The Sunny Side

The Model Agency, Book 1

De: Lily Morton

Narrado por: Joel Leslie

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.

©2022 Lily Morton (P)2023 Lily Morton

Absolutely Lovely!

What a simply wonderful book! This was fabulous from start to finish. I absolutely loved Dean and Jonas together. Dean was such a ray of sunshine and he slowly broke through Jonas' rigid exterior as they fell in love. It was just delightful! Joel Leslie is just narrator gold here, bringing Lily Morton's amazing story to life. Loved every minute of it!

LOVED IT!

Perfection! I loved the dynamics between Dean and Jonas. They have been dancing around their attraction for way to long. When they finally lower their walls the sparks fly.
Each has feelings of being inadequate, not enough. I loved how Jonas really got to know Dean beyond what appears on the surface. It is way to easy for people to discount Dean and he has allowed and accepted that his entire life.
Of course there are growing pains along the way and mistakes are made.
I really liked how Dean held Jonas accountable in the end and Dean more than stepped up.
There is so much laughter, sparks and sweetness here.
I devoured this book in one sitting and can't wait for more in The Model Agency series!
Joel Leslie does an amazing job of narrating this story.

Spectacular

Oh my goodness! I am completely in love with Dean and Jonas. This was better than I could’ve imaged. Seeing the real Dean was a treat, and watching Jonas open up to the world right along with him was just too much for my heart. Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful!

Charming Story

Story has some great touches which enhance the romance beautifully. Nice saga of the potential for two people transform each other. Like so many of these romances: very repetitive!

sweet

A perfect age gap romance ... just as you would expect from Lily Morton. Joel Leslie was fantastic as usual.

Love the snarky banter!

Great read overall with well developed characters. The one thing I disliked is they kept referring to Dean, well into the story as SUPERMODEL! Ok we got it in the first few chapters. Do people in the modeling industry casually hanging out with friends constantly refer to him as supermodel? Kind of annoying....

Joel Leslie does it again!

This book was lovely to listen to. Joel Leslie does a wonderful job narrating this story.

amazing

love all Lily's books ...holding a place in my heart for each love...yet another that doesn't disappoint giving me more of these lovely family's and HEAs!!!

Fantastic! Loved It!

I loved this book! It was such a beautiful story! Great world building and wonderful characters. I fell in love with Dean right from the start. He's beautiful, and his magnetism draws all kinds of people in. On top of that, he has a kind, cheerful personality. He's good at reading people and cares about those around him. Dean is also dyslexic and grew up being told he was stupid because he had trouble in school and with reading- both by family and the school system. He was failed by them. But he is attractive and knows it, working as a model because he believes his good looks are all he has to offer (this broke my heart so much!). Jonas owns a modeling agency and is rich, but a workaholic. He is strongly attracted to Dean but believes someone as beautiful as him would never really be interested in him. Dean is attracted to Jonas, but believes himself too stupid compared to the intelligent people Jonas has been involved with. These two were so perfect together! Their personalities complemented each other and I loved seeing their relationship grow.

I listened to this on audiobook narrated by Joel Leslie, who did a fantastic job! His different accents are perfect, as well as voicing different characters- both male and female. I could easily distinguish between the characters by their tone of voice. You can really hear them come through. This was the first book I've listened to by this narrator, and I've only read one other book by this author. I need more of both!

Overall: 5 stars
Performance: 5 stars
Story: 5 stars

Lovely beach read for the start of summer, or any time.

The combination of Lily Morton’s writing and Joel Leslie’s narration is perfection. This is a low angst, lovely story of growth toward joy. Dean is more than just a pretty face and slender body, he is a man on the last pathway toward true adulthood, letting go of bad habits in order to find his true self. Jonas is a man in need of simple joys. A part time dad with a modeling business to run, and a soul in need of light and love.
The characters work so well together and you can’t help but hope they will find ways to thrive, together.
Deserves a second listen, soon.