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.

After the death of her father, Margaret Hale is forced to support herself as a chorus dancer at the famed Milton Opera. Here she encounters a man who creates extraordinary music, but is shrouded in mystery and shadows, and hides his face behind a mask. Will her Angel of Music be Margaret's salvation… or ruin… A North and South / Phantom of the Opera Crossover

Modern AU. John Thornton hasn't seen Margaret Hale in sixteen years. Everything turns upside down when an unexpected visitor turns up at Marlborough Shipping Depot, forcing John to relive the best—and worst—time of his life. *edit and reposting in process*

John Thornton makes an unexpected discovery in the morning paper. Who is this Frederick Hale of Helstone and why has he been arrested for mutiny?

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.)

John Thornton and Margaret Hale have deep feelings or each other, but one misunderstanding after another keep them apart. Will a serendipitous meeting a few days before Christmas give them an opportuntiy to come to understand what they mean to each other?

A series of short stories set after John and Margaret get engaged and celebrating the many years of their happy marriage.

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.

Frederick Hale's letter exclaiming his passionate disavowal of England arrives before Mrs. Thornton castigates Margaret. When Margaret and John meet next, she responds a bit differently to his proclamations of indifference.

A North and South crossover with O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi. An A/U where John and Margaret got married before the mill failed and Margaret did not inherit anything. Gaskell, Welch, and Henry quotes in italics.

It's Christmas Eve and Margaret has prepared a very special surprise for John and do it in very unusual way. How John will react?

John Thornton was a man deeply in love with a woman he thought would never be his. Margaret Hale left the snow-covered yard at Marlborough Mills a year ago, leaving her heart behind in Milton. Would a friend's wedding in Milton give John and Margaret the chance to turn their misundertandings into understandings?

A collection of short stories based on the premise that John and Margaret marry for convenience and gradually come to realise their feelings for each other.

A sequel to Together at Christmas. Not long after the Christmas evening John and Margaret spent locked in a room with each other, John wishes to spend more time with Margaret, and ice skating seems the perfect activity. Of course, Fanny must act as their chaperone, and the trio soon learn that in Milton, cotton mills may work hard but rumor mills work harder.

As the title suggests, this is a reimagining of our favourite Gaskell tale but with the addition of Vampires. John battles with his vampiric instincts and the hold that the Masters of the mills have over Milton. To make matters worse, he must struggle not to let his heart be taken by the newly arrived Miss Hale. Things are not always what they seem in Milton.

John Thornton meets Margaret Hale on a carousel. Again.

John Thornton never knew why Mr. Smith did not keep to his appointment that hot summer day, however, John never once regretted it. In the years that followed, John fondly looked back on that as the day he met his future wife... and the chance meeting they forever after referred to as 'That Night in Vegas." Modern AU. Written for Midsummer Meeting Collection on A03.

Nothing more than a short bit of sappy silliness. Or silly sappiness. Or just plain silliness. Consider this a palate cleanser, of sorts, as there are entirely too many beautiful and wonderful stories by gifted and talented TRUE writers. I apologize in advance if you find yourself in need of a bucket.

Margaret and John switch bodies and find out exactly how difficult it is to be the other. Will this greater appreciation for the other's perspective bring them together sooner? This combines text (in italics) from Sandy Welch's amazing BBC script and Elizabeth Gaskell's wonderful book (neither of which do I own).

Margaret Hale's peaceful life is upended when her father dies while serving in his Helstone parish. Forced to depend on London relations, she may soon be compelled into an unwanted marriage. An unexpected provision from a friend will allow her a new independence and will send her on a journey to a place she's never been, Milton.

Wedding night epilogue to my story "Foolish Passions" John Thornton and Margaret Hale, in love and now married, approach the consummation of their marriage with anxiety, enthusiasm, and lots of awkwardness. But what will happen when the moment is upon them? Tense, heated, sensuous peek into this intimate moment between our favourite couple!

A series of short stories exploring the intimate world of John and Margaret Thornton's marriage.

What if John and Margaret had met in a London bookshop before she returned to Helstone and moved to Milton? Let's see what happens shall we? Inspire by the fic "That First Meeting" by unbreakable13 over on A03.

What if John and Margaret met (sort of) before she moved to Milton? Quote from Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South.

A series of short stories exploring different paths by which John Thornton and Margaret Hale could have found each other, fallen for one another, and confessed their love.