws. Yelena is offered a choice between death and becoming the leader’s poison taster. “Sieges weather, fight together, friends forever” is a quote from the book that encapsulates Yelena’s adventures as she learns to adapt to and change her world. On one level, this is a wonderful fantasy novel, but the deeper themes stay with readers for years.
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On another note, it’s Bookstore Romance Week!
#bookspines #readromance #readaromancemonth #indiebookstore #indiesloveromance #romancerecommendation #bookstoreromanceday

Back @cupboardmakerbooks today for some of their r

Back @cupboardmakerbooks today for some of their romance recommendations!
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•THE DUKE AND I by Julia Quinn• This is the first in the Bridgerton series, originally released in 2000 but rereleased as excitement builds about the Netflix series based upon the books. This is a story about friends who fall in love with each other and bring readers into the world of this fun, amazing family.
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•THE AMISH TEACHER’S GIFT by Rachel J. Good• This is a delightful book about a 19 year old who has 7 younger siblings and is the main support for her family. She is hired to teach at a school for special needs Amish children. The widowed father of one of her students experiences his own tragedies but he is drawn to her beauty and goodness. The research in this book was one its best aspects. There was information about Amish life and culture as well as classroom techniques for children with special needs. The well written primary and secondary characters pulled me into the story. I highly recommend The Amish Teacher’s Gift for fans of Amish romance and all romance.
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•STRIPPED by Zoey Castile• This is the first book in the Happy Endings series. It’s a rom-com story with a friends to lovers plotline with the best inciting situation. Robyn is a teacher and her life is in disarray. The final nail in the coffin is when she accidently ends up with her neighbor’s laundry, including a particular Star Spangled sequined piece of clothing. She meets her neighbor, Zac, a male dancer with plenty of charm and heart. With the witty dialogue, character chemistry and romance, this was a fun and engaging book.
#bookstoreromanceday #booksellerrecommends #readaromance #readaromancemonth #readmoreromance #historicalromance #contemporaryromance #indiebookstore #indiesloveromance

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