With 831 Stories, romance fans get more than a steamy read

By Juana Summers,

Karen Zamora, Sarah Handel

Published September 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM EDT

831 Stories is all-in on the romance genre, and the founders are cultivating a whole world around the books they publish, complete with fanfiction and merchandise.

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