First Comes Death

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.