Romance Book Club with Alby Blake
This has been moved from Oct 18th due to Hockey Romance with the Griffins.
Between the Tropes Book Club
Between the Tropes Book Club: think enemies to lovers, one bed, second chance, forbidden love, etc. and you get to choose ANY book that fits the theme.
No pressure, no assigned reading — just great company, shared obsessions, and lots of swooning.
We spin the Tropes Wheel for the following month during our current book club.
Create at Pages & Grapes
Bring your current craft project (knitting, scrapbooking, journaling, coloring—whatever you love!) and join us for an afternoon of creativity, community, and conversation.
What to Expect:
Bring your own crafts and supplies.
Laughter, inspiration, and maybe a few “field trips” in the future.
A welcoming space to make, mingle, and share ideas.
Whether you’re finishing a project, starting something new, or just want some good company while you create, this group is for you. Great conversations (and plenty of giggles) are guaranteed!
Let’s get crafty together!
Community Bookresale
Another Community Booksale is Coming!
Join us for another exciting Community Book Sale at Pages & Grapes! We have 8 members of our community who are ready to part with some of their beloved books and pass them along to fellow book lovers.
You’ll find a little bit of everything from like-new and gently loved books to a few special editions that are ready to find their next home. Whether you’re looking to fill a shelf, discover a new favorite, or snag a beautiful edition you’ve had your eye on, you’ll want to come browse!
Come support your fellow readers, shop some amazing books, and maybe leave with a new-to-you favorite (or five 😉).
You never know what treasures you’ll find at a Pages & Grapes community book sale!
Bookmark & Page Holder Class (ticketed event)
Create a resin and pressed flower bookmark and page holder Wild Daisy Creative. A variety of beautiful flowers and greenery available. Add in some torn book pages and shimmery foil flakes to decorate your pieces. Add a fun colored tassel to complement your bookmark! Class fee is $20 to make a bookmark and page holder. Sign up here: https://square.link/u/LeL04K0U?src=sheet
Between the Tropes Book Club
Between the Tropes Book Club: think enemies to lovers, one bed, second chance, forbidden love, etc. and you get to choose ANY book that fits the theme.
No pressure, no assigned reading — just great company, shared obsessions, and lots of swooning.
We spin the Tropes Wheel for the following month during our current book club.
Create at Pages & Grapes
Bring your current craft project (knitting, scrapbooking, journaling, coloring—whatever you love!) and join us for an afternoon of creativity, community, and conversation.
What to Expect:
Bring your own crafts and supplies.
Laughter, inspiration, and maybe a few “field trips” in the future.
A welcoming space to make, mingle, and share ideas.
Whether you’re finishing a project, starting something new, or just want some good company while you create, this group is for you. Great conversations (and plenty of giggles) are guaranteed!
Let’s get crafty together!
Gilmore Girls Winter Dinner & Carnival
As jack frost nips at your nose, step out of the cold and into Stars Hollow.
Join us for an evening of laughs, food, and fun at the Gilmore Girls Winter Dinner & Carnival, hosted by Penelope Kay Payne.
Ticket purchase includes a full meal with dessert, beverages and take home. Goodie bags and crafts for the winter season will be supplied, and many themed games to play. Earn tickets to get you chances to enter the raffle at the end of the evening.
If you consider yourself a Gilmore Girl, then this event is for you.
Let's spend the evening in Stars Hollow together before the busy holiday season.
Come in comfy clothing, themed if you want.
Come hungry for some cozy food and fun.
Purchase your ticket here Gilmore Girls Winter Dinner & Carnival — Pages & Grapes
Zoey Blake author signing
We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate Zoey Blake and her newest release!
Zoey has been such a wonderful friend and supporter of Pages & Grapes, and it means so much to us to cheer her on as she continues to bring her stories into the world. We love watching our author friends reach new milestones, and today, we’re celebrating her!
Come celebrate with us! Grab a copy of her newest book at Pages & Grapes and get it signed by Zoey herself!
Congratulations, Zoey! We’re so proud to support you and can’t wait to celebrate this new chapter with you!
A DARK WARNING. A DANGEROUS SEDUCTION.
The first in the Gothic romance series Shadows of Pemberley, a seductive modern-day reimagining of Jane Austen's most daring worlds, from USA Today bestselling author Zoe Blake.DELUXE EDITION--featuring beautiful sprayed edges!
Aristocratic scandal. Murder. A legacy cursed by Northanger Abbey.
Jane Austen's novels are not romances, they are a warning. Her poisoned pen exposed the arrogance and greed of British high society, even as she cursed them for it.
Reborn as a modern story of obsession, control, and dangerous desire.
To save her family from ruin, Julianna Whitcombe must marry the cold and enigmatic Lord Victor Tilney.
But within the crumbling walls of Northanger Abbey, danger lurks at every turn. Her wedding gown is destroyed, poison appears in the food, and a near-fatal accident makes one thing clear: someone is determined to stop the wedding. As whispers of a deadly bridal curse spread through the abbey, Julianna begins to uncover Tilney's dark and twisted legacy.
Yet the greatest mystery is Victor himself. Fiercely protective and dangerously possessive, he may be the only man who can save her--or the one she should fear most.
Dark, seductive, and steeped in gothic suspense, Ashes of Austen will leave readers breathless as love battles the forces of vengeance and a deadly curse that may destroy them both.
Hockey Romance Night with the GR Griffins
Sunday, October 18th
12 - 3 PM Signing
4 PM Puck Drop
Van Andel Arena
This is a ticketed event - tickets must be purchased through https://www.canva.com/design/DAHTUknHoHk/E9AKptvpbhABuU59kFMyug/view?utlId=ha4d3c67b26 to include access to both signing and game!
We are accepting preorders for SARINA BOWEN on our website…see link above in our menu.
Debut Release Party for author Decay B!!
Decay B. is a cancer-surviving, AuDHD Michigander and wife, and mother to three. She coexists with a dog and an axolotl. When she's not working on her next project, you can find her in her craft room amongst her full bookcases and stupidly expensive hobbies.
About the book:
My name is Lyric… and I’m dead.
After escaping an abusive relationship, I thought the worst was finally behind me. Instead, I am trapped in the In-Between, a strange place between life and death, with no memory of how I got here.
The only person willing to help me is Atticus—an obsessive, possessive man with secrets as dangerous as my own. He promises to help me find peace and finally go home, but every answer uncovers a darker truth about my death.
To escape the In-Between, I have to confront the people who shattered my life, uncover what really happened to me, and decide just how much of my humanity I’m willing to sacrifice for revenge.
The closer I get to the truth, the more impossible it becomes to leave Atticus behind.
And if Atticus gets what he wants…
I never will.
Triggers:
-rape
-assault
-grooming
-gore
-domestic violence
-manipulation
-parental neglect
-mutilation
-kidnapping
-dissociation
-panic attacks
-abandonment
-self-harm references
-emotional abuse
-death of a parent
-disembowlment
-dismemberment
-decapitation
-mental health
-substance abuse
-miscarriage (mentioned)
-child abuse
Adult Romance Book-cation
Pages & Grapes has partnered with the Hilton Garden Inn, Grand Rapids for a cozy weekend staycation created especially for adult romance readers. Escape the everyday and settle in for a weekend filled with dedicated reading time, bookish fun, and connecting with fellow readers who share your passion for romance.
Enjoy activities like a book swap with a twist, cozy crafts, reader discussions, and plenty of uninterrupted time to curl up with your current read. Whether you come to relax, meet new book friends, or simply immerse yourself in stories, Book-cation is your perfect reader getaway.
Hilton Garden Inn has many amenities for us to enjoy: restaurant, bar, pool, hot tub, fitness center, and more!
Create at Pages & Grapes
Bring your current craft project (knitting, scrapbooking, journaling, coloring—whatever you love!) and join us for an afternoon of creativity, community, and conversation.
What to Expect:
Bring your own crafts and supplies.
Laughter, inspiration, and maybe a few “field trips” in the future.
A welcoming space to make, mingle, and share ideas.
Whether you’re finishing a project, starting something new, or just want some good company while you create, this group is for you. Great conversations (and plenty of giggles) are guaranteed!
Let’s get crafty together!
Between the Tropes Book Club
Between the Tropes Book Club: think enemies to lovers, one bed, second chance, forbidden love, etc. and you get to choose ANY book that fits the theme.
No pressure, no assigned reading — just great company, shared obsessions, and lots of swooning.
We spin the Tropes Wheel for the following month during our current book club.
Debut author Amara Bliss release party: Underworld Vows
Every action has a consequence.
Every bond carries weight.
Mia's mistake has awakened powers that will reshape both god and mortal realms.
When her brother's life slips beyond the reach of medicine, Mia Petrakis turns to the only power left: the divine. An ancient ritual book passed down through her family whispers of a way to reach the gods. One desperate invocation drags her into the Underworld.
But the ritual goes wrong.
Instead of summoning Hades, Mia binds the King of the Underworld to her soul, stitching their fates together with silver threads neither can break. Furious, intrigued, and bound by laws older than Olympus, Hades agrees to grant her plea... but the cost may be more than either was ready to pay.
Now a god walks the mortal world in her shadow, and every step tightens the bond between them. Every heartbeat pulls them closer. Every secret threatens to unravel the fragile line between salvation and ruin.
To save her family, Mia must face the truth: Some vows are forged in desperation. Others are written in destiny. And the most dangerous are the ones forged under fire.
Underworld Vows is the first book in a Greek mythology-inspired fantasy romance series featuring a slow-burn mortal/god romance, accidental soul bond, forced proximity, found family, and high-stakes supernatural conflict.
Wine & Canvas
Get your ticket(s) here: (6) Ghostly Meeting - Pages and Grapes- Paint and Sip | Facebook
Between the Tropes Book Club: Fake Dating
On the 2nd of every month, I will spin the tropes wheel on social media (think: enemies to lovers, one bed, second chance, forbidden love...) and you get to choose ANY book that fits the theme.
When we meet at the end of the month, we’ll share what we read, gush over our favorite moments, and hopefully discover a few new books for our TBR piles.
No pressure, no assigned reading — just great company, shared obsessions, and lots of swooning.
Romance in real life. Sexual wellness & Kink Education
Free event but tickets are required to ensure an accurate head count: Romance in Real Life: Sexual Wellness & Kink Education — Pages & Grapes
Bookstore Romance Day
Celebration Starts at Noon!
Free Blind date with an ARC with a purchase of $25 or more, & while supplies last.
Free books that are slightly damaged, gifted to us, over stocked…limited to (1) per person, & limited supply.
Swag Bags…details coming soon
AUTHOR SIGNINGS & Local Vendors FROM NOON - 3PM
The fabulous Quiana, owner of Jarovi Frang , will be here offering Permanent Jewelry. (@jarovi_frang , www.jarovifrang.com )
J. Pavey - author signing
Maren Jenner - author signing
Release Party and signing with Quiana Glide: Noon - 3pm
A Little about the book:
A nerdy Black woman in her thirties and a reclusive British rockstar twice her age were never supposed to make sense. Until they do.
Release Party with KD Walt
A Little About the book:
Mercy for Dominion is a dark dystopian romance perfect for readers who love reluctant allies to lovers, corrupt government, rebellion, found family, and slow-burn romance.
CANCELED :( Mara van Nacht - author signing!
Congratulations to Mara for selling out of her second print run books! Unfortunately, we are having to cancel this event due to lack of book inventory, but we are working with Mara to reschedule.
Create at Pages & Grapes
Bring your current craft project (knitting, scrapbooking, journaling, coloring—whatever you love!) and join us for an afternoon of creativity, community, and conversation.
What to Expect:
Bring your own crafts and supplies.
Laughter, inspiration, and maybe a few “field trips” in the future.
A welcoming space to make, mingle, and share ideas.
Whether you’re finishing a project, starting something new, or just want some good company while you create, this group is for you. Great conversations (and plenty of giggles) are guaranteed!
Let’s get crafty together!
Brittany Stowe Author Signing
Title: Her Blood Belongs to Them
Series: the Servus Sanguinis series.
Book 2 in the series
Blurb:
Freedom came at too high a price.
When the spell to prove her innocence backfires, Adrianna wakes up in the hospital and is forced to face the truth that her mother is dead.
She’d gained liberation from the Rousseaus; yet, even that feels fleeting. Broderick Dietrich is protecting her, but how long can that last?
Revenge is on the horizon.
A summons arrives from the vampire Blood Consul. Adrianna and Broderick are on trial for murder. There’s a strong chance that the Rousseaus will try to reclaim custody of Adrianna.
If they succeed, she’s positive they will retaliate.
Unlikely allies intervene.
Adrianna’s already proven she’ll do almost anything for freedom. When new allies enter the fray, will she forgo her relationship with Broderick or stay true to him in the end?
Book #1
Between the Tropes Book Club
On the 2nd of every month, I will spin the tropes wheel on social media (think: enemies to lovers, one bed, second chance, forbidden love...) and you get to choose ANY book that fits the theme.
When we meet at the end of the month, we’ll share what we read, gush over our favorite moments, and hopefully discover a few new books for our TBR piles.
No pressure, no assigned reading — just great company, shared obsessions, and lots of swooning.
Book Swap
* You can bring up to 5 ROMANCE BOOKs
* Arrive no later than 2pm
* Swap begins at 2:10pm
Our book swap has become wildly popular—thank you for making it such a hit! That said, it was never meant to be a 'trade a falling-apart book for a like-new one' situation. Please bring books in good condition so everyone walks away feeling good about the swap. Let’s keep it fair and fabulous.
NEW RULES
* Books must be in great condition
* NO Mass Market Paperbacks
* NO books from a library or church
* If you are expecting to get a book that was released in the last couple of years...do not bring books that were released decades ago.
Movie Night
Bring snacks, kick back, and enjoy the show! We have chairs but feel free to bring your own, or camp out on the floor. Movie starts promptly at 6:30pm, arrive as early as you want.
Movie/TV Show: TBD
Wine & Canvas
Ticket Link & don’t forget the discount code down below: Aurora Borealis - Pages and Grapes- Paint and Sip - Wine and Canvas - Michigan
