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Mary Balogh

The Counterfeit Betrothal by Mary Balogh takes about 4 hours 1 minute to read at 250 words a minute.

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About 4 hours 1 minute

A weekend read

First published 1987. 219 pages, about 60,225 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 42 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 1 minute
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 31 minutes

The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The Tender Trap Lady Sophia Bryant had no intention of ever marrying. However, her own parents had been estranged for some fourteen years, and her one desire was to bring them together again in love. Surely, if she were to announce her betrothal—even a false one—they would be forced to see each other at last. Lord Francis Sutton was perfect for such deceit. Devilishly handsome and a notorious rake, he was always agreeable to games of passion, especially those in which he had nothing to fear and nothing to lose. The trap was set…if only Lady Sophia could keep her foolish heart from falling prey to her brilliant snares…

Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency, Arranged marriage, fiction, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Fiction, general, second chance romance, Historical Romance

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