In August, sisters Leah and Bea Koch opened the second outpost of their bookstore dedicated to the romance genre, The Ripped Bodice. (The first is located in Los Angeles.) But first, they had to transform the interior of a pet store, complete with drop-ceiling and tan slat walls. And that required a lot more demolition and sweat equity than is typically associated with the book trade. Leah spearheaded the project—and did a huge chunk of the work herself, along with family members and some assistance by friends. Along the way, she started chronicling their efforts on TikTok, and followers watched…