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Steamy Lit Books, a romance-focused bookstore with locations in Miami Springs, Fort Lauderdale, and Tampa, Fla., has closed its Miami Springs location, the Miami New Times reported. The other Steamy Lit stores will remain in business.
"The past year has been filled with beautiful memories and so much love," wrote Steamy Lit owner Melissa Saavedra in an announcement. "We are incredibly grateful to every reader who shopped with us, attended our events, and made our space feel like a community. To the authors who visited our Miami location and everyone who supported us along the way, thank you for being part of this chapter of Steamy Lit."
Saaverda founded Steamy Lit as an online store in 2021. She opened the first Steamy Lit bricks-and-mortar in Deerfield Beach in early 2024 and opened the Tampa store later that year. The Deerfield Beach store closed in 2025, and the Fort Lauderdale store opened shortly thereafter. The Miami Springs store soft-opened last December and held a grand opening in January.
The Miami Springs store held its final event, a Junk Journaling night, on Saturday, October 23. Its official closing date was October 26. Going forward, Saaverda will be reaching out to customers about picking up or shipping ordered books and giving refunds for future events.
Saaverda said that while the Miami Springs bricks-and-mortar is closing, Steamy Lit will continue to have a presence in the area with events and pop-ups. "This may be the end of one chapter, but it isn't the end of Steamy Lit."