How long does it take to read The Elusive Bride?
The Elusive Bride by Valerie King takes about 5 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 45 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1994. 314 pages, about 86,350 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 36 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
WEDDING DAY HIDE-AND-SEEK In her exquisite silk wedding gown Julianna Redmere was a vision against the rose-bedecked background of her parents' Yorkshire estate. And her groom? Therein lay her dilemma, for Julianna had never met Lord Carlton. Wags whispered that he was a handsome rakehell who wanted a wife solely for breeding purposes. But Julianna needed something more—she needed love. So she decided to run...and run she did, to the stables, and onto her favorite horse. A wild gallop took her to the village, and a hasty dismount sent her tumbling into masculine arms. Julianna looked up into the twinkling eyes of a dashing stranger who introduced himself as Edward Fitzpaine, a gentleman at the service of a lady in distress. He called for a carriage. He arranged her escape. And he lied. For in reality he was Lord Carlton, and he had hatched a scheme to win over his elusive bride. But was he ready to be what Julianna passionately longed for—a groom who had lost his heart?
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency
