John Thornton has an eager mind, starved for intellectual stimulation. But what John could not have foreseen was that just as his mind needs nourishment, so does his heart. Mr. Hale's proud, beautiful, kind, stubborn, and compassionate daughter Miss Margaret Hale will bring John Thornton's untutored heart to full and vibrant life.

When Lucas North was freed from his eight years of hell in a Russian prison with a prisoner exchange last year, he returned to England a forever changed man. And forever is a very long time. Lucas had eight years to build up resentments and anger for his incarceration--and he vowed to seek justice were he ever to be freed. And Lucas is not alone in the quest for justice.