Eliza is facing the fact that she is alone in the world. Just after her father dies, she receives word that her brother is gone as well. She just happens to meet up with childhood friend, Hayward, and feels the love that she has always held for him blossom.
Hayward is from a wealthy family and his cousin wants to marry Eliza. She wants nothing to do with that man. Hayward plans to move to America, thus his father plans to disinherit him and leave the lands, etc. to the cousin.
Once her father is dead, Eliza has 2 weeks to vacate the house. Her housekeeper/mother figure has promised to stay with her, but Eliza doesn't want to take a position in anyone's house. Her solution is to convince Hayward to marry her and take her to America with him.
She flat out asks him to take her after she overhears the conversation Hayward has with his prospective fiance that refuses his offer. The day before she has to leave the house, Hayward magically appears out of nowhere and takes her to Gretna Green. A fight with his family and off they go to America.
I quit once they made it to the house on the river. Something seemed off about the interactions between these two. I didn't understand what prompted Hayward to change his mind when he had been so adamant about refusing Eliza in the first place. I didn't understand much about their relationship in general and decided that the book was not for me.
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