How long does it take to read Duty, Desire and the Desert King?
Duty, Desire and the Desert King by Jane Porter takes about 3 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Desert Kings
Previous: King Of The Desert, Captive Bride
About 3 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2009. 192 pages, about 52,800 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
As the black sheep of the Fehrs, a powerful desert family, middle son Zayed has sworn off love and marriage. This playboy prince is happiest when cruising the casinos of Monte Carlo. But then family tragedy leaves him the heir to his kingdom's throne. Custom dictates that a wife must be seated beside him, and he's got just the bride in mind....Rou Tournell is a feisty, independent woman—and if she won't marry Zayed for duty, maybe desire will help persuade her....
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Passion, fiction, Desire, fiction, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Interpersonal attraction, fiction, Kings and rulers, fiction
