diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4495165e07..eb12eaf80d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M5</version>
+		<version>2.1.0.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring5webapp/model/Author.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring5webapp/model/Author.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff7d926325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring5webapp/model/Author.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring5webapp.model;
+
+import javax.persistence.*;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Created by jt on 5/16/17.
+ */
+@Entity
+public class Author {
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    private Long id;
+    private String firstName;
+    private String lastName;
+
+    @ManyToMany(mappedBy = "authors")
+    private Set<Book> books  = new HashSet<>();
+
+    public Author() {
+    }
+
+    public Author(String firstName, String lastName) {
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+
+    public Author(String firstName, String lastName, Set<Book> books) {
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+        this.books = books;
+    }
+
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getFirstName() {
+        return firstName;
+    }
+
+    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+    }
+
+    public String getLastName() {
+        return lastName;
+    }
+
+    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+
+    public Set<Book> getBooks() {
+        return books;
+    }
+
+    public void setBooks(Set<Book> books) {
+        this.books = books;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring5webapp/model/Book.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring5webapp/model/Book.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb04853b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring5webapp/model/Book.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring5webapp.model;
+
+import javax.persistence.*;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Created by jt on 5/16/17.
+ */
+@Entity
+public class Book {
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    private Long id;
+    private String title;
+    private String isbn;
+    private String publisher;
+
+    @ManyToMany
+    @JoinTable(name = "author_book", joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "book_id"),
+    inverseJoinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "author_id"))
+    private Set<Author> authors = new HashSet<>();
+
+    public Book() {
+    }
+
+    public Book(String title, String isbn, String publisher) {
+        this.title = title;
+        this.isbn = isbn;
+        this.publisher = publisher;
+    }
+
+    public Book(String title, String isbn, String publisher, Set<Author> authors) {
+        this.title = title;
+        this.isbn = isbn;
+        this.publisher = publisher;
+        this.authors = authors;
+    }
+
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return title;
+    }
+
+    public void setTitle(String title) {
+        this.title = title;
+    }
+
+    public String getIsbn() {
+        return isbn;
+    }
+
+    public void setIsbn(String isbn) {
+        this.isbn = isbn;
+    }
+
+    public String getPublisher() {
+        return publisher;
+    }
+
+    public void setPublisher(String publisher) {
+        this.publisher = publisher;
+    }
+
+    public Set<Author> getAuthors() {
+        return authors;
+    }
+
+    public void setAuthors(Set<Author> authors) {
+        this.authors = authors;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index e69de29bb2..69b89983cb 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+spring.h2.console.enabled=true
\ No newline at end of file