An Avon True Romance: Gwyneth and the Thief

by Margaret Moore

Book Overview

GwynethWith her hand in marriage and the security of her beloved Haverleigh at stake, Lady Gwyneth is desperate. So when she comes upon a young man who might be the solution to her predicament, she... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064473376
• ISBN13: 9780064473378
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Harper Teen
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

An adorable romance!!

I was in [a local bookstore] and I came across this one, liked the cover and bought it!! In only two days I was finished with it!! It is one of the best Romance stories that I have ever read! One of my favorite excerpts is:"I would have to be a fool not to know girls find me handsome. Since I am not a fool, I believe you do, too. Is that why you took pity on me, my young and pretty lady? Is that why you combed my hair and gave me your brother's clothes? What use have you for me here?"Gwyneth blushed hotly as she answered him. "You are an insolent rascal!""Sometimes." Gavin smiled as he halted in front of her. "Don't you like rascals, my lady? Don't you find us....exciting?"I thought that this book was adorable and had lovable characters and evil ones as well. Margaret Moore did a fantastic job and this book was well done.

Best one so far

Lady Gwyneth's father is ill and she is left in charge of their estate but a neighboring Baron plots to take her estate from her and marry her as well. Gwyneth has no army to fend off an invasion but she comes across a young thief who she blackmails into training the townsmen to become soldiers. Will Gwyneth and the thief be able to get along for long enough to prevent the Baron from taking away everything she holds dear?Gwyneth and the Thief is the best Avon True Romance I've read so far. The plot is exciting and the pacing of it is perfect. The two main characters are full of personality and are the type you really root for. I really liked many of the secondary characters as well. The ending was happy but managed to keep form being too unrealistic. I hope there are more books in the series as likeable as this one.

Awsome read

This book was great. I couln't put it down and when I did i picked right back up again. IF you want adventure, Romance, and historcical input then this book is good for you. About the book it all starts when Gwyenth meets a handsome man and he helps her with her fauther's castle. This leads to romance and jealousy. but with his socail statious they can't be together... you have to read and find out more.

A charming medievel romance

Lady Gwyneth is nothing short of desperate. When her neighbor Baron DeVilliers proposes to marry Gwyneth, even though he doesn't even love her and only wants her family estate Haverleigh, her sick father consents even though Gwyneth hates the man. To save her estate from the Baron, Gwyneth comes up with a plan that involves a particular thief, Gavin, who she met in the woods left to die by his fellow thieve members. Left with not much of a choice, after being abandoned by his fellow family of thieves, Gavin accepts her request to pose as a squire and train the farmers and craftsmen of Haverleigh how to fight. Gavin soon finds that he enjoys this new, different lifestyle, and as Haverleigh is finally secured, he finds himself falling in the love with the determined young Lady Gwyneth. As sparks between the two of them fly, their forbidden romance nearly undoes them both. The only way for their love to survive is to keep it a secret...but can they...for love between a lady and a thief is definitely impossible. Quite the nice medievel novel. I have always been intersted in this genre and this new novel in the Avon True Romance series ranks high on my list as one of my favorites. Can't wait for further installments of this wonderful series.

A sweet Medieval romance perfect for teenage girls.

Gwyneth is just fifteen years old, but with her mother and brother dead, and her father ill, the responsibility of running her family's estate, Haverleigh, has fallen to her. Baron DeVilliers, who owns the neighboring estate, has made no secret of his wish to marry Gwyneth so that Haverleigh can be his. Gwyneth would do almost anything to avoid marrying such a despicable man. When she finds an unconscious thief in the woods, she decides that he is the answer to her problems. Gavin is not much older than her, but has lived his whole life in poverty. Gwyneth blackmails him into posing as a squire and training the men of Haverleigh to fight. Gavin reluctantly gives in to her plan. But neither Gwyneth nor Gavin expects the feelings of love that begin to grow between them. I highly recommend this Medieval romance to teenagers, and to anyone who enjoys a sweet love story.