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  1. Public Bookmark 30

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    When her train back to Milton from the Great Exhibition gets derailed, Margaret's rescue comes in a most unwelcome form: Mr. John Thornton. And when word gets out of their time together, she has even bigger problems on her hands. Their resulting arrangement forces her to ask: did she really know the man she rejected? Perhaps he's someone she can confide in after all.

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    17 Jul 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 32

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    Colton, England, 1920.

    In an attempt to heal from a traumatic experience, young war widow Margaret Lennox enters into a secret passionate affair with her family's gamekeeper John Thornton, a former soldier who is fighting demons of his own.
    As lust turns into something deeper, they must overcome more than mere social divides and learn to make peace with the past.

    This angsty crossover between "North and South" and D. H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" is completed and will be updated regularly.

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    10 Jul 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 12

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    When Margaret Hale left Milton, John Thornton in a fit of distraught self- sabotage married Ann Latimer.

    Now Miss Hale is back, an independent woman of means and ready to tell John Thornton just what he means to her.

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    12 Jun 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 44

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    After Margaret offers John a “new beginning” to their friendship on New Year’s Eve, they are forced to wait out a storm together in his office. After some champagne, where will things lead? Takes place after Maria’s death and Outwood Station.

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    12 Jun 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 86

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    At her Father and Godfather's bidding, John Thornton makes another offer of marriage to Margaret Hale, who is no longer in any position to refuse. But he is determined to keep his own feelings to himself, and leave her to her desires and inclinations. He cannot risk having his world, and his heart, shattered by her once again...

    If you love a soft, tender, lovesick John, and a fragile, gently trusting Margaret, this story is for you!

    A slow-burn, HEA, romantic marriage of convenience, with some sickness, hurt/comfort, loneliness and a fair amount of angst and tension.

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    10 Jun 2025