Rowena Thorowgood is a spoiled rich young lady from Wellingshire, England, who is being forced into an unwanted marriage by her father. She uses ingenuity and desperate measures to get out of this situation, ending up on a ship to the American Colonies. Her troubles follow her onboard, however, and she makes more hasty decisions in order to free herself of that perceived bondage. Things quickly go awry, however, and she once again makes a difficult choice. When fate throw her another curveball, what will she choose to do next? And who will she wed?
