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  • Charlie Sunshine

  • Close Proximity, Book 2
  • Written by: Lily Morton
  • Narrated by: Joel Leslie
  • Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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Charlie Sunshine

Written by: Lily Morton
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
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Sometimes love is a lot closer to home than you think. 

Charlie Burroughs can’t keep a man. All he wants is a good relationship like the ones he sees his friends having, but none of the men he picks ever work out. Despite him trying to be the perfect boyfriend, the men are either threatened by his looks or his epilepsy or a combination of the two. It’s lucky that he has his best friend, Misha, to turn to. The two of them are closer than peas in a pod and fiercely loyal to each other. He can’t imagine his life without Misha in it.

Misha Lebedinsky is the complete opposite of his best friend. Being the support system for his mum and twin sisters leaves Misha with neither the time nor the inclination for a relationship. Quick and frequent hookups are his favorite means of communication, and any other pesky emotional needs he has are met by Charlie, whom he’s devoted to. He lives a life of happy compartmentalization with no intention of ever changing. 

All of this changes when the two best friends move in together. Being in close proximity means that they suddenly start to see each other in a very different light. But Charlie struggles when his drive to be the perfect partner clashes with the fact that he’s in love with a man who knows every little thing about him. And even if he can get past that, can a relationship ever work with a man who’d need a dictionary to tell him what love means? 

From best-selling author Lily Morton comes a love story about a sunny librarian who has relationship written all over him and a cynical banker who doesn’t even have it in his blurb.

©2020 Lily Morton (P)2022 Lily Morton

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simply lovely

Another beautiful romance with so much heart. Friends to lovers with fairly low angst. I just love everything written by Lily Morton. Narration by Joel Leslie is stellar as usual.

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Beautiful

Joel Leslie has preformed another beautiful narration! I loved both MCs and Joel worked his usual magic in bringing them to life.

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Sweet Charlie

I work for a public sector Union, so you can trust I’ll fall hard for a man who defends public services like a terrier! And Charlie’s fierce defence of libraries made me swoon! But Misha’s adoration and care for Charlie was absolutely beautiful. I adore them both.

Charlie Sunshine was as sweet as it was funny. With Lily’s special brand of snark, wit, and swoon these two BFFs traverse from being friends to the realization that they want more. They want everything. Not without some twists and turns, and some exasperated and hilarious friends.

I loved this kind of unlikely pair. The Banker and the Librarian. It was cute the way they balanced each other out. Such an amazing connection.

“Please, Bethany. You’re my best friend.”
“I hope not. You seem to be screwing those at the moment.”
“Just the one,” I say indignantly. “I’m not working my way through the whole group.”

And guess who narrates the audiobook? Okay, it’s no surprise it’s Joel Leslie. It’s also no surprise when I tell you how fantastic he is. Truly there’s no better writer/narrator pairing then Lily and Joel.

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