In Consequence: A Victorian Romance

by Trudy Brasure

In a world divided by class and conviction, love is the most dangerous rebellion.When a riot erupts in a town torn apart by industry and inequality, Margaret Hale’s instinct to protect the brooding mill owner John Thornton leads to a reckless promise—one she never meant to make.

John Thornton sees the engagement as his only chance to prove himself to the fiery Southern woman who challenges his every belief. But winning Margaret’s trust is harder than running a mill on the brink of collapse.

Trapped by her impulsive “yes” to his sudden marriage proposal, Margaret must navigate a forced engagement to a man she barely knows, even as her heart rebels against his cold pragmatism and the stark divide between his world and hers.

As workers’ strikes threaten to destroy his livelihood and her loyalty to the laborers strains their fragile bond, John must choose between the rigid principles that built his empire and the vulnerability required to earn her love.

Can a marriage born of chaos survive the storms of pride, class, and passion?

Featuring a strong woman and slow-burn angst as he falls first, this is an opposites-attract, romantic variation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel, North and South. In Consequence contains limited spice and can be read alone, even without knowing the original. Second edition with no changes.

422 pages, Paperback

Published February 11, 2014

About the author

Trudy Brasure is a hopeless romantic and a history enthusiast with a penchant for the Victorian Era.

The author began her own personal romance story with a whirlwind courtship. Her married life started in a picturesque colonial town on the coast of Massachusetts. She now resides in Vermont where she and her family endeavor to enjoy the beauty of nature whenever possible.

Reviews

[PAMpublish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written in descriptive style in this long novel about a woman from Southern England, accompanying her Vicar father to a working mill town in northern England. Losing a new friend to the working conditions of the mill, she is miffed by the single handsome manager of the mill, publicly citing a need for better working conditions. Thwarting a strike, John is injured and helped by Margaret whereby they fall for one another despite their differences. Detailing their courtship together through their wedding and her mother's health woes, they must overcome much to find their happiness. A story for those who enjoy more of a biography style genre conveying the Industrial Revolution challenges of the time.

[Chris Kaska · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book about John and Margaret should have been a four star. However, unnecessary intimate details on their honeymoon lowered the score.