Welcome to the next installment of Becoming Mrs. Thornton, in which John and Margaret begin to sort out how they will live with the dragon, and wedding plans are begun! Click here if you need to start at the first chapter. Chapter 6 – Becoming Mrs. Thornton copyright Jill Hughey 2014 After the tension-wracked dinner,… Continue Reading
If you haven’t yet started my free serial sequel to Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South, you can find the first chapter here, then follow the links at the end of each post to the next. I add a new episode each Wednesday. Last week ended with a series of letters, mostly from John to Margaret,… Continue Reading
I enjoyed Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South so much that I wrote a free sequel I am releasing as a serial. You have found Chapter 4. If you need to start at the beginning, follow this link to Chapter 1. Add caption Chapter 4 – Becoming Mrs. Thornton – copyright 2014 The late afternoon hour demanded… Continue Reading
In a complete coincidence, this week’s First Sight Saturday guest has written a steamy version of North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell’s period romance for which I recently started releasing a serialized sequel. I guess Brenna Chase and I have similar taste in literature! Brenna’s fun fact is that she was an air traffic controller for… Continue Reading
If you haven’t read any of my free sequel to North and South, you may want to start with Chapter 1 here. Links at the end of each post should guide you to the next. I will upload a new chapter each week. Chapter 3 – Becoming Mrs. Thornton – copyright Jill Hughey 2014 Mr. Thornton… Continue Reading
If you haven’t read the prior posts for Becoming Mrs. Thornton, my sequel to Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South, you may want to start here. The links at the end of subsequent chapters will carry you through. I post a new chapter every week. Chapter 2 – Becoming Mrs. Thornton – copyright Jill Hughey 2014… Continue Reading
If you haven’t read the explanation of how this sequel to Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South came to be, you can read it here. Chapter 1 – Becoming Mrs. Thornton – copyright Jill Hughey 2014 John Thornton had never found any use for delicate furnishings. A man of large build, he favored heavy chairs with… Continue Reading
Normally on Saturday I host an author of a recently published novel. This week’s author stood me up, but to be honest, the timing is pretty good because I’m getting ready to start posting Becoming Mrs. Thornton, my sequel to North and South, the 1855 novel by Elizabeth Gaskell. I want to share the first meeting between… Continue Reading
I fell in love with North and South when I watched the BBC mini-series, like many of you, I suspect. I then read Elizabeth’s Gaskell’s wonderful book, partly because I wanted to see her original interpretation of her characters, and partly because I wanted MORE. I love period romance but the authors absolutely slay me by closing… Continue Reading
