This morning I read an article in the Sydney Morning Herald reprinted from the Telegraph Magazine. The article by Louisa McKay stated ‘Mills and Boon enjoys 100 years of endless love.’ In the last year around the world, Mills and Boon romances sold ‘more than 160 million books,’ or ‘5.5 books a second.’ Staggering figures about the successful publishing phenomena of Mills &Boon romances. As an avid library user I see females from teenage girls to little old ladies borrowing these Mills and Boon romances. What is it about the romance novel that has captured the public’s attention to such … Continue reading →