Meet Sammy
Samantha Baker built Spicy Sammy's Book Bus on what she learned selling books and managing a bookstore: readers come back to the person who knows the shelves.
Why a bus full of romance
Before the bus, Sammy worked in bookstore sales and management, and before that in customer service. Both jobs taught her the same lesson: people return to the place where someone remembers what they loved last.
Romance is what she reads, and it's the section where readers most often feel they have to explain a pick. Spicy Sammy's works the other way. Every book is shelved by heat level, every subgenre gets room, from small-town and historical to monster romance and dark romance, and nobody has to justify what they're holding.
The bus is based in Canton, Georgia, and travels to markets, festivals, and private parties across Cherokee County and North Metro Atlanta. Climb aboard, tell Sammy what you finished last, and she'll hand you what to read next.
Mission
To bring romance readers a welcoming, judgment-free place to discover stories they love, connect with other readers, and enjoy a memorable book-shopping experience.
Vision
To become a recognizable and trusted romance-book destination in the local and regional community, known for a thoughtfully curated collection, warm personal service, and a distinctive mobile bookstore experience.
Judgment-free
Every heat level and every subgenre has a shelf. Read what you like.
Picked by a person
Sammy reads the books she stocks and recommends from what you tell her.
Shelved by heat
Four pepper levels, from closed door to top shelf, so you find your spot fast.
Come aboard
Catch the bus at a public stop, or bring it to your next gathering.