Miss Mary Clegg does not want to marry.

No, correction: Miss Mary Clegg does not want to marry someone who lacks such important features as wit, intelligence, and a fine jawline. So what other option is there for her but to run away from home? It's a simple enough plan, to begin with. But a shortcut through a magic forest (well, she didn't know it was magic at the time) and a chance meeting with an exasperating centaur provide a plethora of complications.

And what about love? Well, that might be the most challenging complication of all.

*** All royalties from this story will benefit the Perry County Food Bank in Perry County, Pennsylvania.