public IEnumerable <JObject> GetModels() { //hopefully this works return(_repo.GetModels().OrderBy(m => m.MakeID).Select(model => new JObject { { "ModelID", model.ModelID }, { "ModelName", model.ModelName }, { "MakeID", model.MakeID }, { "MakeName", model.Make.MakeName }, { "UserAdded", model.UserAdded }, { "DateAdded", model.DateAdded.ToShortDateString() } })); }