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 weaves a change near the end of the original plot to create a romantic continuation of an enduring love story. 'A Heart for Milton' brings to life all of Gaskell's rich characters: Nicholas Higgins, Hannah Thornton, Henry Lennox, Mr. Bell, and others. But at its core,...

Abruptly uprooted from her idyllic childhood home, Margaret is thrust into the industrial world of Milton where conflict, inequity, and bitterness seem to beset her at every turn. Will she ever find peace and happiness in such a place? Mr. Thornton longs only for the chance to show the southern newcomer that beneath his strict adherence to business principles he indeed has a heart. Stricken from the first by her beauty, strength and independent spirit, the lonely mill master find himself increasingly tantalized by her presence and stirred by her words. When a riot breaks out at Marlborough...