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Happily Ever After

book boutique

YOU DESERVE MORE

YOU DESERVE MORE

happily ever afters

Our store is founded on the belief that

everyone deserves a happily ever after.

Established in 2023, HEA Book Boutique

is a unique, pop-up style bookstore

focusing on the romance genre. Not only

are we bringing you the hottest new

releases, but we're also bringing you

unique offerings like special editions,

signed copies and more by your favorite

authors.


We LOVE our indie authors, too. So when you're on the hunt for ​the latest best seller, don't forget to check out our options from ​lesser known, but still wonderful, independent authors. Our staff ​can give you great recommendations on specific tropes, styles ​and spice levels to meet everyone's deepest desires.


You'll also find a wealth of bookish goodies, often times created ​and designed by store owner Jenn or another small business, ​usually woman-owned!

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the store

SHOP AT

SHOP AT

Address:

1026 7th Avenue

Marion, IA 52302


Current Hours (summer 2024)

Wednesdays - 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Thursdays - 4-7 p.m.

Fridays - 12-5 p.m.

Saturdays - 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sundays - 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

hot takes

hot takes

book club

Looking for a new romance book ​club but don’t know where to ​start? We got you!


Just pop by the store to grab this ​month’s pick for 15% off! Then read ​it & join us to discuss on the first ​Thursday of the next month at ​6:30 p.m.


Forgot to read the book this ​month? Don’t worry, we won’t tell. ​You should still come and chat with ​us. The first rule of book club is we ​only talk about the book for, like, ​10% of the time anyway.

October Hot Take

The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore


  • Contemporary, spicy
  • Cozy, fall read
  • standalone, with additional books in ​the ​same world

all booked up...

all booked up...

Check out our special events & pop-ups!

Hot Takes Book Club

discussing Gothikana

Oct. 3

6:30 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Chocolate Walk

feat. a pop-up with

HER Creations Jewelry

Oct. 4

6 p.m.-

9 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Author Visit: Sophia Slade

Oct. 6

1 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Oct. 10

4:30 p.m.-

6:30 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Release Party: Cat Fight

by Gin Griffith

Oct. 11

5 p.m.-

7 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Oct Romance Book Swap

Oct. 16

6 p.m,-

8 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Oct. 17

4:30 p.m.-

6:30 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Release Party: Make My ​Heart Malt

by Gia Stevens

Oct. 18

6 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Oct. 19

3:30 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Author Visit: Hazel Beck

Oct. 22

6 p.m.-

8 p.m.

Marion Public Library

1375 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Oct. 24

4:30 p.m.-

6:30 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Halloween Vendor Market

pop-up booth

Oct. 27

9 a.m.-

12 p.m.

Stillwater Coffee Company

1275 N. Center Point Rd, Hiawatha, IA

Oct. 31

4:30 p.m.-

6:30 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Adult Bookish Trick-or-​Treating

Oct. 31

4 p.m.-

7 p..m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Nov. 2

4 p.m.-

9 p.m.

Grand River Convention Center

500 Bell Street, Dubuque, IA

Hot Takes Book Club

discussing Pumpkin Spice Cafe

Nov. 7

6:30 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Author Visit: Petra Palerno

Nov. 16

2 p.m.-

3 p.m.

HEA Book Boutique

1026 7th Ave., Marion, IA

Feb. 14-15, 2025

Phoenix, AZ

Sports Romance Con

(pre-order opens in October)

Feb. 28-Mar. 2, ​2025

Bloomington, MN

We travel! Interested in having a pop-up romance bookstore at your event, market or business? Email Jenn to get it on the books (see what we did there?)


jenn@heabookboutique.com

MEET THE

MEET THE

bookseller

Hi! I'm Jenn, your Chief Book Babe and local

peddler of love! Thanks for checking out

HEA Book Boutique!


My love of reading came at a very young age,

thanks to a mother who always had more

books on her end table than she could ever

read at once. Trips to the library and full

book bags led me to my first job as a

bookseller at 16 for a chain bookstore in the

mall, which is also where I was introduced to

my first romance novel. The classic bodice

ripper piqued my interest, but my true love of the romance genre wouldn't come until much later.


In college, that love of reading got put aside for a variety of other extra curricular activities. In 2020 I picked up books in a real way again. When a good friend of mine said "Oh, if you like that one you should try A Court of Thorns and Roses!' that was all it took! I read all of Sarah J. Maas' backlist in about a week and a half (ok, it might have been a little longer than that), and then I got a Kindle and started down the indie author rabbit hole.


After leaving a job in non-profit fundraising, I spent some real time trying to imagine how to work a job that didn't feel like work. The answer was somewhere in books and events, and that journey led me here!


HEA Book Boutique is in its infancy stages, but every day brings a new set of opportunities and experiences.


I can't wait to help you find an HEA that's perfect for you!


Sincerely,

Jenn

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