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The Sunny Side

The Model Agency, Book 1

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By: Lily Morton
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
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Summary

Jonas Durand is successful, rich, and controlled. He owns a prestigious modelling agency and has the world at his fingertips, but a turbulent childhood has taught him to be focused and never deviate from a plan.

Dean Jacobs threatens that stance. He’s one of the world’s most sought-after supermodels, but he’s also laidback, lighthearted, and free in a way that Jonas has never quite managed.

Dean has always been interested in Jonas, and has never made any secret of his admiration, but from the beginning, Jonas put him in a neat little box labelled, “Don’t touch,” turned the key, and never looked back.

However, the universe seems determined to thwart Jonas’s plans. Over the course of one hot summer, the two men come together, and Jonas’s well-ordered life becomes something a whole lot wilder.

Moving from the glamorous worlds of London and Paris Fashion Weeks to the sleepy South of France, Jonas finds himself liberating partridges, chasing his supermodel, and falling in love.

From best-selling author Lily Morton comes a romantic comedy set in the fast-paced and snarky world of modelling. This is the first book in the Model Agency series.

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Lily Morton pens another captivating and wonderfully delightful romantic comedy, one that will put a smile on your face and tug on your heartstrings too. The characters are relatable and easy to care about and even fall for. Jonas Durand owns and runs a model agency and is good at what he does. He is successful and respected by others in the industry and the models like working for his company. But he is a diehard worker and is always on the run, taking little time for himself. Then Dean Michaels works his way into his life, and what started out as having a soft spot for Dean, one of his top models, morphs into more. There was so much more to Dean than meets the eye, and not only does Jonas see him and who he is as a person, but Dean sees Jonas too. I loved watching these two dance around each other while getting more acquainted with one and another. Each dealt with their own inner demons but they brought out the best of each other and then some. This beautifully written and plotted has the perfect balance of drama, charming humor and witty dialogue, heartfelt emotions and a slow burn but oh so fabulous romance. The layers of the story and the complexity of the characters are fantastic, as is the world building. What an amazing start to a new series and I am looking forward to what and who comes next. Lily Morton, thank you for another fabulous story and emotional rollercoaster ride.  

🎧📚🎧  And for the amazing narration, with Joel Leslie at the mic, you know the audiobook is going to be a treat to your ears. He and Lily Morton make a great team, and his portrayal of each of her characters is perfection, and I love how he takes the role and makes it his own. His character voices never disappoint and he is a master at performing the different accents and dialects. He sets the perfect tone for the story, captures all the character’s emotions and has you feeling every single one. His pacing is flawless and handles the witty dialogue with ease and lands the humor effortlessly. Joel Leslie is an entertaining storyteller and his narration enhances the already amazing story to another level. That you for another fabulous listen.

Fabulous Story & Narration🎧 Charming & Heartfelt!

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This audiobook is amazing!!! It’s certainly one of Lily's best books and I was just waiting for Dean's story and he couldn’t be more adorable!!! He and Jonas were great together and are perfectly good for each other!!! I was satisfied with how they happy ending. I love the job Joel Leslie did narrating this book! Perfect!

So lovely!!!

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Joel Leslie is always excellent and he brought this story to life. As always with Lliy Morton you have likeable, smart characters, a great storyline and clever, funny dialogue. I just wish it had gone on for longer.

Loved it

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Lily Morton is a magician with words, and once again she's delivered an outstanding grumpy-meets-sunshine romance. Dean and Jonas didn't seem like two people who would be compatible at all when I first met them, but over time they won me over with their unique love language. Dean was the definition of laid back, always ready with a kind word and smile for anyone who crossed his path. Jonas, on the other hand, couldn't have been more of a buttoned up business man, and his need to keep things in order came across almost cold until I got to know him better. Their attraction to each other was barely hidden at the start, but it took several rounds of coworker meddling, long drives together, and meaningful conversations for the walls between them to start to drop. Jonas had a very strict sense of morals, and that caused him to label Dean as off-limits for a long time, but little by little I saw their attraction morph into deeper feelings. I always get all swoony when the stern one gets all protective over their sunshine lover, and that's absolutely how Jonas reacted when anyone had an unkind thing to say to Dean. That's how I knew they had a special connection from the start, and it was incredible to watch it grow over time. The more I learned about Dean, the more I realized that he was so much more than a pretty face, and some of the reveals about his past were really heartbreaking. Every time he casually accepted someone's belittling of him my heart broke a little more, and I was fiercely satisfied to see how adament Jonas was to show him how smart and amazing he truly was. In turn, Dean showed Jonas that it's okay to loosen up and be messy at times, and it was wonderful to see the difference that made in his overall happiness. Even if the two of them hadn't won me over with their romance, the way Dean interacted with Ruby, Jonas's daughter, would have sealed the deal. I've always believed that the right partner brings out the best in you, and seeing how Dean's presence changed Jonas's relationship with his daughter for the better brought it all home for me. Everything felt so good and warm and right between Dean and Jonas, but as all good stories remind me, there's always a make-or-break moment. Thankfully Lily Morton didn't leave me swimming in angst for too long, and I got to see the two of them ride off into the sunset together with Ruby, a pile of dogs, and lasting love.

**I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this book. This review expresses my honest thoughts and opinions.

An amazing grumpy-meets-sunshine romance

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I read The Sunny Side almost a year ago when it was first published and I loved it. Now I’ve loved it all over again while listening to Joel Leslie’s marvelous performance of this wonderful book. He uses unique voices for each character and it is easy to distinguish one from another.

The Sunny Side is another great romantic comedy, with a side of serious, by Lily Morton. Jonas Durand is way too serious all of the time. Super model Dean Jacobs helps to lighten him up and Jonas isn’t sure what’s hit him.

I loved everything about this book. I even loved it when Jonas was a complete a-hole because I knew that he would eventually realize what a jerk he’d been to Dean and then come groveling. Jonas’ daughter, Ruby, is a gem and she added a lot to this story.

The Sunny Side is a thoroughly enjoyable grumpy/sunshine story. I LOL’d more than once while listening to it and had to stop and play portions out loud for my hubby because he wanted to know what was so funny. I’m looking forward to reading more in this series. I hope that Pip gets his own book!

Such a sweet story and a great audio performance!

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