So how do you feel about it?

This sounds a bit like the link-up they did reviving the defunct Oldie forum a couple of years ago (I think money must have changed hands on that occasion too) . No-one told us about that either, the first we knew was when several new threads "planted" by Oldie journalists appeared. Everyone thought it was a concerted troll invasion, and hackles rose.

The poor Oldie readers who innocently joined in were not received very graciously. All down to GNHQ not having the good manners to prepare the regulars for the addition of another forum section, full of newbies. I thought "lessons were learnt" from that.

At least, let's not be nasty to the M&B posters - they will be ordinary people like the rest of us. They may have to learn to accept a few honest replies without being too sensitive, but I am sure we will all get along fine.

PS to Jane10 - I am currently signed on for a Futurelearn course which has a murder at the heart of it. Each week we get new evidence, revealing more forensic stuff about the case, and at week six we will have to finger a suspect. so far we have had fingermarks, blood spatter patterns, and bloodstains - real bloodstains, not strawberry juice. Verrrry interesting. (Next conference we will all be taking our fingerprints)

Since I knew two intelligent woman, better qualified than I am, who chain read M&B for relaxation, I tried a handful. They just didn't satisfy, in the same way that carob doesn't satisfy me when I want chocolate.
DLS - I am a fan of Jilly Cooper, and of MC Beaton's Regency series.

Apparently MNet is tied in with Lidl. Can't we get a tie in with Aldi please GNet. After all very few if any of us read M&B but we all use supermarkets. Isn't it sexist anyway, what about the chaps who use GNet?

I once read a M&B as my son, then aged about 9, gave me a book for my birthday, purchased with his pocket money. I haven't been back though .

Does this mean we'll get a 'swoon' emoticon?

I think it'd be more fun to have a 'manhood' emoticon

I reckon you'll do Charleygirl. Go knit yourself a shawl just to complete the picture

I have never read romantic fiction written by anybody and doubt if I will ever be reduced to reading M&B and Barbara Cartland. Indinana I have a recliner and a cat, do they count?

Does this mean we'll get a 'swoon' emoticon?

Glad to hear it Alima

My cats do not read M&B either.

Note to self: order rocking chair; buy cat.

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

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 ?)

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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 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.