THE LEGEND OF LYON REDMOND is the eleventh novel in Julie Anne Long's Pennyroyal Green series. If you've read any of them, you've heard -- so to speak -- the whispers of Lyon Redmond's sudden disappearance and the speculation that Olivia Eversea had something to do with it.

That was five years ago. Lyon never returned, and Olivia is planning her wedding to another man. She knows Landsdowne loves her. She knows she should try to care for him. Instead her thoughts drift back to another time and stolen moments with her one true love.

In that way, Julie Anne Long takes us back and forth, between the preparations for Olivia's wedding and the fierce joy and passion she shared with Lyon for a few short months in their youth. It's equally joyous for the reader. Long infuses the story with the strength and power of their perfect love. It's impossible not to smile, because you're feeling what they are. Then you feel deeply the impossible choice Olivia must make -- to marry for companionship and family or live the rest of her live alone, missing the one man she cannot have.

And then, Lyon returns.

As only Lyon Redmond can, he gives her a glimpse of what their life could be like together, then he leaves her again to make her choice. She can do what's expected of her or she can finally trust him and seize her last chance for happiness.

This is the book fans of the Pennyroyal Green series have been waiting for, and Long delivers the epic tale the legendary love deserves. And then she goes one better and gives us an epilogue to the entire series -- and then some. It's a device I haven't seen in a romance series before, and it's delightful.

I highly recommend THE LEGEND OF LYON REDMOND to fans of Julie Anne Long and the Pennyroyal Green series. The series is perfect for fans of historical romance, especially if you enjoy mystery and adventure with your love stories. If you haven't read them yet, you'll want to start at the top for the full enjoyment of this masterwork.