TURN

A Galentine's Brunch & Smutty Book Exchange

Tacoma, Washington

TURN is a Galentine's gathering designed for women who love good food, good stories, and conversations that feel fun and a touch naughty.

This is a brunch where romance novels, desire, and curiosity are treated as normal, intelligent parts of being human. 

TURN is is a community-forward experience built around brunch, a smutty book exchange, and a few carefully placed moments of insight about pleasure, fantasy, and desire.

Your Host

TURN is hosted by the PLEASURE ATELIER, Shauna Stewart, a certified sexuality educator and intimacy coach and founder of Linger Boutique.

Shauna’s work sits at the intersection of pleasure, emotional literacy, and everyday life. With a background in public leadership and years of experience guiding intimate conversations, she is known for creating spaces that feel both thoughtful and disarmingly easy to be in. Her approach is grounded, informed, and deeply human, offering clarity without performance and education without shame.

She hosts gatherings the way she lives her work: with warmth, structure, and a deep respect for consent and choice. Nothing is forced, and nothing is rushed. Whether she is facilitating a retreat, a salon, or a brunch table, Shauna’s focus is on helping people feel safe enough to be curious and relaxed enough to enjoy themselves.

TURN reflects her belief that desire, fantasy, and pleasure are not niche interests or guilty pleasures, but normal, intelligent parts of being alive. This gathering is an extension of that philosophy, designed to feel playful, welcoming, and quietly expansive.

What the Morning Feels Like

You will arrive to a warm, welcoming space in Downtown Tacoma, where mimosas are waiting and brunch is already set. The atmosphere is relaxed, social, and easy to settle into. 

You will enjoy a full brunch with food and mimosas, participate in a white elephant–style smutty book exchange, and take part in two short educational conversations woven naturally into the gathering. These moments are designed to feel more like smart brunch conversation than a stuffy lesson, offering clarity and perspective.

There will also be time to browse a curated selection of sexual wellness products and learn about upcoming retreats for those who feel curious to explore further. Engagement is always optional, and nothing is rushed.

The Smutty Book Exchange

Each guest is invited to bring one wrapped romance or smut-adjacent book to exchange. The exchange will be facilitated in a classic white elephant format, creating moments of anticipation, laughter, and surprise as books are chosen and occasionally stolen.

Books should be romance-forward, playful, or pleasure-centered. If a book includes darker themes or intense content (everything is welcome here), guests are asked to clearly note that on the outside of the wrapping so that everyone can choose with consent and clarity. This keeps the exchange light, respectful, and fun for all participants.

The Educational Moments

TURN includes two brief, accessible educational segments that explore topics such as how desire actually works, why fantasy is not a reflection of morality or intent, and how stories can help us better understand what we want.

These moments are intentionally concise and conversational. They are meant to spark reflection and normalize curiosity rather than instruct or analyze. You are invited to listen, consider, and take what resonates.

TASTE: A Valentine’s Wine Salon

For Couples Who Want More Than Dinner and Small Talk

Tacoma, WA

You already know how to go out to dinner and make polite conversation across a table. This evening is designed for couples who want something deeper.

TASTE is a candlelit wine salon created to slow you down, reconnect you to each other, and invite conversations that rarely happen in everyday life. This is a carefully structured evening that blends beautiful wine, thoughtful prompts, and a relaxed, intimate atmosphere so that connection can happen naturally.

You'll leave feeling closer and more inspired than when you arrived.

The Details

TASTE is a two-hour Valentine’s wine salon that includes five curated wine tastings, sweet and savory pairings with each tasting, guided intimacy prompts, and sexual wellness product pairings offered in a calm, respectful way. The experience is seated, unhurried, and intentionally limited to nine couples in order to preserve the tone and depth of the evening.

Pricing

The investment for TASTE is $295 per couple.

A limited number of early access tickets are available at $245 per couple for those who know quickly that this experience is for them. Early access is offered for a short window and closes once those seats are filled.

Your Host

TASTE is hosted by PLEASURE ATELIER, Shauna Stewart, a certified sexuality educator and intimacy coach and the founder of Linger Boutique.

Shauna works with individuals and couples who are successful in many areas of life but crave deeper connection, more ease, and more honesty in their intimate relationships. Her background in public leadership and community building, paired with advanced training in sexuality education and consent-based intimacy, allows her to guide conversations with clarity, warmth, and steady presence.

She is known for creating environments where people feel relaxed enough to slow down and curious enough to tell the truth. Her facilitation style is calm and intentional, offering just enough structure to hold meaningful conversation without forcing vulnerability or performance.

TASTE reflects Shauna’s belief that intimacy is not something to fix or optimize, but something to tend to with attention and care. This evening is designed to help couples reconnect through shared experience, thoughtful questions, and moments of simple, embodied presence.

Candlelight Conversations
- an intimate evening of connection

A place for extroverted introverts like me and anyone wanting to connect in a meaningful way, offline. 

I’m excited to be hosting my first micro event along with myself Tiffany Whitney and Amanda from @storytellersgrove on February 4th at @atelier.tacoma

We’re intentionally keeping it small so you can come, connect, feel seen, and not leave overwhelmed.

It’s meant to feel like chatting with friends in your living room.

If this sounds like what you’ve been looking for, we’d love for you to join us.