Meet Local Author Linny Mack: Celebrating Choosing You

There’s something extra special about falling in love with a book when the author is part of your own community. It hits different in the best way—because suddenly the story isn’t just “out there” in the publishing world. It’s right here. It’s local. It’s yours.

That’s why we’re so excited to spotlight our local resident author, Linny Mack, and her newest release: Choosing You.

Why we love featuring local authors

Romantasy Bookstore is built for readers who want that full-body, can’t-stop-thinking-about-it kind of reading experience. But we’re also a community space—where stories aren’t just consumed, they’re shared. Featuring local authors is one of our favorite ways to keep that energy alive.

When you support a local author, you’re not just buying a book. You’re backing someone’s late nights, edits, rewrites, brave decisions, and big creative heart. You’re saying, “Yes—more of this. More stories. More voices.”

And Linny Mack is exactly the kind of author we love cheering for.

Introducing: Choosing You

Choosing You is Linny Mack’s newest book, and it’s for the reader who loves a story that feels personal—like it was written for that version of you who’s been doing a lot, holding a lot, and still wants to believe in something soft and good.

It’s the kind of title that already tells you the vibe: this is about deciding you’re worth it. About choosing yourself, choosing what you want, and choosing the kind of love that doesn’t require you to shrink.

If you’re a reader who likes:

• emotional payoff

• character growth you can actually feel

• romance that’s satisfying, not stressful

• and a story that leaves you a little more hopeful than you started

…put Choosing You on your TBR immediately.

A note from us: why Linny Mack matters here

We talk a lot about “book boyfriends” and “tropes we’d die for” (as we should). But there’s another kind of magic we get to witness in a bookstore: watching an author build a readership in real time.

Linny Mack isn’t just a name on a cover to us—she’s part of our local creative scene. And getting to stock her work, recommend it, and celebrate her wins is exactly the kind of bookstore joy we want more of.

If you’re new to Linny Mack, start here

If this is your first Linny Mack book, Choosing You is a perfect place to jump in. It’s approachable, reader-friendly, and feels like the kind of story you’ll want to talk about afterward.

Here are a few fun ways to read it:

• Solo cozy night: blanket, snack, phone on Do Not Disturb

• Book club pick: bring your highlighters and your feelings

• Weekend reset read: the kind of book that makes Monday feel less rude

Come grab your copy (and support local)

We have Choosing You by Linny Mack available at Romantasy Bookstore, and we’d love to put it in your hands. It's available now for preorder and of course we're having a huge party to launch it on March 19th! 

If you’re shopping in person, ask us about Linny—we’ll point you to the book, share what readers are saying, and help you find your next read to pair with it.

If you’re shopping online, you can still support local by ordering through us. Every purchase helps us keep doing what we do: stocking the books you actually want, hosting community events, and making this space a home for romance readers.

One last thing: tell us what you think

If you pick up Choosing You, come back and tell us your thoughts.

• Did you have a favorite moment?

• A line you wanted to underline 12 times?

• A character you’d defend with your whole chest?

We love reader reactions, and we love being the place where those conversations happen.

Choosing you can look like a lot of things.

This week, it can look like picking up a book by a local author and letting yourself fall into a story that feels like a warm yes.