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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/Romance - Chapters: 7 - Words: 20,051 - Reviews: 45 - Favs: 19 - Follows: 21 - Updated: 4/24 - Published: 4/9 - Complete
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: 10 - Words: 19,780 - Reviews: 32 - Favs: 9 - Follows: 15 - Updated: 4/22 - Published: 4/5 - 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: 20 - Words: 64,742 - Reviews: 89 - Favs: 28 - Follows: 48 - Updated: 4/21 - Published: 12/28/2021 - Complete
The Vanishing Nightdresses, from: The Thornton Tales by TheScribblerCMB reviews
Borrowed from my series, The Thornton Tales, this super smutty short follows John and Margaret as they spend a few days in Manchester. With no children or commitments, what could a young married couple possibly do to entertain themselves? Whilst unpacking, Margaret notices that she is missing something and after interrogating her mischievous husband, they check out the hotel bed.
Rated: M - English - Romance/Family - Chapters: 3 - Words: 10,973 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 15 - Follows: 3 - Updated: 4/20 - Published: 12/27/2020 - Complete
Easter in Milton by haly roche reviews
The town of Milton is abuzz with Easter preparations. Will the Easter bunny help John Thornton and Margaret Hale to come past their misunderstandings and confess their love at least now?
Rated: K - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 4 - Words: 11,602 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 5 - Updated: 4/20 - Published: 4/14 - Complete
At Last by Annabella Grace reviews
In order to work through their past misunderstandings, John and Margaret needed to be honest with one other. Neither one of them had the courage to do so because both of them believed there was little hope of finding their way to each other. Would a meeting in an unexpected place give Margaret the chance she needed to tell John all she longed to say?
Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,896 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 3 - Published: 4/15 - Complete
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: 57 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 19 - Updated: 4/9 - Published: 3/16 - Complete
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: 13 - Favs: 6 - 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: 42 - Favs: 29 - Follows: 43 - Updated: 3/25 - Published: 12/30/2021 - 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: 11 - Favs: 9 - Follows: 9 - 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: 14 - Favs: 12 - Follows: 9 - 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: 23,758 - Reviews: 13 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 12 - 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
Idle Gossip by darkpartofmydestiny reviews
Oneshot. John overhears someone speculating that he makes a poor husband. Margaret reassures him that is very much not the case. Praise kink, 18
Rated: M - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,541 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 4 - Published: 2/24 - Complete
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: 3 - 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: 22 - Favs: 16 - 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: 622 - Favs: 279 - Follows: 443 - Updated: 2/13 - Published: 9/18/2016
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: 49,124 - Reviews: 19 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 6 - 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: 4 - 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: 26 - Follows: 70 - Updated: 1/30 - Published: 11/28/2021
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 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Updated: 1/2 - Published: 11/27/2021 - Complete
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: 20 - Follows: 75 - 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: 40 - Favs: 26 - Follows: 21 - 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: 17 - Favs: 10 - 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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