The Carpe Diem Café series of contemporary romances and romantic comedies by Deborah Cooke continues with Just Like Starting Over

Contemporary Romance

Under this tab, you’ll find my contemporary romance and romantic comedy series. I originally wrote The Coxwell Series (romantic comedy and chick-lit) under the pseudonym Claire Cross—those books have been repackaged as Deborah Cooke books.

All of my contemporary romances are set in the same fictional world. It’s best to read each series in order.

Just One Fake Date, book one of the Flatiron Five Fitness series of contemporary romances by Deborah Cooke
Flatiron Five Fitness
Just One Snowbound Night, book one of the Flatiron Five Tattoo series of contemporary romances by Deborah Cooke
Flatiron Five Tattoo
Third Time Lucky, book #1 of the Coxwell Series of contemporary romances, by Deborah Cooke
The Coxwells

There begin to be more intersections between the stories and series over time. (As I write more books, I play more.) The timeline of F5F and F5T overlap, for example, so if you want to read the books in chronological order in terms of story, check this page.


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12 responses to “Contemporary Romance”

  1. Melanie hykes Avatar
    Melanie hykes

    Where do the dragonfire legion fall in the series? I have to say I have really enjoyed this series over the years and it has stood up to the test of rereading over the years many many times. Thank you so much for your wonderful imagination it is very much appreciated.

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    1. Hi Melanie – Glad to hear you’ve enjoyed Dragonfire over the years. I’m planning to wrap up the original series (with Thorolf’s book and then Sloane’s book) in 2014. Then I had other dragon adventures planned. 🙂

      The Dragon Legion Collection is Dragonfire #9. You can see the whole series listed in order, right here:
      https://deborahcooke.com/deborah-cooke-books/dragonfire/

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  2. How is Pyr pronounced? Peer, pire (like tire) or purr? Figuring this out is driving me mad! Lol

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    1. Hi Tay –

      I say “peer” like pyramid. Pyre is said like pire – and means a fire for burning remains, probably because of the e on the end making the y sound like a long i. 🙂

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  3. Thank you! That’s how I kept saying it, but kept wondering if I was wrong. lol I appreciate the clarification! 🙂 LOVE every book!

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  4. Mechelle Boudreaux Avatar
    Mechelle Boudreaux

    I love you Dragon fire series I have read the first five so fall thank you for the dragon shifters it is so good

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    Mechelle Boudreaux

    I would love to get your news letter plzzz tyvm

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    1. Hi Mechelle – you can subscribe to my newsletter at this link:

      http://eepurl.com/UCUdf

      🙂 Deborah

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  6. Have loved reading your Dragonfire series but have come to a complete halt at Book 4 Winter Kiss as I cannot find it anywhere to purchase as an epub for my ereader. It says Kobo has it but cannot find it anywhere…Not sure how Onedrive works but you need a library card as such but I don’t live in the States..any suggestions as I would like to finish the entire series and hate leaving out books

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    1. Hi Kelly –
      Actually, books 2 – 8 are no longer available in digital because the rights have reverted to me. Once the rights for Kiss of Fire revert to me, I’ll be republishing the first eight books in new editions. There’s no telling how long that will take. If you don’t want to wait, you might be able to find mass market copies still, as the publisher has the right to sell their remaining print stock.
      Thanks for reading my books!

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    2. Jenny (Russell) Avatar
      Jenny (Russell)

      I have been trying to find your email address, without success – so (sorry) I have ´stolen´ ´reply´ from someone else´s message. Just to say I am reading for the THIRD time ´Enchanted´ – absolutely love it and really FEEL every time for Rolfe as a wolf when he looks at Annelise. Thank you SO much – sure I will read it yet again. I have read 7 of your other books – but ENCHANTED is the best for me. Many thanks and regards. I live in Madeira, a Portuguese island. Jenny (Russell)

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      1. Hi Jenny – You can comment on any page on the website or on any blog post and I will see it. It’s the most reliable way to contact me, since spam filters mean that I don’t always receive emails from people I don’t already know.
        I’m so glad to hear that you enjoy Rolfe and Annelise’s story so much! I’m in the midst of revising it for republication in a new edition and had forgotten myself how much I liked their book. Thank you so much for your message. You made my day!
        All my best –
        Deborah (aka Claire)

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About Me
USA Today bestselling author Deborah Cooke, who also writes as Claire Delacroix

I’m Deborah and I love writing romance novels that blend emotion, humor, and happily-every-after. I’ve been publishing my stories since 1992 and have written as Claire Delacroix (historical and fantasy romance), Claire Cross (time travel romance and romantic comedy) and myself (paranormal romance and contemporary romance). My goal is to keep you turning the pages, no matter which sub-genre you prefer.

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