Grouchy mill master, John Thornton, decides Christmas is a detriment to his business and tries to put an end to it.

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.

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.

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

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

John Thornton's hands shook so hard he could barely make out the printed letters on the page. He must be misreading the names, he thought to himself. "ARREST OF HALE THE MUTINEER AND PIRATE. Mr. Frederick Hale, formerly of Helstone, awaits a naval court martial on charges of mutiny, piracy, and treason." John determined to call upon the Hales to make sure there was no connection.

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).

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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.

At her Father & 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 feelings to himself. He cannot risk having his world, and his heart, shattered by her once again. A tender, slow-burn, romantic HEA (gentle John, fragile Margaret, elements of hurt/comfort)

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

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.

John and Margaret had been estranged for months. There were so many misunderstandings between them, and the Outwood Station incident had created an even wider chasm between them. Was it even possible for these two to turn all of the misunderstandings into understandings?

'This was the only place where she was certain of finding him, and finding him without eavesdroppers. Because what she had to say to him was utterly outrageous: "I believe you have a son, Mr Thornton - and he needs your help."' An angsty slow-burn AU story based on the miniseries.

Soulmate AU one shots starring modern John Thornton and Margaret Hale. This is my attempt to write through a list of soulmate tropes for a bit of fluff and fun. If you've got an idea for this series, please let me know.

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 completed*

John's been away on a work trip for two weeks. Now he's back and stuck at Margaret's work party. Shenanigans ensue.

Margaret Hale left Milton seven months ago and is now living in Cadiz, Spain. Can a letter from Margaret to John Thornton be the impetus to a greater understanding of each other and lead to more correspondence between them? Are they more willing to say what they feel through the written word sent across the miles from Spain to England and from England to Spain.

John Thornton and Margaret Hale are very good at misunderstanding each other, but can they ever move past the angst of two people who care for each other but do not know how to communicate in a way helps them grow closer?

Rekindling a North and South obsession. As much as I adore the train station scene, I do feel that the book ending is more realistic, so this story is a melding of the book ending and the miniseries ending, and then a continuation from there. Rating has been adjusted and story is complete.

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?

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.

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?