Inside a Romance Only Bookstore on Wheels
It's a Slow Burn.
Friends, it’s been a minute.
I was away traveling through Italy, Spain, and France… so you know I dropped into Shakespeare and Company while I was in Paris.
What happens when a lifelong romance reader, punk rock enthusiast, and photographer turns a trailer into a moody, mobile bookstore?
You get Slow Burn.
Tonya Pineda, the creator behind Slow Burn, a jet-black trailer-turned-bookstore specializing in romance, shares how she and her husband (neither of them particularly handy) built the entire thing from scratch with nothing but a dream and a lot of YouTube tutorials.
Here’s why you need to listen:
Get Inspired: If you’ve ever fantasized about opening a bookstore but dreaded the overhead, this mobile twist will blow your mind.
Fall in Love with the Vibe: A dark, European-inspired aesthetic for a romance-only bookshop? It’s unexpected… and it works.
Real Talk on Indie Bookselling: From low book margins to building community, Tonya gets candid about the challenges and the deep rewards.
Behind-the-Scenes Goodness: Hear how she decides where to pop up, what goes into setup (think bungee cords and barn doors), and how going viral on Instagram and TikTok has fueled her growth.
Click here to listen to the podcast.
Click here to watch it on YouTube.
I don’t have much of an update here since I’ve been offline for a month, but I do have 23,140 words written in my novel.
I also just entered the first 1,500 words in a contest to win $100,000!
I’m going to post about this giveaway on social media in the coming days, so make sure you’re following me at @ChristinaAllDay to enter if you’ve ever wanted to write a book and have the greats help you along with it.
If you missed my June roundup, you missed me proclaiming my obsession with Meghan Quinn.
I am in hysterics with her spicy romances.
I can’t wait to read more by her.
I’m also all caught up on the Vancouver Storm series.
Stephanie Archer’s latest, Gloves Off, is perfection.
Click here to watch the others I read in June and what I thought.
Next up? Everyone is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf.
She is one of the authors at the Creepy Book Club retreat next year.
I just bought my ticket, so I need to get caught up on some authors who will be there.
I’ve also heard amazing things about One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune, so I’m going to read the first one in that series, Every Summer After.
A bookstagrammer you have to check out because she cracks me up is @britandherbooks.
Honestly, if sarcasm and stick figures with all their anatomy were battle tactics,
would outmaneuver both Rhys and Xaden and still have time to make you snort-laugh.She kills me!
