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!
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.
to shop
OTHER WAYS
OTHER WAYS
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 |
Wild & Windy West | 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?)
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
