This is a *new* love story for John and Margaret. It is NOT a sequel. Please do not buy it if you want to read an extension to the original. Their love is more powerful. Expect more intimacy and adult content.-- Margaret Hale was pointed out to John Thornton by the woman he escorted to a funeral. Instantly, he is inexplicably drawn to her. Coming alive for the first time in his life, he vows that she will be his, regardless that they have never met. Being hundreds of miles from home, he is undaunted until an unforeseen mystery hampers his quest at every turn. How can he make her fall in love with him? What about his responsibilities in Milton, or this other woman, or Margaret, herself? John Thornton must find a way to make it happen.