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The Hour by SHBirds reviews
The first proposal scene, the one that went so abysmally wrong, revisited... in-depth! Can there be a different outcome for our favourite couple? Credits go to Elizabeth Gaskell, Sandy Welch, and Jane Austen - I borrowed shamelessly from all of them.
Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 2 - Words: 7,218 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 6 - Updated: 12h - Published: 4/9
A Beautiful Life by Annabella Grace reviews
John Thornton finds himself at a crossroads in his life when his cotton mill fails, and he is offered an opportunity for work in America. What he wants and needs most in his life, is the love of Margaret Hale. Will a serendipitous meeting before he sails for America give him everything he needs for the beautiful life he dreams of?
Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 3 - Words: 5,759 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 7 - Updated: 4/9 - Published: 4/5
The Choice by Annabella Grace reviews
After the death of her father, Margaret must leave Milton to live in Spain with her brother or in Greece with her cousin and her husband. In addition, there is a fierce rivalry for her heart between Henry Lennox and John Thornton. After the shroud of grief has lifted, which man will win her heart?
Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 16 - Words: 36,699 - Reviews: 45 - Favs: 12 - Follows: 18 - Updated: 4/9 - Published: 3/16
North and South: Short and Sweet Stories by TheScribblerCMB reviews
A series of quick and simple North and South fanfic stories that follow the love and life of John Thornton and Margaret Hale, spanning from their early days of misunderstandings to their happily forever after.
Rated: T - English - Romance/Family - Chapters: 6 - Words: 29,656 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 15 - Updated: 4/3 - Published: 10/13/2021
Holding Hands by Friends of Fanfic reviews
A collection of one-shots by different authors with the creative prompt, "Holding Hands." While each story may be distinct, they each follow the lives of our beloved John Thornton and Margaret Hale from North and South, telling new tales of their love.
Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 6 - Words: 16,936 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 4 - Published: 4/2
The Woollen Olive Branch by TheScribblerCMB reviews
As the winter nights draw in, Margaret Hale feels increasingly confused about her feelings for John Thornton, the man whom she refused, coming to realise she sorely misses his friendship. Then, as Christmas approaches, Margaret decides to do what she can to show the mill master just how much she cares about him.
Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 6 - Words: 39,631 - Reviews: 37 - Favs: 23 - Follows: 42 - Updated: 3/25 - Published: 12/30/2021 - Complete
What's a rose without its thorn? by haly roche reviews
A slow-burn romance and angsty tale that starts from the point when John tells Margaret that his feelings for her are over. When he finally gets to know the truth, he repents. Will the two lovers get back together? (Book and Series based)
Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 19 - Words: 62,665 - Reviews: 72 - Favs: 24 - Follows: 45 - Updated: 3/24 - Published: 12/28/2021 - Complete
The Luck O' The Irish by ColleenD reviews
Here is another holiday inspired North and South story. Credit goes to Elizabeth Gaskell and Sandy Welch (their words in italics).
Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 3,595 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 8 - Follows: 8 - Updated: 3/24 - Published: 3/17
The Gloves by Annabella Grace reviews
The is a story about regrets and second chances. The day Margaret Hale left Milton, John felt his world crashing down around him as he watched her carriage roll out of the snowy mill yard. He thought he would never see the one woman he loved ever again. One year later, Margaret comes back to Milton for a few days with a gift for Mr. Thornton that reveals her heart.
Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 4 - Words: 8,474 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 5 - Published: 3/7 - Complete
Friends of Fanfic Group Anthology: Heat by Friends of Fanfic reviews
A collection of one-shots by different authors with the creative prompt, "heat." While each story may be distinct, they each follow the lives of our beloved John Thornton and Margaret Hale from North and South, telling new tales of their love.
Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 6 - Words: 23,881 - Reviews: 12 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 11 - Updated: 3/5 - Published: 3/1
How Do I Love Thee? From: Before We Were Us by TheScribblerCMB reviews
On Valentine's Day, an irritable John learns of a new sensation sweeping the town of Milton, in which people exchange cards by way of showing their affection. At first, he thinks this romantic fad is nothing but nonsense, but then he suddenly gets an idea, thinking of a certain someone whom he would very much like to pay court to. The only thing is, will she welcome his attentions?
Rated: K - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 4 - Words: 21,448 - Reviews: 16 - Favs: 8 - Follows: 13 - Updated: 2/24 - Published: 2/12
A Way To Remember Them By, From The Thornton Tales by TheScribblerCMB reviews
Set in WW1, this one-shot is dark and different from my other stories in The Thornton Tales collection. However, it still contains the seeds of light and love as it looks at the life of John and Margaret Thornton.
Rated: T - English - Family/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,445 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 2 - Published: 2/20 - Complete
St Valentine's Day in Milton by ColleenD reviews
Because this genre needed a sappy St. Valentine's Day story for our beloved couple... Credit goes to Elizabeth Gaskell and Sandy Welch (their words in italics).
Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 6 - Words: 11,141 - Reviews: 19 - Favs: 11 - Follows: 12 - Updated: 2/16 - Published: 2/10 - Complete
Not a Gentleman by Tintinnabula reviews
An alternate imagining of Mrs. Gaskell's story, assuming Margaret had been hurt more seriously on the day of the riot. Intertwines elements of both the book and the BBC series, but focuses less on angst and more on the relationship of John and Margaret. Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, but am only presuming to borrow them for a while.
Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 29 - Words: 173,549 - Reviews: 617 - Favs: 273 - Follows: 440 - Updated: 2/13 - Published: 9/18/2016
After All We've Done : A North and South Modern Variation by philipaholt reviews
Modern AU : Two weeks after spending the night with John Thornton, Margaret Hale suddenly decides to leave Milton, Connecticut and return to England—and no one knows why or if she'll ever come back.
Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 24 - Words: 113,183 - Reviews: 239 - Favs: 24 - Follows: 65 - Updated: 2/11 - Published: 1/22/2021
A Tissue of Lies by SHBirds reviews
One and a half years on from where my story 'Before the Dawn' ended, Margaret and John are still struggling to overcome their status as Milton pariahs. On top of it all, JT is getting drawn into the case of a stranger found dead by the river... Only an accident - or could it be murder?
Rated: T - English - Mystery - Chapters: 10 - Words: 45,955 - Reviews: 13 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 5 - Updated: 2/11 - Published: 2/7 - Complete
B is for Billy! B is for Books! by TheScribblerCMB reviews
This is a one-shot based on a future chapter of A Mother's Final Gift. In the extract, John meets Billy once again, an impoverished child who helped bring him and Margaret together. The master finds the lad's cheek and curiosity endearing, leading him to make Billy an offer that will change his life forever.
Rated: K - English - Family/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,399 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 4 - Published: 2/6 - Complete
The Lace Curtain by Tintinnabula reviews
An alternate exploration of the romance between John Thornton and Margaret Hale
Rated: T - English - Chapters: 4 - Words: 19,033 - Reviews: 34 - Favs: 25 - Follows: 66 - Updated: 1/30 - Published: 11/28/2021
Fake It Till You Make It : A North and South Variation by philipaholt reviews
Modern AU. Margaret Hale finds herself in need of a fake boyfriend for her cousin's destination wedding and it seems that only one man is up to the task. The only problem is she hates John Thornton and he hates her. What could possibly go wrong? (A fake dating trope for N&S because why not? This story world needed one.)
Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 4 - Words: 13,500 - Reviews: 40 - Favs: 19 - Follows: 36 - Updated: 1/18 - Published: 12/11/2021
Miltonvania by ColleenD reviews
This is a silly little crossover between North & South and Castlevania with John Thornton as Dracula. Credit goes to Warren Ellis, writer of Castlevania the series, and Elizabeth Gaskell and Sandy Welch for N&S, book and adaptation respectively (quotes in italics).
Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,868 - Reviews: 3 - Follows: 1 - Updated: 1/2 - Published: 11/27/2021 - Complete
Bleed Them of Their Bitterness by ColleenD reviews
This is an attempt at a happier ending to the Great Exhibition scene between John & Margaret. This combines text (in italics) from Sandy Welch's amazing BBC script and Elizabeth Gaskell's wonderful book (neither of which do I own). Reviews and comments are welcome.
Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 24 - Words: 34,779 - Reviews: 63 - Favs: 22 - Follows: 48 - Updated: 12/30/2021 - Published: 8/14/2021
I shall never love anywhere like you by elanne reviews
After the unxpected death of her father so soon after that of her mother, Margaret leaves Milton hoping to put the sadness she has experienced there behind her, but no matter what she does, she cannot forget all that transpired and the lie that haunts her continually. One days she recieves news that shocks her to the core and prompts her to return to Milton to seek closure.
Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 3 - Words: 14,896 - Reviews: 39 - Favs: 19 - Follows: 71 - Updated: 12/28/2021 - Published: 1/16/2021
The Evening Before Christmas by Tintinnabula reviews
John runs into Margaret on Christmas Eve of 1851, and the truth finally comes out.
Rated: T - English - Chapters: 3 - Words: 15,655 - Reviews: 38 - Favs: 23 - Follows: 18 - Updated: 12/24/2021 - Published: 12/22/2021 - Complete
The Warp and Weft: One Shots by SHBirds reviews
Short stories and vignettes based on Gaskell's North & South; all of them period, some canon, some AU, and most of them featuring Margaret and John―but various minor characters also make an appearance (see chapter titles for respective protagonists). None of these stories are consecutive.
Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 10 - Words: 25,826 - Reviews: 15 - Favs: 8 - Follows: 7 - Updated: 12/21/2021 - Published: 9/1/2021
The Merry Gentleman by ColleenD reviews
A fluffy little North and South Christmas fanfic just for fun. Merry Christmas everybody! Credit goes to Elizabeth Gaskell and Sandy Welch for N&S, book and adaptation respectively (quotes in italics).
Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 4 - Words: 6,900 - Reviews: 15 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 7 - Updated: 12/20/2021 - Published: 12/17/2021
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