Overcome by a Y2K madness, she goes on a wild shopping spree, buying clothes and a baby blue convertible. Concerned for her safety, her brother arranges for her to visit an old buddy of his, a former Secret Service agent who is now the sheriff of Almost, a mere blip on the map in Arizona. Tess is a city girl at heart, but the town is endearing and the sheriff is a dead ringer for Mel Gibson. Sparks soon fly between Tess and Jake McCall, but the two are miles apart when it comes to lifestyles. Tess loves her lattes, but Jake is more used to jailhouse coffee.
Kisses takes place in Almost, Arizona, a charming small town which has real heart.
Tess is a thoroughly modern city girl and her interactions with the tough, rugged Jake McCall are lively, entertaining, humorous, and full of passion. Skye excels at dialogue and atmosphere, and these skills work as well in the mystical setting of the beautiful Southwest as they do in at Draycott Abbey in England. This is one Millennium scenario that most women would readily welcome. The Perfect Gift by Christina Skye Avon, Oct., 1999. Nothing was ever proven, but the press still harasses Maggie about whether her father was a thief who made off with the jewels as part of some kind of con game.