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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.

Due to descriptive sex scenes, this book is not appropriate for younger readers.

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17 Sept. 2013
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"Moving and bittersweet. A great read" **** The Sun

"It's exciting. It's new. It's even steamy......Chemistry is a huge part of this story." ***** goodgirlgoneredneck.com

"I loved this book and proudly give it and the author five stars for stepping up to the plate and breaking a few romance writing traditional rules." ***** Virginia Nelson, Author.

"I found that as soon as I began reading Weak at the Knees, I couldn't put it down. I had to know what happened next. I had to have all the answers." ***** Redwineandbooks.com

"I like the author's writing style....and let me tell you I was in floods of tears." **** Claire's Book Corner

"A mature romance with emotional depth" **** Tia Bach, Author

About the Author

Jo qualified as a Barrister before moving into journalism, working for the BBC before reporting and presenting for ITV on holiday, consumer and current affairs programmes. She writes for several national newspapers in the UK including the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and the Express and was the anonymous author for the Independent's hit column: Diary of a Primary School Mum. Jo is married with three children and lives in London. Weak at the Knees is her second novel. Find out more at www.jokessel.com. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00E4VC70W
Publisher ‏ : ‎ J.K. Publishing; 1st edition (17 Sept. 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1728 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 293 pages

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Jo lives in London with her husband, three children, Jerald the cat and three chickens. In addition to being a novelist she works as a TV and print journalist (Sunday Times, The Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday). If she could change one thing about her life it would be to introduce the thirty hour day, because twenty-four hours just isn’t long enough to squeeze it all in! She's also a YouTuber - her YouTube channel is called Go with Jo and features travel videos from across the globe. Many a late night is spent at her desk nursing a glass of red wine (preferably French) as she writes stories and articles and edits her videos. She's a massive fan of yoga, skiing, travelling and English custard - though not necessarily in that order.

Jo's first travelogue - ANTARCTICA: AN EXPEDITION CRUISE TRAVEL GUIDE - became an instant bestseller and with that success Jo decided to publish another real life memoir called BORN BLUE. It's the story of how her baby was starved at oxygen at birth and a medical trial saved her life. It's a harrowing, but ultimately uplifting and life-affirming read.

Jo has also published four contemporary romances: Lover in Law, Now is our Time, Weak at the Knees and A Call to Heaven.

She loves communicating with readers and can be found on:

WEBSITE: www.jokessel.com/

FACEBOOK: Jo Kessel, Author

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Q28t30k-o99Ijzoiox11Q/videos

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Elizabeth M Lane

A must read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 5 December 2013

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Let me start by saying i loved this book, so well writen. It had me crying within the first few chapters, it had me laughing Danni was a fabulous leading character who you warm too instantly. I loved how this story appealed to a more mature (im 35) audience as some of this genre can be slightly immature.
I really would have given this 5 stars but the ending was just a little to vague and inconclusive for me. However, please read this you will not be disappointed

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Teaney

Fabulous! Great read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 26 December 2013

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Took me a day to read this book, as I could not put it down.
The story is a Brit chic-lit, set in London to start with.
A story about 26 yo Danni, who lives with her b/f of 11 years - Hugo - a Barrister. Danni suspects that she is settling as Hugo is far more who her family want to settle with, then her herself.
Also in the story is Danni's BFF - Amber - described by Danni as similar to the character in Beaches - they have no secrets.

Tragedy strikes Danni's life - and taking stock she realises that she is settling and that there is more to her life than the one she is living.

Throwing caution to the wind, she sets off to teach at a ski resort - with young children.

Her life takes a turn. On route to France, she hooks up with Rod, then meets, Michel and his hot (and very married) brother Olivier. Danni realises that she really was settling with her life in London and never regrets the decision she makes to leave.
Danni's grandmother had always told her that she would kiss a man who would make her go weak at the knees.
Amber had sworn her off having a relationship with a married man.

But there is something about Olivier that Danni just cannot ignore.......

It is a great story. Very sad, was actually crying in parts - that's why it had to get 5 stars for me, because any book that can reduce me to tears deserves that.

I really took to Danni. There is a very slight "Bridget Jones-esque" feel to the book - maybe that's UK author's?! And normally I would hate that style, but this was very poignant and heartfelt writing so I will ignore the very very slight similarities, which were not too often.

It was refreshing and brave, to make the lead be a married man. You never get to know Olivier's wife, so it is easy to still route for Danni and Olivier, even if morally it felt a bit wrong, but there was something familiar to me personally, when Olivier declared his love for Danni, and needed to know that she was in it for the long haul.

Loved the ending, again very original and unique, and left me in no doubt!

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Jennifer

Extremely disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 10 February 2014

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I first saw this book advertised in the ski club magazine. The reviews on Amazon were great, so I bought it, hoping to have the perfect holiday read during my own ski trip to the alps. Unfortunately, I found it extremely disappointing on several levels, surprisingly so given the author's apparent credentials! The basic plot line should have been good.... young woman experiences a life changing incident which leads her to effectively run away to the alps, where she finds love with a sexy ski instructor. Sadly I never felt that any of the characters were properly developed or had enough depth to them to feel involved and care about what happened. As a result, it made some of their conversations and actions seem implausible. Most bizarrely to my mind, the main build up to Danni and Olivier starting their relationship is skimmed over and told in retrospect, so there was none of that frisson of anticipation of them getting it together! I didn't really enjoy the overall writing style either I'm afraid, and felt there were often unnecessary explanations. I don't need to be told who Edith Piaf was for example. For me, the added explanations simply jarred the text. If you don't get a reference to something when you're reading a book, if you're interested or feel it is relevant enough, you look it up, you don't want or need to author to hold your hand. Hey, maybe at 42, I'm not the target market for this. I so wanted to enjoy it but it just didn't come through. I don't usually write reviews, but such was my disappointment I felt I wanted to on this occasion, as a cautionary word amidst the other reviews!

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Alpine Flower

Deceptive cover

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 8 March 2015

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Enjoyed this, agree it was a shame that adultery theme was part of the romance - however really enjoyed the setting, didn't find it steamy or trashy as I feared it may be, and enjoyed the characters featured and their interaction as the story developed. Not sure if I would read again, but I did enjoy it.

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twinmum

Couldn't put it down

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 22 September 2013

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I have quite literally just read this in one sitting and WOW! The appeal for me is that this book is half-set in France (I'm a big Francophile) and the storyline is a little bit different to lots of other books out there. The heroine Danni is a 26 year old graduate who's struggling to hold down a job and is in a stale relationship with a long-term boyfriend when someone very close to her dies (I don't want to give any spoilers.) This sets her life in a spin and she escapes it all by running away to France and getting a job as a ski rep. Here she meets a very handsome ski instructor called Olivier (he is seriously HOT). Their chemistry is amazing and despite the fact that Olivier is married (which gives Danni a huge moral dilemma) I found myself rooting for it to work out for them. The story has everything. Great sex, laughs, a tragic bereavement (I haven't cried so much in a long time) and huge moral dilemmas....I can't recommend Weak at the Knees enough.

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mango

Perfect holiday read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 17 October 2013

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Weak at the Knees was recommended to me and I absolutely loved it. I'd never heard of Jo Kessel before, but now that I have I'm going to be reading her other books. Her writing style is compulsive - I was gripped from page one and I couldn't put the book down. In fact I pretty much read it in one sitting. And the story was an emotional rollercoaster - it had all the ingredients I look for in a book - love, loss (oh how I cried)and a plot that kept me guessing till the end. All I wanted was a happy ever after - although readers might have a different opinion as to which scenario would be the 'happy ever after'. If you're going on holiday, or just looking for a fun, emotional read that flits from laughter to tears, then download this now.

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