How long does it take to read A Christmas Bride?
A Christmas Bride by Mary Balogh takes about 4 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Brides & Wives
Previous: The Plumed Bonnet
About 4 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 223 pages, about 61,325 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A wealthy man makes a promise to his aging father that he will wed a titled and proper young lady by Christmas, but it is a beautiful widow who ends up capturing his undivided attention. Caught up in an irresistible passion and scandalous liaison, the two believe they are destined to remain apart. This is the season, however, when miracles do occur.
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency, Social life and customs, fiction, Manners and customs, fiction, Widows, fiction, Widows, Fiction
