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North Carolina’s First & Wilmington’s Only Romantasy Bookstore
♥︎⚔️ North Carolina’s First & Wilmington’s Only Romantasy Bookstore
Welcome to Wilmington’s first and only romantasy bookstore, where we not only stock our shelves with the hottest titles and indie authors, we’re creating a community of badass women who are ready to fall in with their bookish tribe. We’re Wilmington’s hottest destination for romantasy and dark romance lovers who like to escape reality and enter a fictional world filled with magic, SPICE, games and trials, slow burns, and world-building...Maybe even collect a book boyfriend or two. And did we mention dark romance is one of our featured sections?
Yeah. We’ve got exactly what you’re into and then some.
Calling all feral readers…
Featured Title
Featured Title
Signed Copies!Exclusively at Burning Pages Bookstore
A Dance of Lies by Brittney Arena
A debut romantic fantasy by Brittney Arena, following Vasalie—a former dancer turned spy, wrongly imprisoned and broken by King Illian to serve as his Jewel. Forced to perform for rival courts while managing a chronic illness, she begins to question her loyalty and enlists the help of Illian’s brother, King Anton, igniting a dangerous feud.
With rich world-building, slow-burn romance, sharp banter, and twisty espionage—plus standout disability rep—A Dance of Lies is a swoony, suspenseful series starter you won’t want to miss.
Where to find us in Wilmington
We’re located in The Cargo District Courtyard. Our storefront is in The Alley behind Queen St Barbershop and Carmin Black. We are directly across from Salita Pizza’s takeout window. Parking is free on Castle St., Queen St., S 17th, and 15th St. There are no designated parking lots.
1605 Queen St., Wilmington, NC 28401
upcoming romantasy releases
The Curse That Binds (deluxe edition,
Bewitched #2.5) by Laura Thalassa
Release Date: July 1, 2025
Rose in Chains (deluxe limited edition, The Evermore Trilogy #1) by Julie Soto
Release Date: July 8, 2025
A Forbidden Alchemy
by Stacey McEwan
Release Date: July 1, 2025
The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your
Enemy (Dearly Beloathed #1)
by Brigette Knightley
Release Date: July 8, 2025
Terror at the Gates (Blood of Lilith #1)
by Scarlett St. Clair
Release Date: July 8, 2025
In the Veins of Drowning
(The Siren Mage #1) by Kalie Cassidy
Release Date: July 15, 2025
The Enchanted Greenhouse
by Sarah Beth Durst
Release Date: July 22, 2025
Arcana Academy (Arcana
Academy #1) by Elsie Kova
Release Date: July 22, 2025
Wrath of the Dragons (Fear the Flames
#2) by Olivia Rose Darling
Release Date: July 22, 2025
upcoming events at Burning Pages
Sunday, July 13Ticketed Signing Event
SOLD OUT EVENT! Join us for a private Q&A session and book talk where Holly will spill behind-the-scenes secrets, talk swoon-worthy scenes, and answer all your burning questions about her writing process.
Holly will be signing books, chatting with readers, and reminding us all why we willingly suffer for fictional men.
EveryWeekSmall Business Collab
We’re feral for breakfast biscuits, brews, and rotting away with a good book on a Monday morning.
Electric Biscuits will have her signature biscuits and spreads, and breakfast sandwiches set up outside the bookstore, while The Alley Coffee & Bar is slinging specialty lattes.
EveryWeek Fundraising Efforts
Strong fictional characters deserve to go to strong women IRL so every Wednesday, we’re curating a selection of books with badass female leads and donating the proceeds to a local nonprofit organization at the end of each month.
We call this Woman Crush Wednesday.
Strong fictional characters deserve to go to strong women IRL, so every Wednesday, we’re curating a selection of books with badass female leads and donating the proceeds to a local nonprofit organization at the end of each month. We’ll feature a new, curated selection of titles each week, and post our donation amounts from our combined WCW’s at the end of the month.
June 2025
Nonprofit → Coastal Horizons Rape Crisis Center
Dates to participate → 6/18 & 6/25
Date of donation → 6/30
Woman Crush Wednesday
Woman Crush Wednesday
6/25 featured title #1A Dance of Lies by Brittney Arena
Signed Copy!
6/25 featured title #2The Bridge Kingdom
by Danielle L. Jensen
6/25 featured title #3The Serpent & The Wings of Night
by Carissa Broadbent
Dear readers, please note!
These titles will be available for purchase in-store for pickup and online to ship. Both in-store and online proceeds from these titles on designated dates will be donated. This is not associated with the authors in any way; Burning Pages Bookstore booksellers choose these titles, and the donation will go directly to the nonprofit organization from Burning Pages Bookstore, LLC.
Burning Pages Book ClubI’m sure you’ve heard about our book club…
We’re romantasy lovers. Spice enthusiasts. Unhinged at times. Weird all the time.
We talk about books non-stop. We go on retreats.
Our Discord channel is highly engaging and super active. Member perks. In-store discounts.
We collaborate with other businesses. Find all the best reads. Get priority event tickets.
Dibs on new releases before they hit the shelves. We find our squad.
Book Club BOTM Picks
The Knight and the Moth
(The Stonewater Kingdom #1)
by Rachel Gillig
June buddy read, 6/14 discussion
Smoke and Scar (Shattered Crown #1)
by Gretchen Powell Fox
July buddy read, 7/12 discussion
Metal Slinger (Fire & Metal #1)
by Rachel Schneider
July BOTM, 7/31 discussion
“This is incredible! I am so freaking excited! I cannot stress enough how awesome and life-changing this book club is. Thank you so much!”
Member Genn M
Store Hours:Monday: 9 AM until 2 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM until 6:30 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM until 6:30 PM
Thursday: 10 AM until 6:30 PM
Friday: 10 AM until 6:30 PM
Saturday: 10 AM until 6:30 PM
Sunday: 10 AM until 6:30 PM
Call or text us at 910-637-7343
