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Friction

  • 2015 first published
  • 511 pages
  • 13 editions

Friction is a 2015 romantic suspense novel by Sandra Brown. Key subjects include custody of children, women judges, man-woman relationships and femmes juges.

23 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 13 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2015.

It runs to roughly 511 pages β€” 9–10 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Friction

Crawford Hunt wants his daughter back. Following the death of his wife four years ago, Crawford, a Texas Ranger, fell into a downward spiral that left him relegated to deskwork and with his five-year-old daughter Georgia in the custody of her grandparents. But Crawford has cleaned up his act, met all the court imposed requirements, and now the fate of his family lies with Judge Holly Spencer. Holly, ambitious and confident, temporarily occupies the bench of her recently deceased mentor. With an election upcoming, she must prove herself worthy of making her judgeship permanent. When a masked gunman barges in during the custody hearing with his sights on the judge, Crawford reacts instinctually and goes after him. But authorities apprehend the wrong man, and the real gunman remains unknown, at large, and a threat. Will this take-charge lawman jeopardize his chances of custody by going after the would-be assassin? And will this unlikely pair be able to deny the forbidden attraction building between them?
Description from Open Library

Awards & lists

  • πŸ“°New York Times bestseller list β€” Hardcover Fiction, 2015
  • πŸ“°New York Times bestseller list β€” Mass Market Paperback, 2016

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Custody of children
  • Women judges
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Femmes juges
  • Secrets
  • Choice
  • Courage
  • Single fathers
  • Relations entre hommes et femmes
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Man-woman relationship
  • Garde des enfants, Droit
  • Suspense romance
  • Texas rangers
  • Attempted murder
  • Widowers

Quick answers

Who wrote Friction?

Friction was written by Sandra Brown and first published in 2015.

What genre is Friction?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense.

How long is Friction?

The median edition has 511 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Friction?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Obsession, The Liar and High Noon.

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