What if a work of fiction wasn't fiction at all? What if we only thought it was fiction because it was written down, and we were separated from it by the page? Isabel Darrow, troubled by her past and feeling disconnected from the world, likes her doctor's suggestion that the world of fiction might become reality. She likes the idea of waking up in the middle of her favourite book with the handsome, brooding Mr Thornton glaring at people in his mill yard, but she doesn't worry about the foul air of dirty, smoky Milton, because it's not real, and it was written over 160 years ago. But then she takes a trip to Oxford, and gets waylaid along the way, finding herself greeted at a smoky train station, by a man called Mr Hale, who claims to be her godfather. When Isabel meets Margaret and first sees Mr Thornton, she's determined to help the course of love run a little more smoothly for the two stubborn lovers. But Gaskell hadn't accounted for a second young lady in the Crampton house, and whilst Isabel tries to adapt to a life where women have no independence or equality, Milton must adapt to her. The question is, will Mr Thornton adapt to her, or Margaret, first?

NORTH AND SOUTH FANFICTION: John Thornton, a rich factory owner in 19th century Milton, happens to stumble across a bleeding woman in a graveyard. When she wakes up, she cannot recall anything from her life, not even her name. Now in Milton, she has to find a way to keep herself afloat in the harsh factory town. Mr. Thornton sees her on a few occasions and is cold as ice towards her... Until he finds that she has gotten into some trouble. (John Thornton/oc)

A short story about the last meeting of Mr. Bell and Mr. Thornton. Only this time Mr. Bell has a little better timing.

Based on the televised adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's 'North & South'. When Margaret Hale moves from the South to a northern industrial town, her relationship with cotton mill owner John Thornton gets off to a shaky start but that changes over time, a little quicker in this short fanfic than in the actual story!

Different take on North and South. It starts when Mr. Thornton leaves Margaret after his disaster of proposal. She acidently falls and loses her memory of the proposal and the day of the riot. Will that be his chance to make it right this time?

Reputations, like the delicate petals of a Helstone rose, are fragile things indeed... Upon discovering Margaret in the arms of an unknown man, John intervenes. How will their story end when reputations are questioned? **This is a North and South fanfiction. As my first time publicly posting anything I have written, I encourage whatever feedback you can offer so I can improve.** Cover photo and design by beautiful_red_head (me!).

The shock of sudden death of Mr. Hale crushes Mr. Bell, rendering him unable to bring the sad news to Margaret himself. He is forced to delegate the terrible duty to the only one he can entrust it: his friend and tenant Mr. Thornton.

Elisabeth Armitage merely exists, she is an exceedingly rich heiress feeling at odds with her life. She slowly discovers a way of making peace with her soul. On this journey, she crosses paths with the owner of a cotton Mill named John Thornton, who like herself, suffers from an emptiness, a deeply rooted sadness caused by too many losses. Another tragic loss tears them apart just as their friendship starts to grow. This story plays a few years after North and South..... (Featuring Richard Armitage as John Thornton)

Their love torn apart four years ago by lies and deceit, will former lovers Thomas and Caroline be able to forgive each other and rekindle their relationship? Will fate let them? Thomas and Caroline will become unwitting pawns swept away in an intrigue so secret, that they will not know whom to believe, nor whom to trust. And they will have to fight for the right to love again.