Bookstore Romance Day 2026
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Did you know that romance is the most popular subgenre in our store? Let's celebrate it! Bookstore Romance Day is a day designed to give independent bookstores nationwide an opportunity to celebrate Romance fiction—its books, readers, and writers. On August 15, Three Bells will be bustling with authors, new items, and stacks of your favorite books. The wine will be flowing! Also, did someone say free candy?!
The event features...
- Book boyfriend photo opp. Choose your selfie adventure with life-size cutouts of Mr. Darcy, Jamie Fraser, Fabio, and more
- Author signings from noon to 2:30 pm with Annika Martin and Mira Lyn Kelly (details below)
- New romance-themed merch like shelf signs, socks, candles, totes, stickers, pencils, and more
- Take a trip through the free "candy bar"!
- Blind Date with a Romance display
- The first dozen shoppers to spend more than $100 get a free dried flower arrangement from Penny + Clover
- The first 30 shoppers to spend more than $50 get a free romance trope bookmark
- 10% off the whole Romance section
- The best version of a "HEA"... a party over by 7 pm so you can go home and read all night
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About our authors for Romance Day
Mira Lyn Kelly
Hard core romantic, stress baker, and housekeeper non-extraordinaire, Mira Lyn Kelly is a USA TODAY bestselling author with over a million readers worldwide. She writes sizzly love stories with hot, possessive heroes who know how to laugh, heroines who give as good as they get, friends as close as family, and happily ever afters up-against-the-wall style! Growing up in the Chicago area, she earned her degree in Fine Arts from Loyola University and met the love of her life while studying abroad in Rome, Italy… only to discover he’d been living right around the corner from her back home. Mira now lives in Minnesota with her husband, four amazing children and two ridiculous dogs.
https://miralynkellybooks.com/
Annika Martin
From billionaire rom-coms to sexy criminals and offbeat why-choose chaos, Annika Martin write the kind of stories you'll stay up all night reading. How about some mafia guys? Or is an arrogant vampire boss more your style? Annika lives in a cozy Minneapolis home with her writer husband and two feline overlords.
https://www.annikamartinbooks.com/
The event features...
- Book boyfriend photo opp. Choose your selfie adventure with life-size cutouts of Mr. Darcy, Jamie Fraser, Fabio, and more
- Author signings from noon to 2:30 pm with Annika Martin and Mira Lyn Kelly (details below)
- New romance-themed merch like shelf signs, socks, candles, totes, stickers, pencils, and more
- Take a trip through the free "candy bar"!
- Blind Date with a Romance display
- The first dozen shoppers to spend more than $100 get a free dried flower arrangement from Penny + Clover
- The first 30 shoppers to spend more than $50 get a free romance trope bookmark
- 10% off the whole Romance section
- The best version of a "HEA"... a party over by 7 pm so you can go home and read all night
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About our authors for Romance Day
Mira Lyn Kelly
Hard core romantic, stress baker, and housekeeper non-extraordinaire, Mira Lyn Kelly is a USA TODAY bestselling author with over a million readers worldwide. She writes sizzly love stories with hot, possessive heroes who know how to laugh, heroines who give as good as they get, friends as close as family, and happily ever afters up-against-the-wall style! Growing up in the Chicago area, she earned her degree in Fine Arts from Loyola University and met the love of her life while studying abroad in Rome, Italy… only to discover he’d been living right around the corner from her back home. Mira now lives in Minnesota with her husband, four amazing children and two ridiculous dogs.
https://miralynkellybooks.com/
Annika Martin
From billionaire rom-coms to sexy criminals and offbeat why-choose chaos, Annika Martin write the kind of stories you'll stay up all night reading. How about some mafia guys? Or is an arrogant vampire boss more your style? Annika lives in a cozy Minneapolis home with her writer husband and two feline overlords.
https://www.annikamartinbooks.com/
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Where is it happening?
14 S. Commercial Alley, Mason City, IA, United States, Iowa 50401
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Host or PublisherThree Bells Books
