Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway:
The Sunny Side
By Lily Morton
The Model Agency, Book 1
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 and 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 bestselling 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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Excerpt:
“Oh god. Not you too.”
I frown at him. “Pardon?”
“You can join his fan club over there,” the policeman says. He gestures at the old woman who was just speaking to him. She’s now watching a man blowing bubbles with a dachshund dressed as a clown perched on his lap. The dog looks like he’s pretending this isn’t happening to him. “We’ll be bringing Mister Jacobs up in a bit,” he adds.
I stare at him. “He’s not being charged, then? My lawyer is on his way.”
“No need for that.” He leans closer. “He was really brought in just to keep the peace. No one was hurt, and as the hotel doesn’t want to press charges and neither does the lady concerned, then there isn’t anything that needs to happen. We just left them in the cells to sober up.”
“What exactly happened? Mr Jacobs wasn’t very forthcoming when he rang my assistant.”
“I’m surprised he could speak. He was rather drunk when we brought him in, and he’s slept through most of his time in the cell. I wish they were always that obliging.”
“Oh, he’s always obliging,” I say grimly.
He looks behind me, and as there’s no one waiting, he unbends a little. “Apparently, he was in a hotel room for the night and went to the bathroom. When he came out, he went right rather than left and ended up naked in the hotel corridor.”
I sigh and pinch my nose. “Oh god,” I say faintly.
His mouth twitches into a half-smile. “Then he compounded his error by letting himself back into the hotel room. The only problem was that it wasn’t his hotel room, and the old couple it belonged to were rather startled to find a six-foot-four naked supermodel trying to get into bed with them.
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About Lily:
Lily is a bestselling gay romance author. She writes love stories filled with heat and humour.
She lives in sunny England with her husband and two children, all of whom claim that they haven’t had a proper conversation with her since she got her Kindle.
Lily has spent her life with her head full of daydreams, and decided one day to just sit down and start writing about them. In the process she discovered that she actually loved writing, because how else would she get to spend her time with hot and funny men?
She loves chocolate and Baileys and the best of all creations – Chocolate Baileys.
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The Sunny Side by Lily Morton is the first book in The Model Agency. Jonas Durand runs a very successful modeling agency while his personal life takes a back seat. He has always been drawn to Dean Jacobs but never allowed himself to get too close. Dean is a top supermodel with the world at his feet. As he starts questioning his career path, he finds comfort and safety with Jonas. As the two men get closer Jonas and Dean are forced to decide if they’re compatible in the long run or if they’re just having a good time.
Jonas Durand has always had serious partners who are very similar to him. Dean is a breath of fresh air who allows him to have fun and let go. Jonas finds himself making time for not just Dean but reconnecting with his daughter and his brother. The physical intimacy comes second to the emotional connection the two men feel.
I don’t understand why we fit, but somehow, we do.
Dean Jacobs is known as a ditzy airhead and he just lets people think what they want to. Behind his striking looks is a compassionate, sweet and honorable man who just wants to help everyone. He has always been drawn to Jonas and is thrilled when Jonas lets him in. Dean puts so much pressure on himself based on his unfortunate upbringing and allows Jonas in on his deepest secrets.
“You do all that by just being you.” I whisper.
“You’re enough whether you believe it or not, Dean Jacobs.”
The Model Agency brings Jonas and Dean’s story to the forefront after meeting them in Malachi’s and Jude’s stories. This book was just the right amount of sweet, sexy and emotional. I loved seeing how their relationship brought out the best in Jonas and Dean and their growth into a family. I also adored Pip and Mal’s roles in supporting the two men both as individuals and in their budding relationship.
4.5 stars for Jonas and Dean bringing out the best in each other and embracing a future together.
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