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An Unseen Attraction

Sins of the Cities, Book 1

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An Unseen Attraction

By: KJ Charles
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
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A slow-burning romance and a chilling mystery bind two singular men in the suspenseful first book of a new Victorian series from K. J. Charles.

Lodging-house keeper Clem Talleyfer prefers a quiet life. He's happy with his hobbies, his work - and especially with his lodger Rowley Green, who becomes a friend over their long fireside evenings together. If only neat, precise, irresistible Mr. Green were interested in more than friendship....

Rowley just wants to be left alone - at least until he meets Clem, with his odd, charming ways and his glorious eyes. Two quiet men, lodging in the same house, coming to an understanding...it could be perfect. Then the brutally murdered corpse of another lodger is dumped on their doorstep and their peaceful life is shattered. Now Clem and Rowley find themselves caught up in a mystery, threatened on all sides by violent men, with a deadly London fog closing in on them. If they're to see their way through, the pair must learn to share their secrets - and their hearts.

©2017 K. J. Charles (P)2017 Audible, Inc. Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Victorian Fiction Heartfelt Mystery LGBTQIA+
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Another good story though perhaps not the best in the series. The narrator is superb.

Entertaining

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It's always nervewracking when you start an audio of a book you love, but Matthew Davies has done an incredible job and I almost love it more than the written version. Superb. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Utterly wonderful

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I bought this not knowing what to expect, but ready to be open to what the writer wanted to share, and I listened to the entire book in one sitting. No regrets whatsoever!
This beautiful story drew me right in, to all its subtleties, nuances, like a fine watercolor being brought to life before my inner eyes. And even better, it was also challenging, frustrating and painful to experience parts of the journey, which just added to it's overall charm.
Rowley and Clem's relationship was a gem of a literary creation, and there was an almost intimate privilege in seeing into their connection. As someone who has lived and worked with people who are at various points on the spectrum of learning needs ( as is everyone to a certain extent, to be clear!), it's so refreshing to have a character like Clem being given the space to be a fully present human, with all his needs and aspects honoured and respected, particularly his sexuality - it's too often the case that people further along the spectrum get automatically de-sexualised, reduced to tropes or seen as lacking the capacity to express or experience aspects of being human that society deems the realm of ' normal people'.
The story drew me in right away and I really look forward to getting the next books in the series to see how it all pans out!

Blew me away...

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I’ve not read any of KJ Charles’ books before but this is a gem. I was transported into a mystery intertwined with a love story set in Victorian London. Can’t wait to start the next book. Loved the narration too got everything right.

Misdeeds and romance in the fogs of London

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What a joy! Such a delight. Entertaining and full of life. Very impressed, I loved every minute. A different type if story...

A Delight

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