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The First & North Carolina's Only Romantasy Bookstore
♥︎⚔️ The First & North Carolina's Only Romantasy Bookstore
Welcome to Wilmington’s first and only romantasy bookstore, where we not only stock our shelves with the hottest BookTok titles and emerging indie authors, but we’re creating a community of feral readers who are ready to find their bookish tribe. We’re Wilmington’s niche destination for romantasy lovers who like to escape reality and enter a fictional world filled with magic, SPICE, powerful female main characters, slow burn tension, and immersive world-building. And did we mention, dark romantasy is one of our featured sections?
Yeah. We’ve got exactly what you love to read and then some brand new recs from our indie wall of fame that you never even knew you needed.
Calling all feral readers…
Signed Copies
Indies +
New Releases +
BookTok Faves +
Signed Copies Indies + New Releases + BookTok Faves +
We have an extensive selection of signed editions on our shelves.
We love our authors! Hosting events for authors, big and small, is a passion of ours, and we adore the opportunity to share their books with our reader community. Whether they've attended a signing event or sent us signed books or bookplates, we are here to share them with YOU. Take a look at our current stock of signed editions.
Have you seen what's on our shelves?
Where to find us in Wilmington
We’re located in The Cargo District Courtyard. Our storefront is in The Alley, in between Queen St Barbershop and Planted Outpost. 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 spaces.
1605 Queen St., Wilmington, NC 28401
2026 romantasy releases
Preorder like a good girl…
& when you pick it up, it’s free!
upcoming events at Burning Pages
Join Burning Pages Bookstore for an in-store book signing and Q&A event with R. M. Gray for her upcoming release, Cursebreaker, book 3 in the Nightweaver Trilogy.
Pirates of the Carribbean meets Downton Abbey, the completion of this magical, mysterious trilogy has sparkling tension, a strong FMC, a swoon worthy MMC, and all the adventure.
This is a ticketed convo and Q&A from 6 - 7 PM, followed by signing line for attendees.
*Please note, we are happy to announce that this event is 14+. We are excited to welcome young readers on their reading journey!
September 5SOLD OUT EVENT!
Join us for an in-store book signing and Q&A event with A.N. Caudle, in conversation with Harper Hawthorne, for her upcoming release, Bound by Fate, book 2 in the Realms in Peril series.
The event will take place at Burning Pages Bookstore from 5 PM to 7:30 PM.
While the convo and Q&A event is sold out, you haven’t missed your chance to meet A.N. Caudle and get your book signed. We have signing line only tickets available. The signing line will take place from 7 PM to 7:30 PM.
September 15September 1Demi Winters is the New York Times Bestselling author of The Ashen series, and she is joining us for a live chat and Q&A!
Attendees will join in on the virtual author chat with Demi Winters and the Burning Pages Bookseller team as we jump into The Ashen Series and chat upcoming titles. It is not required to have read The Ashen Series by Demi Winters to attend, but expect mild, out of context spoilers. Attendees can submit their questions to be answered live and will be able to chat with other attendees.
Burning Pages Insider Membership
The Burning Pages Insider Membership is Burning Pages’ inner circle for romantasy readers who feel things too deeply and read like it’s a lifestyle, not a hobby.
Come as you are. Stay as long as you’d like. This is your place for exclusive perks, unhinged bookish fun, and a community of readers who get it.
Burning Pages Book ClubI’m sure you’ve heard about our reader community...
We’re feral women with far too much feminine rage. Romantasy lovers. Indie enthusiasts. Unhinged at times. Weird all the time.
We talk about books nonstop. We go on retreats.
Our private Discord channel is highly engaging and super active.
We collaborate with other businesses. Find all the best reads. We find our squad.
Book Club BOTM Picks
We vote on one featured title per month to read as a group inside The Burning Pages Insider Membership, and these are some of our recent picks!
“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: 10 AM until 2:00 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM until 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM until 6:00 PM
Thursday: 10 AM until 6:00 PM
Friday: 10 AM until 6:00 PM
Saturday: 10 AM until 6:00 PM
Sunday: 10 AM until 5:00 PM
Call or text us at 910-637-7343
