Third Time Lucky [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Claire Cross (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2, 2005

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.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

Claire Cross writes a warm, witty, and often wild novel that shows the expanse of her talent. (Harriet Klausner) Snappy and refreshing. (All About Romance) Laced with a good deal of humor... [an] emotional, riveting tale. (Romance Reviews Today) Third Time Lucky is a gem of a novel, with facets of pure brilliance. (Suzanne Forster) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Claire Cross also writes medieval romances for under the name Claire Delacroix. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• ISBN-10: 0425203751
• ASIN: B000H2M3MY
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,954,573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Claire Cross is a pseudonym which has been used by romance author Deborah Cooke, who also writes as Claire Delacroix.

There are no scheduled new releases under this name at this time. The eight previously published Claire Cross novels are no longer available new from the publisher. Please visit Chateau Delacroix at http://www.delacroix.net for more information about digital re-releases of these books or click on the titles below for Kindle editions.

For more information about Claire Delacroix titles, please visit http://www.delacroix.net
For more information about Deborah Cooke titles, please visit
http://www.deborahcooke.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fans of Ms. Coss will like this book, November 7, 2000

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Time Lucky (Paperback)

Fifteen years ago he left Rosemount and his buddy overweight Philippa Coxwell behind. Only his beloved, but estranged grandmother Lucia "Dragon Lady" Sullivan could get Nicholas to return home. When she asks him to do so, he leaves behind his successful Seattle adventure travel company for New England. Nick arrives at Lucia's home only to see the gory corpse of his murdered grandmother. When Nick hears the siren, he flees the crime scene. Fifteen minutes later, Lucia rises, proud of her first act performance teaching her favorite grandson a lesson in life.

Nick turns to the only person in the area he trusts, his high school buddy Phil for legal advice. Phil always loved Nick. He is stunned to learn she never became a lawyer, but instead became a garden advisor. Unable to resist Nick, she accompanies him back to Lucia's home to find no body. Feeling he played her for a fool, an angry Phil tells him to leave. However, Nick realizes that he needs Phil for more than just moral support, but can he commit to her if he is lucky enough for her to allow him a third time in her life?

THIRD TIME LUCKY is a screwball comedic romance that stars several interesting charcaters. The convoluted, yet charming story line works because of the interrelations between the cast, especially Lucia's overriding influence and the brother of Nick's injurious behavior. Nick and Phil are an ideal couple even if he is a bonehead unable to see clearly that she is his love. Claire Cross writes a warm, witty, and often wild novel that shows the expanse of her talent.

Harriet Klausner

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read, September 15, 2001

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HeyJudy "heyjudy" (East Hampton, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Time Lucky (Paperback)

Claire Cross writes some of the best dialogue ever read in this type of book, sprightly and fun. Her heroine has an outlook on life and a turn of phrase so clever that this character borders on genius. Still, the romance genre itself is limiting. THIRD TIME LUCKY conforms to the genre with a single storyline that is linear and ultimately predictable. There is an additional plot about the heroine's business partner that could have been expanded, but that would have taken the novel outside the limitations of romance novels. Also, the mystery which drives this tale wasn't explored thoroughly enough to be exciting, though the book starts with great promise. Nonetheless, THIRD TIME LUCKY is an easy read, and a fun one. I look forward to Ms. Cross's next book in this series.

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy Go Lucky!, July 9, 2011

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Book Lover from GA (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Third Time Lucky (Paperback)

"Third Time Lucky" is Phil, short for Philippa, Coxwell's story. She's the only daughter in the Coxwell family and the only one so far who hasn't gone on to become a lawyer. She's the odd one out of her family and the only one who has followed her heart. Enter Nick Sullivan, who disappeared over 15 years ago and took Phil's heart with him. He doesn't know that and mistakenly thinks her heart beats for his brother Sean. He's come back at the behest of his grandmother Lucia, whom he finds murdered in her greenhouse. He panics and runs to the only person he knows will trust him, Phil.

I love how this book started off with a mystery and slowly unfurled to give glimpses of what had happened in the past. The past was very, very important in the development of this story. Not just with Nick and Phil, but also with Lucia, Nick, and Sean's story, as well as the little side stories of Elaine and Jeff and Phil's parents. I loved reading about Nick and Phil and how their love story developed. I am also now intrigued to read about the other Coxwell siblings and will definitely be picking them up to read!