About
hey there!
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
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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!
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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.
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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