Jo Kessel a fellow Bri is a qualified Barrister who swiftly realised that a career at the bar was not for her. Instead, after a year spent travelling across Africa and being a ski rep in the French Alps, journalism beckoned with a stint working as a Researcher for BBC London Radio. From radio she moved into TV production, assistant producing on The Frost Programme, Beyond Belief and BBC Documentaries before switching to working in front of the camera. Five years were spent as a Reporter and Presenter for ITV London on programmes ranging from news to travel shows.

"Lover in Law" is her first novel which is now followed by "Weak at the Knees",  a story about love, loss and relationships which travels from England to the heart of the French Alp