An Unseen Attraction (Sins of the Cities #1)
K.J. Charles
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Explicit open door [?]
· 52 ratings · 209 pages · Published: 21 Feb 2017

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.
Tagged as:
- gay romance 25
- historical 24
- mystery 14
- victorian 13
- friends to lovers 10
- neurodivergent mc 10
- suspense 9
- south asian/desi 8
- slow burn 7
- multicultural 7
- height difference 7
- third person pov 6
- sweet/gentle hero 6
- class difference 5
- shy hero 5
- queer romance 5
- secret relationship 4
- dual pov 4
- nerdy hero 3
- working class hero 3
- disabilities & scars 3
- sunny/happy hero 2
- short king 2
- forced proximity 1
- forbidden love 1
- praise kink 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- racism 6
- past child abuse 3
- animal death 2
- death / grief 2
- mental trauma 2
- past sexual abuse 2
- graphic violence 1
- suicide / ideation 1
- torture of side characters 1
- alcoholism 1
- geography
- england 5
- united kingdom 4
- europe 3
- british isles 3
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The 'Sins of the Cities' series
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