In Consequence: A Retelling of North and South

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 finds himself increasingly tantalized by her presence and stirred by her words. When a riot breaks out at Marlborough Mills, events take a decidedly different turn, spinning the story of attraction and developing love in a whole new direction....