When the strait-laced romantic novel Arrows From The Dark by Sophie Cole appeared on Edwardian bookshelves in 1909, neither Gerald Rusgrove Mills nor his publishing partner Charles Boon guessed it would be the beginning of a never-ending love story.
More than a century on, the company they founded, Mills & Boon, sells 5.5 million books a year - that's one every four seconds. Read more
'I'm very reassuringly honest'
‘My settings of Europe and English visitors weren't really doing it for them, so we decided Scotland would be good. I thought an island would be great, because it's a small community, and it's an opportunity for my main character to get away from it all. The team at HarperCollins have been so supportive and enthusiastic... Read more