Love Spell Books, a romance-focused bookstore and coffee bar, opened in early October in Summerville, S.C., the Post and Courier reported.
Located at 428 Old Trolley Rd., Suite B, the bookstore carries a wide assortment of romance titles ranging from YA romance to dark romance, along with a small selection of thrillers and mysteries. While the book inventory is predominantly new, a small amount of used titles are available. Nonbook offerings include candles, teas, and apparel, and the cafe menu features coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and a variety of specialty drinks.
"It's really about building community and having a place where people can come and either get a drink or a book, or both, or just end up hanging out," owner Deborah Pignol told the Post and Courier.
Prior to opening Love Spell Books, Pignol launched a book subscription service called My Blush Box, which focused on independent romance authors. Her event plans for the bookstore include book clubs and writing clubs.
Post and Courier noted that Love Spell Books is part of a romance boom in the Charleston area: a bricks-and-mortar store called Sweeter Than Fiction and a mobile bookstore called Bound to Bindings both opened last year.