Friday, September 20, 2013

Weat at the Knees by Jo Kessel -- Spotlight and Giveaway


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“We got so busy living life that we forgot to live our dreams.”

Danni Lewis has been playing it safe for twenty-six years, but her sheltered existence is making her feel old ahead of time. When a sudden death plunges her into a spiral of grief, she throws caution to the wind and runs away to France in search of a new beginning.

The moment ski instructor Olivier du Pape enters her shattered world she falls hard, in more ways than one.

Their mutual desire is as powerful and seductive as the mountains around them. His dark gypsy looks and piercing blue eyes are irresistible.

Only she must resist, because he has a wife – and she’d made a pact to never get involved with a married man.

But how do you choose between keeping your word and being true to your soul?

Weak at the Knees is Jo’s debut novel in the new adult, contemporary romance genre – a story about love, loss and relationships, set between London and the heart of the French Alps.

Enjoy an excerpt:

I leaned over, intending to air brush his cheeks with mine, but it didn’t quite happen that way. A stronger, more powerful force than my conscience, a force more powerful than morality, changed my path of navigation at the last second, making my lips meet his, melt deliciously into his, over and over and over again, sending shivers of pleasure through every limb in my body. My skin tingled, my head spun, I felt light-headed even though I was sitting down. That’s all we did for over an hour. Kiss and kiss and kiss, tasting each other, pressing our bodies close and steaming up the car. I didn’t want it to ever stop. I never realized that kissing could be so sensual and powerful and overwhelming. If Olivier and I were to never progress beyond kissing, then it would be enough, as long as I could keep on doing it forever. Finally, when he had to go, he hugged me tight and told me he’d wanted to kiss me since the first time we met, when I lay crashed in a snowy heap at his feet.

About the Author:
When Jo was ten years old she wrote a short story about losing a loved one. Her mother and big sister were so moved by the tale that it made them cry. Having reduced them to tears she vowed that the next time she wrote a story it would make them smile instead. Happily she succeeded and with this success grew an addiction for wanting to reach out and touch people with words. Jo lives in London with her husband and three children where she works as a TV and print journalist. She tells life stories and can often be found travelling the globe researching the next big holiday hotspots for readers to enjoy. Since becoming a mother anything even remotely sad makes her cry. She’s a sucker for a good romance and tear-jerker movies are the worst. She’s that woman in the cinema, struggling to muffle audible wails as everyone else turns round to stare.

P.S Jo’s pretty certain one of her daughters has inherited this gene.

Jo loves to hear from her readers and they can connect with her on:
Her website: www.jokessel.com
Twitter: @jo_kessel
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kesseljo
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7173167.Jo_Kessel
US buy link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E4VC70W
UK buy link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00E4VC70W
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4 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for being part of my book blast on this very special release day of Weak at the Knees - it's really appreciated and I so hope your readers enjoy reading the book as much as I loved writing it! best Jo

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  2. Thank you so much for being part of my book blast on this very special release day of Weak at the Knees - it's really appreciated and I so hope your readers enjoy reading the book as much as I loved writing it! best Jo

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  3. That is a lovely kissing scene!
    An Amazon card would be great. I love my Kindle!
    catherinelee100 at gmail dot com

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  4. Good Luck with the debut novel. Thanks for sharing the book blast and the giveaway. Sounds like a great book and I am looking forward to reading it. Amazon. evamillien at gmail dot com

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