How long does it take to read Tempting Fortune?
Tempting Fortune by Jo Beverley takes about 9 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Malloren
Previous: My Lady Notorious Next: Something Wicked
About 9 hours 52 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1995. 538 pages, about 147,950 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
THE STAKES Portia St. Claire's brother has gambled and lost, throwing her into the power of ruthless men. Their price for his life is her virtue, to be auctioned off in London's most notorious brothel ... THE BIDDER To retrieve an incriminating letter, Bryght Malloren once broke into a house where he was greeted at pistol point by a resolute woman ... a woman he could swear stands before him, masked and trembling, on a madam's auction block ... THE RISKIEST GAME Unable to leave Portia to such a cruel fate, Bryght turns the private wager into a very public game of seduction, one that confirms his reputation as a shameless rake and keeps all of London society breathless with anticipation. But on a night shimmering with destiny, truth, and passion, those who tempt fortune risk losing everything ... including their hearts ...
Subjects: Fiction, Gambling, Auctions, Social life and customs, Manners and customs, Gamblers
