The moment I heard Ryder’s voice I was a goner. As a photographer, I was used to working with beautiful people, but Ryder Williams was the most perfect male specimen that had ever stood before me. I knew without a doubt it would take no time at all for him to be the next big thing… or for him to steal my heart. Model and photographer, we shouldn’t cross that line, but there was no stopping the … was no stopping the passion we felt. Nothing else mattered. Not the age difference. Not that he was a client. Not even our pasts.
After my assistant caught us together, he was gone. I tried to put him out of my head, until fate threw him back into my life and my bed.
Time and time again we’re brought together, should I keep fighting or finally accept what my heart wants?
The Model is a stand-alone in the Love is Blind series. The series has crossover characters from each novel. It is not required to read the books in order, but it is recommended to enhance the reading experience.
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This second book in the Love Is Blind series is an older woman/younger man romance. I enjoyed their instant attraction. The way author Harlow Layne wrote the characters, especially the main characters, Lexie and Ryder, were great! I was impressed by how he was more mature and how even though she was older she was still young at heart. I loved the set-up of this book and the way it all wrapped up in the end. I thought their meet-ups were fun. This book had heat, heart, and a secondary crime scenario. I enjoyed this, as well as all of author Harlow Layne’s books! 4.25 stars.
Instant spark and intense attraction. They had such a fierce connection from the start that was awesome. Hated Lana and Ben. Both need karma in high doses but it gave the book just enough of drama to go along with the sexiness of it all!!
If reverse age gaps are your jam then you’ll definitely want to check out The Model! This isn’t my first read from Harlow Layne, however, it is hands down my favorite read! From the very first page I was completely sucked into the whirlwind romance of Lexie and Ryder and it was a wild ride I never wanted to end.
Lexie is a well-known photographer, she owns her own business, she a strong woman, and gorgeous with her blue hair, tattoos and piercings. She see’s the beauty in everything, except she doesn’t see her owner inner and outer beauty. Ryder is a young model, looking to make a name for himself and to help his family out. He’s got the model good lucks….EVERYWHERE. He doesn’t act is age, he is on a whole different maturity level than most people. He’s a gentleman and there is much more to him than what meets the eye.
The chemistry is OFF THE CHARTS! From the very first moment Ryder and Lexie met there was insanely hot chemistry, it was off the charts. As the story progresses that chemistry and connection only continues to grow. Seriously, you’re going to need a fan or two. Their relationship wasn’t easy, however, no matter what life through at them they handle it in strides. Age is just a number, when you have a connection that is undeniable like Ryder and Lexie’s nothing else matters.
The Model is everything you could want in a reverse age gap, but this story is so much more than that. There is so much that was unexpected and took the story and Lexie and Ryder’s relationship to a whole different level. A MUST READ from Harlow and one I’d highly recommend to anyone who loves this trope!
I thought this book was absolutely fantastic. The story line was great and the suspense that this author brings to the story line will have you biting your nails and keep you on your edge of your seat. The writing is very easy to read and flows nicely. I really enjoyed reading this book .
Harlow is an expert at writing the reverse age gap. Although Lexie is older than Ryder it never was an issue in my eyes. Their chemistry crackled off the page from the moment they met. While they face their share of obstaclesI found myself rooting for them from the beginning.
Steamy love scenes, a sexy as sin Alpha, a deranged ex boyfriend, and a brilliantly talented heroine; The Model has it all. I can not recommend this book enough.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance complimentary copy of this book.
Having just finished The Model, the first word that comes to mind is passion! Holy heatwave Batman, Lexie and Ryder are fire! The connection and chemistry between them is intense and sucked me right in. I didn’t want to come up for air. Ryder and Lexie together was perfection! I have been a fan of Ms Layne’s from her first book and The Model is no exception. She pulls you into her characters, you know them inside and out. Her stories stay with me long after I have finished them. The Model was absolutely phenomenal and I cannot wait for her next book! 10 stars for Lexie and Ryder!
Sexy model boyfriend material?
If there is one thing I appreciate when reading a new-to-me author, it’s the blurb, and I was gagging to be reading this book. It was everything I expected and more!! In fact, so much so that I decided to check out Harlow Layne’s backlist and I’ve since realised that I must’ve been living under a rock not to have heard of her before. Then, I discover I have more than one of her books on my TBR list.
The Model is book two in Ms Layne’s Love Is Blind series, and, the couple from book one feature lovingly, as business contacts of Lexi Keene, the object of our gorgeous BBF’s affections!
Ryder Williams may be young in age, but he has an older soul, and I’d like to thank Harlow for her creation of him. He was perfect in every way; gorgeous, bronzed, handsome and with a voice made for phone sex. When highly regarded fashion photographer, Lexi first sees him, I imagined her jaw dropping to the floor with a thud, and her tongue rolling out like a red carpet at the Oscars. Anyone as perfectly packaged as him has to have a small, erm, well package really! Surely! Nope, and he didn’t even have a nasty bone in his body.
Lexi is a strong character who is well known in the fashion world for her outstanding talent as well as her hard work ethic and business acumen. She’s also relationship shy, having found through experience that men are not to be trusted, so when Ryder responds just as favourably to the hot chemistry between them, things get pretty freaking hot!!!
I loved the witty writing, the chemistry, and holy hell, the hot and steamy moments. And wow, there’s plenty of those. Add in the skanky hot chick who preys on the insecurities that even the most successful of women have, and Ryder has both his young age, his profession, his gorgeous looks AND his polite nature working against him when he tries to convince Lexi that he is model boyfriend material.
Now that I’ve finally read my first book from Harlow Layne, I have to say that I’ll definitely be reading more, AND going back to read The Intern, the story of Sadie and Tyson, Lexi’s business contacts. I can also easily recommend her books to others!!! 4.5 Stars for this book that I loved!
Lexi and Ryder’s story is amazing with how they meet to how they feel about each other. Once I started to read this story I did not want to put it down.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is the second ARC of Harlow I got to read and let me just tell you, I am one of her biggest fans now!!
If you’ve read one of my previous book reviews, I know you’re going to think it so let Fat Amy you and say it before you can do it – I am a hypocrite!
I’m not a fan of people ripping each other’s clothes off in the first chapter! I like it when they get to know each other for a while and then the sexual tension builds and builds and then they can’t control it anymore!
Well in Lexie and Ryder’s case this sexual tension went from 0 to a 100 in 2,5 seconds!! I squealed like a teenage girl going to a One Direction concert!!
I love that we get to read the story from both Lexie and Ryder’s POV. The story plays off over a few months and there’s a few month’s gaps in between so it’s a nice way to catch up with each character and know what happened to them in between!
I kept forgetting that Lexie was older than Ryder and I only remembered when they brought it up! So the age gap wasn’t such a big problem for me.
When I read this book I kept thinking that Harlow used me as inspiration because I have rainbow colored hair (mine’s pink and Lexie have blue hair) and I have tattoos and piercings… well not everywhere where Lexie does but Harlow did make it sound super hot and I almost got one on a very strategic place all because of the explosive scenes written about it!!
There were a few times where I wanted to yell at them to just become a couple and they didn’t listen to me!! There’s a plot twist that I didn’t see coming at all and there’s a plot twist I kinda forgot about so I was shocked when it happened!
Another awesome thing that happened was that Ryder went to South Africa and I DMed Harlow immediately to squeal like the total nerd I am!
If you’re looking for a love story with a happy ending this is it! But be prepared to get a but frustrated with these two! They’re very stubborn but only because they don’t want to get their hearts broken!
The sexual chemistry between Lexie and Ryder made my phone’s screen steam up! I had to keep wiping it dry!! Also I big round of applause to Harlow for not making the sexy times sound like a broken record! Every time was different and unique! The only thing I didn’t like was the dirty talk but that’s just a personal reference. I could never understand why people felt the need to say all those weird stuff to each other!
The characters are totally relatable and that’s why you can get lost in this book! It also gave me a BTS look into modeling and I never knew it was such hard work!
So what are you waiting for? Buy the book but make sure you have a fan nearby or read next to the pool because this book is H.O.T! I mean just look at that cover!!
My own personal aphrodisiac
WOW Harlow! JUST.WOW! I absolutely LOVED this book! You made me laugh, you made me cry, you made me fall in love…
This was a wonderful story about Lexie and Ryder. She’s a photographer, and he’s a new, up-and-coming model. And HOT AF to boot! Their mutual attraction was instant, and things were pretty hot and heavy right from the get-go. They’re what would be deemed an unlikely couple, but to me they were absolutely perfect for each other!
Their work commitments don’t allow them to spend much time together, so things are fairly casual, though the intense feelings (lust at least), are definitely there! Whilst Ryder is quite open about how he feels, Lexie is a little bit more reluctant, due to how much time they can/have spent together, as well as their ten-years-plus age gap.
There are other dramas, caused by obtrusive others – on both sides. These interactions cause unwanted and unwarranted interruptions to their blossoming relationship – or what could develop into one! But they also have wonderful support from other co-workers/colleagues and friends and family.
They are also both unsure about themselves (their attractive qualities to others), but their chemistry really is undeniable. So, once they serendipitously reconnect in Hawaii (on separate work assignments), their feelings come to the surface more.
I totally fell in love with Ryder’s character. He was mature for his age, and lack of life experience, and loved with his whole heart. He was so incredibly supportive, compassionate AND passionate. Their steamy moments were off-the-charts HOT! * And I did love the reference to FSOG – “”I knew exactly how Christian Grey felt when Ana would bite her lip”.
There are other surprises along the way as well. Some of these were heart-breaking, whilst others were totally heart-warming and made me swoon! I would LOVE to see more about this couple in the future. I think they’ll have a long one together!
This is one book I will DEFINITELY recommend!!! I wish I could give it more than five stars!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Wow! It’s sweet as well as having some bitter feelings. They was certainly meant to be, with perfect balance between them. After some troubles, abusive ex, after some I-want-you-but-you’re-so-much-younger, how-can-we-work-our-crazy-schedule-to-be-together and shit-I-will-not-let-her-slip-between-my-fingers it did luckily work well. It was cute, steamy, insta romance with age gape. Rollercoaster of emotions, moments filled with suspense and dread, pages filled with pure bliss and beautiful moments, lines of doubts and fears, word after word building this simply perfect story. The plot is great, characters amazing (even side characters add so much into this story) and, oh gosh, is it hot. A real page-turner that reads with big pleasure.
Older woman and younger man. I have read plenty of Harlow’s books and loved each and every one. I have to say this is one of the top of my list. There is just something about this one that makes it amazing. Hot chemistry between these two. Instant and off the charts. Ryder and Lexie are quite the couple. I absolutely love what these two bring to each other. He is there for a photo shoot but instantly feels something for her. After the amazing photo shoot these two decide to take things a step further. Steamy hot. They try to make things work between them while he is traveling. But then something changes everything between them. Will they survive these? What is going to happen between these two? What an amazing storyline with two amazing characters. Harlow wrote another amazing book. I could not put this one down once I started. I was gripped with Ryder and Lexie. Loved them and this storyline. Highly recommend.
Harlow Layne delivers with The Model! This book is hot! Lexie and Ryder have an off the charts chemistry that will set your Kindle ablaze
This has easily become one of my favorite age gap romances!! It’s sexy and sweet, but tells a great story where age isn’t a concern or a focus.
This book was everything I was hoping for and a whole lot more! With great characters, chemistry a touch of conflict, The Model gets 5 stars
EEP!!! OMG y’all! Butterflies, this book gave me butterflies and goosebumps!
So, Harlow Layne is MY Queen of Reverse Age Gap! Hello!! Intern and now The Model! GAH! My heart is so happy, y’all! (She put it through the ringer though. Lol)
This book is like the perfect unexpected present, it will give you everything you are yearning for and things you didn’t even know you wanted or needed. From the second you crack the first page it will keep you hanging on every word. Through dramatic sweet and swoony , to unexpected moments of suspense, Ryder and Lexie’s journey is the most phenomenal rollercoaster of emotions. I laughed, I cried, I stressed, I swooned, I fell so hard for the sexy, sweet and so perfectly matched for each other adorable Ryder and his blue haired beauty, Lexie. BTW ladies, He’s mine just letting y’all know now! I will share him with Lexie, cause she’s my girl, but nobody else. This cougar’s claiming him!
I’ve got a girl crush!! I FLOVE This woman y’all! Lexie is this amazingly talented photographer. She’s gorgeous and unique with her blue hair, piercings and tattoos. She’s like a pinup that has no idea she is a pinup. So basically… Lexie is licious, people!!
She is a loving friend, sweet, sassy, independent and successful. When she meets Ryder she is blown away by this amazing man. He is legit EVERYTHING! He did things to her body she didn’t even know were possible.
She’s had a rough go as of late and it only gets worse before it gets better. Everything with Ryder seemed like they are perfect for each other in so many ways, but will Lexie let insecurities and the stress of her past get in the way of the chance at a future it’s Ryder? When life throws Lexie a curveball how will she respond, and will this change her mind on the decisions she’s made about her future with Ryder?
Ryder is this phenomenally hot model. He’s sweet and young and fun-loving. But he’s also very mature and polite, he loves his mama and just wants to secure a better financial future for himself and his parents. This guy may be young but he’s far from a kid. This guy is all alpha man. He’s dirty and dominant in the bedroom, and sweet and the perfect gentleman outside. AHHH! Yes, he’s that Yummy of a combo, ladies. And his heart belongs to his “sexy Lexie” or at least he hopes to give her his heart. When Ryder lays his heart on the line for Lexie will she take it, or are there too many miles, years, beautiful models and oceans between them?
There are most definitely many obstacles that she and Ryder must overcome but they just had this undeniable chemistry from the moment they first met. It was hot and electric and they never stood a chance at not giving into their feelings physically, they were just that flipping hot y’all! But more than that, their emotional connection. I love how Harlow has this ability to write the most amazingly beautifully connected couples. There is always something a little unconventional about her couples. Whether it be life circumstances, appearances, or age difference, she always manages to shock us in some way. Her approach to how her couples handle and grow through their challenges and differences are what makes her books heartwarming, edgy, swoony, suspenseful and at times angsty. But their love always manages to transcend whatever life throws their way, cause her characters are strong, resilient and above all they LOVE BIG and love should always win!!
*I voluntarily reviewed an advanced complimentary copy of this book!
My Cr8zysockbookblock blog wrap up for this book!
– Harlow had me from paragraph one. Ryder and Lexie are ultimate couple goals. Age really is nothing but a number. I love her best friend Raine and am eternally grateful for the Ty and Sadie visit I FLOVE THEM!
This is so much bigger than a Five Star Read. (See that extra star)
-There are not enough words in the dictionary to adequately describe the level of hotness that you are gonna get with Ryder and Lexie’s love scenes!! This is most definitely a Panty Chucker Y’all! (Yup you don’t need em’)
Cliffhanger Warning-No Cliffhanger! *insert sigh of contentment and happiness* #EndingPerfection
The Model was such a tantalizing and intriguing read. I fell hard for both Lexie and Ryder. An age-gap romance where she’s older with a young soul and he’s got the old soul that perfectly complements hers. The chemistry between them was off the charts hot and extremely arousing. The action-packed plotline was mixed with a little suspense and kept me invested into how their journey would play out. I really, really enjoyed this fantastic story and will be reading more books by this author.
Insta-love never has been my favorite troupe, but Layne has made me a true lover of insta-love. Ryder and Lexie … oh, my goodness! Layne whole-hardheartedly is my queen of insta-love, and you’ve have to read to find out why! Great job as always, Harlow!
This book was absolutely fantastic. I thought the story line was great and the suspense that this author brings to the story line will have you biting your nails at the edge of your seat. This authors writing is fabulous and I really enjoyed reading this book and I read it in one sitting and it definitely deserves all it’s five stars.
Lexie is a super talented fashion photographer and is extremely independent. She is very beautiful and has loads of confidence. She is very unique in her own right with her blue hair, piercings and tattoos. Which is very sexy but she has been hurt in the past and her problem is she can tarr men with the same brush, especially after what Ben did and is doing to her.
Raine is Lexies assistant and is also a great friend that has her back through everything.
Ryder is a man who is completely drop dead gorgeous and a real beautiful specimen of a man with some sexy arse dimples and no one can ever resist dimples. He is also a model and after working with Lexie on a shoot they end up sleeping together, only Ryder vanished without a trace until months pass and they come across each other again. Ryder is also very lonely he’s mostly by himself as he’s always travelling to modelling jobs. But he can not get Lexie out of his head.
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This book had me hooked in right from the start and I couldn’t put it down. I really loved these characters and these two characters were intensely attracted to each other and the chemistry was sizzling hot. Wow! This book is very hot and steamy. But also has drama and suspense. Ben is a total creep and is also quite scary and i really felt for Lexie.
When Lexie thinks that all men cheat on her eventually I had everything crossed for her and Ryder and couldn’t wait to see what was in store for them both. This author writes characters awesomely and this book really flowed.
This book is told from different points of view which I always like and prefer and I always love books that have epilogue as I feel that this always adds something extra special to the story so we can see where the characters end up.
I will definitely recommend this book to everyone when it gets released.
Thank you to the author and publishers for allowing me to read an early copy of this book.
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
This book is expected to be released 25 th March 2020.
Talk about a rollicking ride! Ryder and Lexie have instant chemistry, but they have terrible luck and timing. After a lust at first sight meeting, chance brings them together again, which works out spectacularly for Ryder, since he hasn’t been able to get the woman of his dreams out of his head for months. Of course, life and some serious spite from someone who should be a lot less ugly on the inside (or a lot more on the outside to match her innards) cause a painful separation for them. Once Lexie is almost over Ryder, she gets some terrifyingly exciting, or excitingly terrifying, news and has to find a way to make some sort of amends. And since Ryder isn’t one to waste and opportunity, he makes his play and his end game known immediately. The best part? Ryder isn’t about to back down. Not when there’s so much on the line. And Lexie is going to have to accept that sometimes, love and life have plans that aren’t on her radar.
I’ve come to expect a story that I can’t put down when it comes to this author, and she definitely did NOT disappoint. Heck, I even stopped reading another book at 23% in just to jump on this one. I’m now forced to remain patient while I wait to see what she comes up with next!
This is a story about an older woman, who is young for her age, and a younger man, who is old for his age. She is a well renowned photographer and he just happens to start his career with a photo shoot with her. She knows he’s going to make it big and they become “friends”. They both have crazy, busy careers and soon find out that relationships are hard work. Can they make theirs work? You’ll have to read this book to find out.
5 BEAUTIFUL ROMANCE STARS!! Ryder and Lexie are a beautiful couple inside and out. Their story is beautifully written and so believable. This story has all the feels with some suspense to keep you on your toes and turning pages. Harlow Layne’s writing is phenomenal and makes you fall in love with the characters…..job well done. You must read this book.