“When I was a ‘tweenager’ – say 10, 11, 12 years old – I used to steal my grandma’s Mills & Boon novels. Now, I was miserable ...

Mr Grant stepped into the bidding at £11,000, but Mr Craig was eventually victorious at £18,000. Also on the list of secret reads were Jilly Cooper’s novels and the Mills and Boon books. Don’t mock ...

Kita Kemp, an Australian Mills & Boon publisher, said the 50-year milestone ... Public perception of romance novels is changing, she added. "I think romance was once something people were slightly ...