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How long does it take to read Substitute Lover?

Penny Jordan

Substitute Lover by Penny Jordan takes about 3 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 29 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1987. 190 pages, about 52,250 words.

7 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 5 hours 48 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 29 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 11 minutes

The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

It was such a strange request - Gray Chalmers asking Stephanie to pose as his lover to help him resist the attractions of a beautiful but married woman. Gray knew Stephanie, knew she didn't even like being touched. Yet he insisted she come back to the village to play the part of the femme fatale. But Gray had never pried into the bitter marriage Stephanie had endured to his cousin. He'd offered only comfort in the ten years since its tragic ending. So, while she hated the pretense, she couldn't refuse

Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary

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