Romance-Focused Bookstore and Tearoom Opens in Monument, Colorado

Colorado Springs Pueblo, CO, October 18, 2026 —

Between the Sips, a bookstore devoted exclusively to romance novels, has opened in Monument, Colorado. The establishment combines its bookshop with an adjoining tearoom and hosts literary events, bringing books, tea service and programming together at one location.

The store’s focus is limited to romance, according to the available description. It is positioned amid what the description characterizes as the genre’s surging popularity, though no figures or other measures of that growth were provided. The bookstore’s opening adds a specialized retail concept to Monument, but further details about its operations have not been supplied.

Between the Sips also hosts various literary events. The event formats, frequency and schedule were not specified, and no information was provided about participating authors or other guests. The adjoining tearoom is part of the establishment, but details about its menu and service were not included.

The opening date, street address, ownership and store hours were not provided. No information was available about the size of the book selection, whether the shop sells books through any channels beyond its physical location, or how the business plans to develop its events. The description also did not include a statement from the bookstore or its representatives.

For now, the reported details establish the central elements of the concept: an exclusively romance-focused bookstore in Monument, an adjoining tearoom and literary events. Additional information about the opening and the store’s programming was not available in the summary.

Story summarized from the original created by Jennifer Mulson on gazette.com, see more information here.

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