Elyza

Elyza Leigh is a headstrong, attractive young woman who, after a Season in London that brought her no success and a dull marriage proposal she wants no part of, slips away from her chaperone in boys' clothing and sets out on her own.

At a country inn her luck turns when a thief takes her purse. Clive Redmayne, a handsome and wealthy man recently back from India, settles her bill and offers her a place in his travelling coach.

The journey that follows brings a duel, a kidnapping, and a frantic chase along the road. By the end, the tangle of people and proposals is cheerfully resolved.