Lover in Law
By Jo Kessel
Blurb
Harbouring an
unmentionable secret is not an obvious route to maternal bliss..........or is
it?
Ali Kirk's had a bad year. An ambitious London lawyer, her courtroom
performances have started to slide and her obsession with having a baby is
undermining her relationship with boyfriend Adam. Come January 1st she resolves
that in the next twelve months her life has to turn around.
Life, however, is about to get worse. Busy juggling fertility tests with a
high-profile criminal trial at the Old Bailey, Ali starts burning the midnight
oil with powerfully handsome colleague Anthony de Klerk. On a night that she's
slipped on some sexy underwear to boost her flagging self-esteem, Ali and
Anthony finally end up in bed together. And then she falls pregnant. Ali
becomes the ultimate woman sleuth - who is the father, Adam or Anthony?
En route from pregnancy to having a baby there's romance and rows, mystery and
denials, suspense and comedy. And the ultimate, uncomfortable realization that
only one thing will set Ali free: the truth.
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My review
The truth will set you
free Ali!
4 stars
Hotness factor: it
was, it bad but it was real - Enrique
Iglesias (Escape)
I like Ali, she’s 29,
has a long-time boyfriend Adam and a career. She isn’t the typical neurotic protagonist
you usually find in chicklit novels. Her professional issues are completely
legit. However, it is a new year, and her once committed relationship has
become an 11 years itch and let not forget the ever-ticking biological clock. Women… Ali wants a baby and she’s not
getting pregnant. Enter Anthony, new barrister in her chambers, he’s gorgeous,
confident, a little exotic (I know just
the type). What a woman to do? One thing led to many other naughty things
and Ali is pregnant with Adam or Anthony’s baby.
I really enjoyed the
book, especially the end which I’ve read about three times in the past 5 days.
I liked the relationship and connection with her sister Kayla, which strange
enough I’ve had with mine (I got her morning sickness a few times). I liked the
mention of Toronto, which is my home. I liked the multicultural aspect of the
story and the way it was handled. And London, I love London and I just moved
away after leaving there for two years. This book will make you fall in love
with the city. It was written by someone that loves as much as I do. I didn’t
care too much about the case she was working on except for the fact that Scott
Richardson oddly reminded me of Alex Zane. Also the pace was a little slow; we didn’t
get into the matter at hand until about a third of the book but other than that
I highly recommend it!
Excerpt
My pink panties are lying somewhere on Anthony’s bedroom floor, strewn with the rest of our clothes. They’d been lying at the back of the cupboard, unworn since that day I tried them on in France. Why I put them on this morning, of all mornings, is probably best understood by my subconscious. They were the last item of clothing to be removed and didn’t go unnoticed. They should have though, because they should never have come off, but it’s as much as I can do to concentrate on the here and now. On Anthony running his hands masterfully over my body, up and down the insides of my legs, tracing a teasing line from my collar-bone to my navel, dwelling lightly on my breasts as I arch to meet his touch, telling me they’re not too big, not too small, but perfect. I writhe underneath as he lies on top of me, softly kissing the sides of my neck, the front and then my mouth, more urgently. I dare a man to have a better body than his. His frame is tall, perfectly proportioned, broad yet lithe, naturally athletic with beautiful muscle definition. He is, quite simply, gorgeous. And the feel of his skin, oh his skin, on my hands and my body. It’s soft and smooth and I can’t get enough of it as my hands stroke up and down his back, from his shoulders to his sculpted buttocks, pulling him tighter and closer, yearning to have him inside. His eyes, big dark brown eyes with flecks of black and green, his thick, yielding, sexy mouth and the deep, rich, coffee-colour of him are intoxicating. In all my life I’ve only ever been with one man. I never knew I could feel so heated, this animal, this necessity, this pleasure and such ecstasy as he finally enters huge and deep and slowly and expertly, exquisitely brings us to climax.
Author Info
Jo Kessel is a
journalist, working for the BBC and reporting and presenting for ITV on
holiday, consumer and current affairs programs. She writes for several national
newspapers in the UK including the Daily Mail, the Telegraph, the Guardian and
the Express and was the anonymous author of the Independent’s hit column: Diary
of a Primary School Mum.
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. She loves traveling and since becoming a mother anything
even remotely sad makes her cry. She’s a sucker for a good romance and
tearjerker movies are the worst. She’s that woman in the cinema, struggling to
muffle audible wails as everyone else turns round to stare.
Author Links
Website: http://www.jokessel.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kesseljo
Twitter: @jo_kessel
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I'm so pleased you enjoyed my novel Lover in Law Danielle and thank you so much for featuring it on your blog today. And wow, you've lived in London and Toronto - two of my favourite cities!! Where are you now? Jo
ReplyDeleteIn Paris with my family until Spring... too cold in Canada right now lol
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