One of the great loves of all time --- between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley --- comes to life in this vivid novel.

They were playmates as children, impetuous lovers as adults --- and for 30 years were the center of each others’ lives. Astute to the dangers of choosing any one man, the Virgin Queen could never give her “Sweet Robin” what he wanted most --- marriage --- yet she insisted he stay close by her side. Possessive and jealous, their love survived quarrels, his two disastrous marriages to other women, her constant flirtations, and political machinations with foreign princes. His Last Letter tells the story of this great love, especially of the last three years Elizabeth and Dudley spent together, the most dangerous of her rule, when their passion was tempered by a bittersweet recognition of all that they shared --- and all that would remain unfulfilled.