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Author:
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
Description:
"Inspired by a footnote to history--the true story of the little-known Simnel, who was a figurehead of the 1487 Yorkist rebellion andended up working as a spy in the court of King Henry VII. The Pretender is ... [a] portrait of British monarchy and life within the court, with a cast of ... heroes and villains drawn from fifteenth-century England"--
Author:
Series:
Animorphs volume 23
Publisher:
Scholastic Inc
Lexile measure:
560L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Formats:
Description:
Someone's looking for Tobias. Someone who says she's his long-lost cousin. Tobias isn't sure the person is telling the truth, but she's really nice, and knows a lot about him. And what she tells Tobias definitely gets his attention. It seems a lawyer has discovered Tobias's father's last will and testament. So, Tobias needs to attend the reading. His cousin even offers to go along. But something just doesn't feel quite right. That's when Tobias and...
Author:
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
They say it takes a thief to catch a thief, and Harrison Tate is proof. Once a professional burglar, he now makes a lawful living tracking down stolen art. No one needs to know about his secret sideline, "liberating" artifacts acquired through underhanded methods. At least until one of those jobs sees him walking in on a murder. Gabrielle Wright has long been estranged from her wealthy family, but she didn't kill her sister. Trouble is, the only person...
Author:
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
Description:
In the heat of the Civil War, blue-uniformed Deacon Sinclair was nursed to health by beautiful Garnet Davis. First he captured her heart and then he stole her innocence. But he was a spy, and though he took away valuable information to his graycoat comrades, he left something behind: a baby he never knew was his. Years later, Deacon has returned to Pride County, but can Garnet trust the man who once shattered her world?
Publisher:
Christiano Film Group
Pub. Date:
1987
Language:
English
Description:
How does a worldly high school guy start dating an unsuspecting Christian girl? He becomes…the pretender! Dana's a Christian, Keith is not, but he pretends to become one so he can start dating her. His only take advantage of her.
Author:
Publisher:
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
In The Pretender, former FBI agent Marc Ruskin will pull listeners into the fascinating, elusive world of undercover operatives. Of all the tools available to law enforcement, the living, breathing undercover operative remains the gold standard. This is true in TV shows and in the real world. In the era of electronic surveillance, UC work enforces accountability; it prevents mistakes, and of all the boots on the ground, undercover agents are often...
10. The Pretender
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Series:
Publisher:
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
Description:
It's not the police I'm running from. Logan Bishop is a handsome thief living off a stash of stolen diamonds. But when his murderous ex-partner tracks him down, Logan must find a way to turn the tables, or lose the only woman who can handle the truth.
Pub. Date:
2005
Language:
English
Description:
Jarod is a Pretender, a genius whose exceptionally high IQ allows him to master virtually any profession. Still on the run from his ex-captors, Jarod continues to help innocent victims even as he digs deeper into his own background and the secret inner workings of the Centre. At the same time, he also uncovers disturbing facts about Miss Parker's family, which cause her to question her own life's work. But, in the end, it is Jarod's long-lost father...
Publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date:
[2005]
Language:
English
Description:
Jarod is a Pretender, a genius whose exceptional intelligence allows him to assume various identities at will. He was taken from his parents at an early age and brought up in a think tank, where he believed his mind was being used to benefit mankind. When he learned that the simulations he solved were being sold to the highest bidder, he escaped. Now on the run, he searches for his true identity and tries to balance any wrong his simulations have...
Author:
Publisher:
Author's Republic
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Lost and alone after her step-father is murdered on the streets of New York, Katie takes her two young siblings and claims them as her own. Pretending to be a widow, she flees to Colorado Territory as a mail-order bride and into the arms of the handsome gunsmith, Robert Wallace. The attraction is instant, but just when things are looking up for her, the past comes calling--and Katie discovers harsh truths about her stepfather that put everything at...
17. The Pretenders
Author:
Publisher:
Histria Books
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
Gentle Reader:At the time it seemed like a good idea. Reeve and I had been friends since childhood, so when he needed to persuade his trustee to turn over his inheritance, we decided to pretend to get engaged. Reeve was the Earl of Cambridge, after all. It wasn't fair for him not to have his money.Who would have thought that Lord Bradford would insist we actually marry before he handed over the dibs? Who would have thought that my feelings for Reeve...
19. The pretenders
Author:
Series:
Similars volume 2
Publisher:
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date:
[2020]
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 720L
Language:
English
Description:
Emma is still reeling from the events of her junior year at Darkwood Academy. Not only is her best friend, Oliver, shockingly alive, but the boy she loves, his genetic copy, Levi, is still on the island where he grew up, stranded with his deranged guardian. More importantly, she is grappling with who she really is. Emma can't accept the hard truths she learned last year and refuses to share her secrets with anyone, isolating herself from the Similars...
20. The Pretenders
Author:
Publisher:
W. F. Howes Ltd
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
'I'm perfectly happy lying to it means getting to stay with you.'Jasper is ready to surprise his brother; Holly is ready to celebrate their engagement. Anne tags along for fear of missing out, and John might just be going for another drink. But Edmund and Ovidia had other plans for their Saturday. Over the course of one day, these couples must own up to the secrets they've been hiding from one another and the lies they've been telling themselves....