Four and a half stars The Iron Warrior Returns by Michelle Willingham is the first in her Legendary Warriors series from Harlequin Historicals. Robert of Penrith barely escapes with his life the night his father is killed. For two years, he and his half brother Piers train together and build toward restoring their relationship. Morwenna and her brother, Brian, also survive that attack and join them. Robert is determined to retake Penrith from the current Earl and to properly care for the people. One possible avenue is winning the current earl’s daughter’s hand. Morwenna simply wants to be with Robert, but her common background means that is out of the question. Michelle Willingham’s plotting is exciting and her characters ring true. This was a great start to the series, and I’m eager to read the books to come.