Forbidden Love Bookstore opened a bricks-and-mortar store last month in Bemidji, Minn., the Bemidji Pioneer reported.
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| Forbidden Love on opening day. | |
Located at 114 Fourth St. N.W. in downtown Bemidji, the store carries a wide variety of romance titles representing plenty of sub-genres. Owners Olivia and Mason Pack plan to host book release parties, author signings, watch parties, craft nights, pop-ups with local vendors, and other community events.
Prior to opening Forbidden Love Bookstore, the Packs lived in Fairbanks, Alaska, where Olivia Pack opened a romance bookstore called the Ivy in her photography studio. At that time, photography was Pack's main job, but after the couple moved to Minnesota, she decided to give opening a bookstore another shot instead of opening a new photography business. Before the bricks-and-mortar location's opening on April 25, Independent Bookstore Day, Forbidden Love debuted as an online shop.
Oliva Pack told the Pioneer that the bookstore met with an enthusiastic response on opening day. "It was kind of crazy. It was a really, really good feeling and just awesome to see that the community wants a romance bookstore."