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  • The Sunny Side

  • The Model Agency, Book 1
  • By: Lily Morton
  • Narrated by: Joel Leslie
  • Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (125 ratings)

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The Sunny Side

By: Lily Morton
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
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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

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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!

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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!

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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.

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sweet

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

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Joel Leslie does it again!

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

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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....

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Perfect!!

Whoosh, I adored the book when it first came out and I’ve just fallen madly in love with it again with Joel Leslie narrating it. Joel is a master at voices, it’s hard to tell it’s only one person doing both men. He seems to understand every character detail, every nuisance, every emotion. Lily and Joel are a phenomenal duo. And this story is probably in the top five for me, as is Joel’s performance.

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How much do I need to gush over this to make you want to read it? Cuz I’ll do it!

This is one of those…I want to read it in one sitting, but if do then it’ll be over so I need to drag it out… kinda books.

I was entranced from the beginning. These two are opposites, not just in their jobs and lifestyles, but also in life philosophies. And somehow Lily manages to capture both the personality of uptight Jonas and laid-back Dean in the whole tone of the book, which is a feat to feel both calm and tense all at the same time.

They are both so wonderful. Dean is such a lovely human who was raised by some absolutely horrible people, then surrounded by equally dreadful people in the modelling world. Except for Jonas. The buttoned-up Agency owner who tries to pretend he doesn’t care but defends and protects the models constantly, but especially one. The beautiful and kind Dean.

They both have some deep insecurities that make them struggle with accepting their relationship, but they could have something absolutely beautiful.

I love them both equally, which is rare, and I knew without a doubt this would be the most perfect romance. Seriously, so much love for this book.

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Great story and narration

Such a fabulous story. I love Dean so much. Narration was spot on. I’m sure I’ll be listening to this one often.

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Nice listen.

Also loves Joel’s narration his British accent is very good.

I have always wondered about Dean he seemed something else apart from Asa dumb step brother really enjoyed listening to the book.

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LOVED!!

I absolutely adored Dean and Jonas! Lily Morton writes such wonderful stories, artfully intertwining and sprinkling in previous books that bring a smile to your face. In turn, Joel Leslie’s narration brings these wonderful characters to life in a way no one else could. Joel sucked me in from the first sentence and didn’t let go until the last! Dean and Jonas seemed to be the most opposite of opposites, but they each brought something to the other that was missing. Dean, a supermodel working for Jonas’s agency, brought out a light in Jonas that as sorely missing. Jonas brought so much to the table for Dean: unconditional love because he was Dean and not what Dean could do for him, and provided Dean with the confidence where he was shaky. I loved how Dean was able to get Jonas’s guard down, and how they slowly and wonderfully began their friendship and more. It was wonderful seeing Dean welcome Jonas’s daughter with open arms, and how well those two got on. It was great being able to visit a bit with characters past, but if you’re new to Lily’s books, this is a wonderful place to begin! I absolutely adored every moment of this audio and I was so sad to finish!

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