about us

about book beau affair

Welcome to Book Beau Affair — an Iowa-based mobile romance booktique celebrating love stories in all their forms.

Romance has been called a “guilty pleasure” for far too long. And we don’t do guilt here. Whether you love small-town swoon, morally gray heroes or fated-mate romantasy, your bookshelf deserves to be celebrated.

Whether your shelves are filled with small-town sweethearts, morally gray heroes, billionaire drama, or fated-mate romantasy, loving love stories is something to celebrate — not hide.

At Book Beau Affair, our mission is simple: Celebrate romance without apology.

Because romance isn’t “less than” other genres. It’s powerful, emotional, escapist, and sometimes a little spicy — exactly the way we like it.

meet the owner

Hi, I’m Steph, the reader behind Book Beau Affair.

I’m a mom of three (19, 16, and 9), married to who might be the biggest Duke fan in the state of Iowa, and the proud human of an 11-year-old dog and an 8-year-old cat.

By day, I work full-time as a communications consultant. But if I’m being honest? I’d much rather be reading.

I’m a millennial fueled by iced coffee and energy drinks, and good stories. I will never say no to pizza or tacos

I’m also a little nerdy. I’m obsessed with Marvel (especially Iron Man), enjoy video games, and absolutely love sharks. I have 11 tattoos and plans for more.

I’m a Kindle girly but I will read via ANY format. I buy physical copies for the trophy on my bookshelf. I have a tendency to favor ramantasy and/or dark romance. But let’s be honest, I’ll read anything that has that smutty smut!

Collage of various icons featuring the owner of book beau affair, Steph. All the things she likes. Iron Man and Spider Man, Iced coffee, monster energy drink, dragons, the state of Iowa