After the train platform . . . after the kiss . . . . John and Margaret are engaged, but they still have challenges to face. Can Hannah ever accept Margaret as her son's wife? How will Margaret's investment affect John's business? Is Watson's investment scheme as profitable as it first appears? What will a future together look like between two people from such different backgrounds? Follow John and Margaret through their engagement and into their marriage in this charming North and South continuation. Elaine Owen is the author of Mr. Darcy's Persistent Pursuit, Love's Fool: The Taming of Lydia Bennet, and Amazon best-seller One False Step. Common Ground is her first venture into North and South fan fiction. She lives in the Philadelphia area with her husband, children, and an assortment of pets.