About

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We’re Anne & Kayla

Blushing Books Huntsville is the passion project of co-owners Anne and Kayla— book besties and hopeless romantics on a mission to bring swoony stories to the streets. With a shared obsession for spicy paperbacks and happily ever afters, they dreamed up a mobile romance bookstore, turned brick & mortar, that’s as fun, flirty, and full of heart as the books they adore.

Whether they’re curating the perfect book recs or rolling around Huntsville in the Blush Bus to local events, Anne and Kayla are all about building community, celebrating love in all its forms, and making romance accessible (and a little blushingly bold) wherever they go.

Co-Owners of Blushing books

MEET THE TEAM

  • Anne Bagwell

    CO-OWNER, MANAGER/OPERATIONS

    Huntsville mom of three who rediscovered her love for reading through Romantasy and Dark Romance—and loves pairing her favorite books with signature cocktails!

  • Kayla Huebner

    CO-OWNER, MARKETING/DESIGN

    Huntsville mom of three with a passion for Alani and Diet Coke, feel-good rom-com books, and capturing life through a camera lens when she finds time between PTA and the kids’ baseball practices.

  • Blush Bus

    Our charming, pink mobile romance bookstore! She’s packed with swoon-worthy reads, bookish goodies, and all the cozy vibes, rolling into local events and pop-ups to bring the romance straight to you.

BOOKISH Q&A

our FAVORITE romance BOOKs:

ANNE: Flesh and Fire series by Jennifer L Armentrout

KAYLA: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Posten

favorite Romance authors:

ANNE: Jennifer L. Armentrout and Sarah J. Maas

KAYLA: B.K. Borison and Ali Hazelwood

self-proclaimed book boyfriends:

ANNE: Raihn - The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

KAYLA: Monty - In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde

what’s in my bag:

ANNE: My Kindle, a protein bar, Band-Aids

KAYLA: My Kindle, an Alani, baby wipes