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Summary: The unexpected
Review: I have to admit when I picked up this book, the combination of the title, and Y2K theme did not intrigue me. In fact, I thought I was going to finish the novel dissatisfied. I was wrong. What starts off as a trite-sounding plot becomes very really. Ms. Skye fleshed out the characters and made what could have been a cliched plot absolutely wonderful. I felt thrown for a loop when she added the southwestern mystery to an already complex plot. I cannot rave enough about this book. For those of you that read the cover and think (like I did) "oh, no, will the Y2K hype never end! " put that out of your mind and settle in for a pleasurable read.
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Summary: Christina does it again! Top notch!
Review: Ignore those reviews that trash this book. It is excellent, well thought out, fast paced, and a great read. The title makes the book sound light, but in reality it is very strong. BUY IT! I've been a fan of Christina's since the beginning and was not disappointed when the venue moved from Britain to the desert Southwest. The mysticism is wonderfully done and more subtle than in the Draycott Abbey books. The shape-shifter is wonderful. I look forward to reading more stories from Almost as well as the Draycott Abbey books.
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Summary: Skye Mania. Tell it like it is.
Review: It's so nice to see fans of great writing praising my favorite, Christina Skye. She hooked me on her historicals, and now I'm reading contemporaries, just because of her. I envy anyone who has not read her books yet, they have a great treat awaiting them. Me, I've read and reread them and wait eagerly for her next book. Why do we love Skye? Characters, dialogue, pacing, and as a bonus a lesson in the craft of writing for all of us aspiring writers out here.
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Summary: Jake and Tess will move you
Review: Jake is the typical sexy cop and Tess is one of those characters you know you'd be if you were put in her shoes. After discovering that all this wonderful money is deposited into her checking account, she can only hope that the bonus her boss has garaunteed her is not all in her head. Later she discovers that indeed it was a mistake and some very dangerous people want it back! Enter Jake. Tess's brother sends her to his hole in the road cow town so that his friend Jake can protect her from the bad guys. In the end, she tries to protect her heart from Jake. Jake is in the same predicament abut Tess. Everybody in town is drawn to her open and friendly personality. Except the one bad guys who snatch her away and intend to silence her--permanently. There is action and a strong sexual pull that draws you into the book. You'll have fun with Tess as she gets caught up in the money and then when she gets caught up in Jake! Read it, I think you'll like it!
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Summary: Christina Skye brings the millennium in in style!
Review: Ms. Skye has given readers a rare treat with her new book 2000 Kisses. I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fast-paced, thoroughly entertaining read. Pour yourself a glass of bubbly, kick back and bring the millenium in in style, as Ms. Skye has done with her new book.
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Summary: Imaginative, delightful, and inspiring!
Review: Ms. Skye has the wonderful ability to entertain her audience with her writing. Whether it's historical, paranormal, or contemporary, her imagination and talent continuously creates winners, and 2000 Kisses is no exception. Tess O'Mara is on a working cruise when a stranger makes a prediction about her, which puts an unattached Tess in hopes of her future and the chance at a life long love. With the cruise and New Years day behind her, Tess finds her promised bonus is a little more. Did I say little? It's a lot more than she expected. Once she starts spending, her worried brother, who thinks it's something more, steps in and sends her to a friend for safe keeping. Sheriff McCall sounds like every woman's dream, but the dreams, or visions, Tess has are very unusual and mysterious... possibly dangerous. I enjoyed Ms. Skye's creation of Almost, Arizona and the characters that reside there. It gave the story an inviting, comfortable feel. This one is definitely a good read.
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Summary: One of the best authors in romance
Review: On December 31, 1999, in Boston harbor, public relations specialist Tess O'Mara hosts a shipboard party that she has planned, dreamed, and is now executing for the past two years. For the next six-months, guests will sail on a luxurious cruise to celebrate the new millennium. Her boss promises Tess a large bonus. Since he is rich and willing to spend money, Tess expects a generous bonus. On New Year's Day 2000, Tess checks to see if the expected reward has made it into her bank account. The ATM informs her she has $1,000,000 in her account. Tess is a bit surprised, but since she successfully pulled off the opening Millennium event that will bring in millions to the business, she believes it might be hers. After spending a large sum of money, Tess calls her brother a T-man who tells her to leave town immediately. He thinks a Y2K glitch has deposited illegal money in her account. She goes to the safety of Almost, Arizona where his friend T.J. McCall is sheriff. The two opposites feel the immediate attraction and begin to fall in love, but must contend with the money launderers who have traced Tess to Arizona. Even if they live, they know she belongs in Boston while he belongs in Almost. 2000 KISSES centers on a Y2K financial glitch that leads readers to a taut romantic suspense. The fast-paced story line contains humorous elements mostly provided by the secondary cast who want the charming lead couple to remain together. Indian mysticism adds a bit of local flavor to the mix. With exciting novels like 2000 KISSES, the sky's the limit for the incomparable Christina Skye. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Terrible, Terrible, terrible!
Review: Tell me something. Why even bother to make a heroine an intelligent, competent, capeable woman, repected by her peers and very good at her job when no more than fifty pages into the book you are going to turn her into a flake? Honestly, it was like an alien abduction. A practical, professional ad-exec buys a powder blue Mercedes and proceedes to not have a single thought for the rest of the book. Tess goes west, and mutates somehow into a mindless, helpless, sniveling being, whose only purpose for the next 250 pages is to be repeatedly rescued by the domineering, though sexy, hero, and show up in time for the sex scenes. And as if that weren't bad enough to make the book worthy of being sat on by an elephant, the plot is jumbled and convoluted, with several extremely flimsey mysteries that hold water like a whiffle ball and quickly disolve into thin air. Where exactly was this money supposed to have come from? And at this point, does ANYONE really care, since the money thing has been dropped, too. The only good thing about the book was Tess's past life regression to an Anasazi cliff dweller, but that also disappeared about half-way through, leaving the reader with out a single excuse for having wasted about three hours of my valuable time.
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Summary: Terrible, Terrible, terrible!
Review: Tell me something. Why even bother to make a heroine an intelligent, competent, capeable woman, repected by her peers and very good at her job when no more than fifty pages into the book you are going to turn her into a flake? Honestly, it was like an alien abduction. A practical, professional ad-exec buys a powder blue Mercedes and proceedes to not have a single thought for the rest of the book. Tess goes west, and mutates somehow into a mindless, helpless, sniveling being, whose only purpose for the next 250 pages is to be repeatedly rescued by the domineering, though sexy, hero, and show up in time for the sex scenes. And as if that weren't bad enough to make the book worthy of being sat on by an elephant, the plot is jumbled and convoluted, with several extremely flimsey mysteries that hold water like a whiffle ball and quickly disolve into thin air. Where exactly was this money supposed to have come from? And at this point, does ANYONE really care, since the money thing has been dropped, too. The only good thing about the book was Tess's past life regression to an Anasazi cliff dweller, but that also disappeared about half-way through, leaving the reader with out a single excuse for having wasted about three hours of my valuable time.
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Summary: Silly!
Review: The major qualm I had with this book, besides it's ludicrous plot, was either the fault of an editorial error or the author's liberty in writing fiction--the 1st of January was on a Saturday, the author has it on a Sunday. Yes its a miniscule matter over which to gripe, but it left a bad taste in my mouth. On a lighter note, who wouldn't love to blow the better portion of $1M?
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