Maid of the Border - Masquerade, No 25 Author:Margaret Rome "Send you on such a mission? Never!" — The laird's vehement refusal of Elizabeth's request to execute a dangerous journey into England made the girl more determined than ever. Impatiently she snapped, "Only a woman could succeed: a man would be arrested on sight. You have no choice!" — At last, reluctantly, the laird ag... more »reed. Elizabeth, he reasoned, was as fit as a man, she could ride like a man, but there was one thing he didn't bargain for... She loved like a woman.« less