Length19h 34m
About this audiobook
Cotton mills replace country lanes as a strong-willed woman confronts a brooding mill owner in a clash of ideologies. Their verbal spars hide a deepening mutual respect that challenges their prejudices about class and honor. It is a slow-burn romance set against the harsh backdrop of labor disputes. Experience the friction that produces the spark of true understanding.
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Rating★★★★ 4.3 (240K)
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GenreLiterary Classics, Romance, General Fiction
Length19 hrs 34 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. “HASTE TO THE WEDDING.”
2CHAPTER II. ROSES AND THORNS.
3CHAPTER III. “THE MORE HASTE THE WORSE SPEED.”
4CHAPTER IV. DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES.
5CHAPTER V. DECISION.
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6CHAPTER VI. FAREWELL.
7CHAPTER VII. NEW SCENES AND FACES.
8CHAPTER VIII. HOME SICKNESS.
9CHAPTER IX. DRESSING FOR TEA.
10CHAPTER X. WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.
11CHAPTER XI. FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
12CHAPTER XII. MORNING CALLS.
13CHAPTER XIII. SOFT BREEZE IN A SULTRY PLACE.
14CHAPTER XIV. THE MEETING.
15CHAPTER XV MASTERS AND MEN.
16CHAPTER XVI. THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
17CHAPTER XVII. WHAT IS A STRIKE?
18CHAPTER XVIII. LIKES AND DISLIKES.
19CHAPTER XIX. ANGEL VISITS.
20CHAPTER XX. MEN AND GENTLEMEN.
21CHAPTER XXI. THE DARK NIGHT.
22CHAPTER XXII. A BLOW AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
23CHAPTER XXIII. MISTAKES.
24CHAPTER XXIV. MISTAKES CLEARED UP.
25CHAPTER XXV. FREDERICK.
26CHAPTER XXVI.
27CHAPTER XXVII. FRUIT-PIECE.
28CHAPTER XXVIII. COMFORT IN SORROW.
29CHAPTER XXIX. A RAY OF SUNSHINE.
30CHAPTER XXX. HOME AT LAST.
31CHAPTER XXXI. “SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT.”
32CHAPTER XXXII. MISCHANCES.
33CHAPTER XXXIII. PEACE.
34CHAPTER XXXIV. FALSE AND TRUE.
35CHAPTER XXXV. EXPIATION.
36CHAPTER XXXVI. UNION NOT ALWAYS STRENGTH.
37CHAPTER XXXVII. LOOKING SOUTH.
38CHAPTER XXXVIII. PROMISES FULFILLED.
39CHAPTER XXXIX. MAKING FRIENDS.
40CHAPTER XL. OUT OF TUNE.
41CHAPTER XLI. THE JOURNEY’S END.
42CHAPTER XLII. ALONE! ALONE!
43CHAPTER XLIII. MARGARET’S FLITTIN’.
44CHAPTER XLIV. EASE NOT PEACE.
45CHAPTER XLV. NOT ALL A DREAM.
46CHAPTER XLVI. ONCE AND NOW.
47CHAPTER XLVII. SOMETHING WANTING.
48CHAPTER XLVIII. “NE’ER TO BE FOUND AGAIN.”
49CHAPTER XLIX. BREATHING TRANQUILLITY.
50CHAPTER L CHANGES AT MILTON.
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