When Margaret Hale hastily rejected the wealthy industrialist's fervent marriage proposal, she could not have foreseen the events that would lead her to change her mind and open her heart. But was it too late now to let the handsome, brooding mill owner know? Based on the novel North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, this book begins with a twist to the goodbye scene and follows John and Margaret from the uncertainties of their engagement through the trials of their first year of marriage...and beyond. Featuring slow-burn angst with one gently written, open-door honeymoon chapter.