Books! Books! Books!
A room without books is like a body without a soul. – Cicero
Sharing a book you love is an act of great intimacy. – Nola Saint James
So Many Books! So Little Time!
I love to read new books, but my favorite books are those that I come back to again and again because spending time with them is so satisfying. There are different things that make a book re-readable. All the books I enjoy rereading have at least three of my top five “must haves.” What are your “must haves?” Here are mine:
A leading character with a memorable voice or personality.
A sense of strong connection between all the main characters.
A story that keeps me turning the pages.
A definite sense of time and place.
A happy ending.
The books that I review here are all books I consider “re-readable.” I’d love to know what you enjoy and why. Write to me at nolasaintjames.com
Books & Reviews
Regency Era City Girl With Money Meets Sexy Country Guy Who Can’t Dance. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Don’t you love a good series? When it comes to Regency Romance, one of my favorite crafters of this subgenre is Grace Burrowes. She creates a world for her stories with style and historic accuracy and then permits her hero and heroine to walk onto the stage and live their lives. What could be better? [...]
There’s Nothing Logical About Babies! Especially in the Regency Era!
The great comedian W.C. Fields is noted for actors to avoid working with children and animals because they are unpredictable and invariably steal the scene. It is precisely for this reason that I love Regency Romances that have infants and children in them. [...]
Complicated Regency Era Heroine Makes Good!
What is your favorite type of heroine? In the romance genre, there are so many different types of leading ladies to choose from. As a reader, I most enjoy reading about complex women who have to overcome emotional or [...]
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice: The First Regency Era Romance?
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” For romance writers of all subgenres, Jane Austen’s powerful introduction to the classic Pride and Prejudice is something of a rallying cry [...]
List of Romance Only Bookstores
2024
Compiled by Nola Saint James
Alaska
Beauty and the Book – Anchorage
4240 Old Seward Hwy #13, Anchorage, AK 99503
beautyandthebookak@gmail.com
California
The Ripped Bodice
3806 Main St, Culver City, CA 90232
(424) 603-4776
hello@therippedbodice.com
Leah Koch
Meet Cute
4048 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 228-9548
hello@meetcutebookshop.com
Colorado
Petals and Pages
956 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204
Dylah Ray, Owner
info@petalsandpagesofdenver.com
Connecticut
Montgomery & Taggart
26 Water St
Chester, CT 06412
Sarah Borgnis-Tobin and Elizabeth Tucker, owners
montgomeryandtaggert@gmail.com
Florida
Steamy Lit
161 NE 2nd Ave, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
305-742-9969
Mel Saavedra (Ms.) founder
The New Romantics – Orlando, Fla.
hello@thenewromanticsbooks.com
Jane Rodriguez – founder
Bookish Boutique – Panama City, FL
456 Harrison Ave, Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 320-8225
bookishboutiquellc@yahoo.com
Wanderlust Book Boutique – Ft. Pierce, FL
100 S 2nd St Suite 119, Fort Pierce, FL 34950
wanderlustbookboutique@gmail.com
Idaho
It’s a Love Story – Hayden
8927 N Hess St Suite A
Hayden, ID 83835
208 772-5053
hello@lovestorybooksandcafe.com
Illinois
Love’s Sweet Arrow
17200 Oak Park Ave Suite 103, Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 620-8365
info@lovessweetarrow.com
Last Chapter Book Shop
2013 W Roscoe St, Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 407-0610
storefront@thelastchapterbookshop.com
Iowa
That’s What She Read Romance Bookstore & More – Mt. Ayr
117 N Taylor St
Mount Ayr, Iowa 50854
thatswhatshereadbookstore@gmail.com
HEA Book Boutique – Marion, IA
1026 7th Ave, Marion, IA 52302
(319) 423-9624
jenn@heabookboutique.com
Kansas
Blush Bookstore
2721 E Central Ave Suite 121, Wichita, KS 67214
Under the Cover
605 E 31st St, Kansas City, MO 64109
(816) 794-8244
info@underthecoverkc.com
Kentucky
A Novel Romance
10512 Watterson Trail, Louisville, KY 40299
(502) 509-5410
Maine
Grump and Sunshine – Belfast
159 High St, Belfast, ME 04915
(207) 323-9577
cassidy@grumpandsunshine.com
Maryland
Turn the Page Bookstore – Boonsboro
18 N Main St, Boonsboro, MD 21713
(301) 432-4588
info@ttpbooks.com
Massachussets
Boujee Bookstore, Norwood
61 Endicott St Building 26, Norwood, MA 02062
(617) 615-6479
Jamie Mcintyre – owner
Lovestruck Books
44 Brattle St
Cambridge, MA
USA 02138
617.286.2436
info@lovestruckbooks.com
Minnesota
Tropes & Trifles
2709 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN 55406
(612) 643-0907
contact@tropesandtrifles.com
New Jersey
Kiss & Tale – Collingswood, N.J.
688 Haddon Ave. Collingswood, NJ, United States, 08108
kissandtalebooks@gmail.com
New York
Ripped Bodice
218 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
(347) 227-8899
brooklyn@therippedbodice.com
Bea Hodges-Koch
Beach Read Books
902 Castle St, Wilmington, NC 28401
910) 821-3238
sales@shopbeachreadbooks.com
Trope Bookshop – Charlotte, NC (mobile bookshop)
TropeBookshop@gmail.com
Third Street Books – McMinnville
320 NE 3rd St, McMinnville, OR 97128
(503) 472-7786
info@thirdstreetbooks.com
Texas
Love Affair Bookstore – Midland, Tx
1000 N Midkiff Rd Suite 5B
Midland, TX 79701
(432) 247-1153
Loveaffairbookstore@outlook.com
Utah
Lovebound Library
145 E 900 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 709-9039
Wisconsin
A Room of One’s Own – Madison
2717 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704
(608) 257-7888
Room.bookstore@gmail.com
Canada
Slow Burn Books
1934 34 Ave SW #115
Calgary, AB T2T 2C1, Canada
+1 825-994-1653
info@slowburnbooks.ca
The Book Boudoir – Edmonton, CA
*Second Floor*, 10716 120 St NW
Edmonton, AB T5H 0Z2, Canada
hello@bookboudoir.ca
Saskatoon
Leather and Lace Books
Labine Ter, Saskatoon
SK S7L 4P7, Canada
Pages of Passion – online bookstore
614 Duchess St, Saskatoon
SK S7K 2V7, Canada
contact@pagesofpassion.ca
Australia
Fiction & Friction – Indie Bookseller – South Australia
49A Bridge Street, Murray Bridge SA 5253
PO BOX 780, Murray Bridge SA 5253
britt@fictionandfriction.com.au
A Thousand Lives – Woori Yallock , Australia
4/1385 Healesville – Koo Wee Rup Rd, Woori Yallock VIC 3139, Australia
hello@athousandlives.com.au
Books Ever After – Bowral, Australia
Shop 4, The Grand Arcade
291-297 Bong Bong Street
Bowral, NSW 2576
0488 062 334
info@bookseverafter.com.au