Clem is a simple man with a complex history. Roxley also had a rough beginning and learned that a solitary existence was best for him. Clem runs the lodging at his brother's request, following his rules. Roxley is one of the few lodgers. They are an unlikely couple. Clem, handsome, tall, yet simple. Roxley is shorter, private, with an unusual occupation. There is an attraction between the two, but they are hesitant to act on it. Bad things begin to happen, murder, arson, brutal attacks, that show them the strength of their feelings for each other. As the suspense builds, I found it harder to put down the book, and I did enjoy the twists and turns of the story. I received a copy of this story through Netgalley, and this is my unsolicited review.

I first became acquainted with KJ Charles writing through her Society of Gentleman stories and I loved each of those stories. An Unseen Attraction was a quite a bit different from those and is set in the Victorian period. The writing is great but the storyline and characters didn't connect with me quite as much as the SOG books. Clem Talleyfer is a rather backwards type of fellow who manages a boarding house. Rowley Green is a stuffer (taxidermist) who rents a room and also has his shop in the building next door. They strike up a friendship but it is quite some time before they both realize that they are of the same persuasion (they like men). Things get rather complicated when one of the lodgers is found murdered in front of the boarding house. Then the stuffer's shop is broken into and set on fire. While the story became rather complicated in places I found it entertaining and I never felt like it was difficult or a chore to read. Although Clem and Rowley get a HFN (happy for now) the bigger mystery part of the story is not resolved and will continue in the next two books. I would not call this one a cliffhanger because I felt satisfied with how things were left for Clem and Rowley but I would like to know how everything else comes out so I plan to read the next books in this series. A review copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley but this did not influence my opinion or rating of the book.