The Coxwells

Series · 4 books · 2000-2007

By Claire Cross, Deborah Cooke

Books in series

Third Time Lucky

2000

First time in trade: the USA Today bestselling author's "cross between a Julia Roberts romp and an episode of Seinfeld. Philippa Coxwell always gets the math wrong. After two maddening experiences with Nick Sullivan, she has to decide if the third time's the charm-or if she's finally old enough to know better.

Double Trouble

2001

Two sisters. One disaster. First things first: I’m the bad twin. While my sister, Marcia, has the perfect family in the perfect suburb, I’ve been making my living as an Internet advice columnist and designing Web sites in my downtown loft. I always thought I had the right answer - and hair color - for any occasion. That is, until Marcia ran up loads of debt and ran out on her husband and kids, and I was left helping to pick up the pieces. Her husband, James, is a lawyer who I hate on principle alone. But for a guy who’s just lost his job, his marriage, and his expensive toys, he’s keeping it together - and making me rethink my feelings toward him. It’s not that he’s traded in his conservative suits for sexy jeans. It’s that he’s not giving up what’s important to him, and oh baby, I’m a sucker for a guy who hangs tough. That doesn’t mean I’m ready to step into Marcia’s designer shoes now that she’s gone AWOL. And it doesn’t mean I’m going to fall for James’s easy charm...not again, anyhow. Besides, I’ve had a lifelong policy of not being mistaken for my twin and I’m not backing down on that one now - no matter how convenient it might be for a certain sexy (and persuasive) man...

One More Time

2006

Determined to pursue his long-abandoned dreams, Matt Coxwell leaves his marriage and his wife, Leslie, behind, while Leslie struggles to cope with a shaky career, her teenage daughter's "attitude," and her formidable mother-in-law, who has unexpectedly moved in with her, all the while coming up with a plan to preserve her marriage. Original. 30,000 first printing.

All or Nothing

2007

Deciding to pretend to her interfering mother that charming customer Zach is actually her boyfriend, bar waitress Jen invites him to spend Thanksgiving with her family, unaware that the dinner will have unforeseen consequences, and that Zach is hoping to pursue a real relationship with her. Original. 30,000 first printing.

Authors

Deborah Cooke also writes under the names Claire Delacroix and Claire Cross. Bestselling and award-winning author Deborah Cooke has published over fifty novels and novellas, including historical romances, fantasy romances, fantasy novels with romantic elements, paranormal romances, contemporary romances, urban fantasy romances, time travel romances and paranormal young adult novels. She writes as herself, Deborah Cooke, as Claire Delacroix, and has written as Claire Cross. She is nationally bestselling, #1 Kindle Bestselling, KOBO Bestselling, as well as a USA Today and New York Times’ Bestselling Author. Her Claire Delacroix medieval romance, The Beauty, was her first book to land on the New York Times List of Bestselling Books. Deborah was the writer-in-residence at the Toronto Public Library in 2009, the first time TPL hosted a residency focused on the romance genre, and she was honored to receive the Romance Writers of America PRO Mentor of the Year Award in 2012. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America and of Novelists Inc. Currently, she’s writing paranormal romances as Deborah Cooke, and medieval romances as Claire Delacroix. Deborah thinks a lot about publishing and writing, and also knits too much.