So how do you feel about it?

Bizarre! - or have I slipped into Cliche Mode, too?!

What does that mean jane?

What does that mean? I've never read any M&B.

I only found out about it via Twitter. I wouldn't read M&B books personally. As far as I can gather they seem to be formulaic romances some racier than others. I'd always thought that GNers had wider horizons than that. Oh well. I suppose it all comes down to business being business.

Oh goodness . I'm not sure I really understand what 'forming a link' with M&B will mean for GN, but it does sound rather clichéd to me too.

But how will that impact on us, I wonder?

Seems the Mills and Boon online community will be invited to share and discuss sex and relationship issues with us

Oh joy*!
* irony alert.

they are taking the pee aren't they? With whom am I going to discuss my first kiss and how well I am ageing it is beyond ridiculous.

We once had a couple of Jack Russells called Mills and Boon.

Can't say I've read any M&B though.

I do hope it doesn't mean we've got to go through all that 'first kiss,' stuff again.

Whenever anyone's a bit 'feisty' on here the thread usually gets deleted.

They might get a bit of a shock on here if all they read is Mills and Boon...

Bit late for an April Fool? So how come Gransnet is synonymous with bodice rippers then. Bit of an insult methinks.

Well we are grannies - whatever else can you expect of us?!

We were 'feisty' enough to extract the DNA of strawberries at the Gransnet conference last month. I wonder how interested the M&B readers will be in that sort of thing. They're sure to enjoy the political threads of course! Blimey does GNHQ actually read the threads. Who do they think we are?

I've just Google it and one article said that we love discussing romantic fiction - I missed all those threads!

Hmm, maybe HQ could give us some background before we all get too irritated? It would have been nice to be told, rather than to find out ia Twitter. Wonder what the M&B community make of it.

I've never read any Mills & Boon books either. You can keep romantic fiction as far as I'm concerned. ?

Yes Cornergran, its rather taking us all for granted. Wish they'd given us the opportunity to at least discuss it. I am irritated I'm afraid.

I hope GNHQ are reading this thread. I don't think they know their membership as well as they think they do

Think I will stick to what I can find in Waterstones. May be ready for Mills and Boone and Barbara Cartland in my rotate. (Soon ?)

Maybe GN is getting sponsorship from M&B? Think I would rather pay a sub given the choice.

Note to self: order rocking chair; buy cat.

My cats do not read M&B either.