Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Allure of Attraction
The Allure of Attraction
The Allure of Attraction
Ebook326 pages5 hours

The Allure of Attraction

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

4.5/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

The lyrical and enchanting Matchmaker of Edinburgh series returns with this third novel following a Scottish matchmaker who uses her uncanny ability to craft perfect matches—no matter what the couple may initially believe.

Lavinia Parkem, the most talented dressmaker in Edinburgh, has never forgotten her first love: Captain Andrew Colter. They were meant to be married years earlier but when Andrew’s ship was wrecked in the Caribbean her parents forced her to marry another.

Andrew may have survived a shipwreck to find fame and fortune at sea, but he never fully healed after Lavinia’s abandonment. Instead, he dedicated himself to the navy—and secret missions for the foreign office. Nearing retirement and back on British soil, he’s given a new assignment—infiltrate the home of a wealthy banker who’s suspected of being behind a plan to assassinate the Prince of Wales. But to do that, Andrew must recruit and turn the woman the banker once wooed: Lavinia Parkem.

Unable to shirk his duties, Andrew begrudgingly uses the influence of successful matchmaker of Edinburgh to convince the now-widowed Lavinia to help him take down his mark. She relents, telling herself that Andrew’s no longer the warm, loving young man she once knew. But the more time she spends with him, the harder it is to pretend there’s no longer any attraction there. And it’s tormenting Andrew that he must ask her to put herself in more and more danger and now, he must decide whether his duty to queen and country is worth risking the life of the woman he never stopped loving.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPocket Star
Release dateJun 25, 2018
ISBN9781501196539
The Allure of Attraction
Author

Julia Kelly

Julia Kelly is the award-winning author of books about ordinary women and their extraordinary stories. In addition to writing, she’s been an Emmy-nominated producer, journalist, marketing professional, and (for one summer) a tea waitress. Julia called Los Angeles, Iowa, and New York City home before settling in London. Readers can visit JuliaKellyWrites.com to learn more about all of her books and sign up for her newsletter so they never miss a new release.

Read more from Julia Kelly

Related to The Allure of Attraction

Titles in the series (3)

View More

Related ebooks

Royalty Romance For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for The Allure of Attraction

Rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars
4.5/5

4 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    The Allure of Attraction - Julia Kelly

    #0abook_preview_excerpt.html}}ۮ7y*Ɯ0HdU;o&3w/KNA&mmKUYI2bŅחi<~:y'?.7?Lr94iy\^ÛyMÛ_򦋏˯9g~tuqhم1-rΗi/U3 ߝ9Kڧ-2hZ/z"5Դ=>5s)6?ɷkɋ\\s6xpiߤNp,^]qsh]tg|xߴ&˂TӤ#K(y2뛌gƧϿ#Myɓ&٥$cʻtF}8Fo͕k4srh޺hMt%^%5t&!EDbפŅ%w Q6cg=AdW,2t\d:$,R(q^,O_iy [lX//G~^Tc0EL_emitZ7mK2E='}N[3pa'9b>e\&M5hm}ibx)Nuz?lg(lQJoD {'Sj$*QaBb(_`Hdnx'/FyݠZ!XCQH\eo|8%.\:C/KĴa4#ة }틼(_s/iLLLpge>V\saT~5H꽈bGhhCދMĴF ;.&BHۇmE *(J/oZM2hRbt}HZY%TPOT<|E]d \\ihKG'Q9B"VyŸgb8@e^^;m(b~h>خ N@%ѠmLE|.{*Xu 7d{)$ߪcEQq^L.nM B (Ps_8FwK![MXp0{!= Wb4'+6̪*US>e~6ex=c ԋ dvXW ӝ9\ݦU$*8pu#v:>Pn*Kv׬g.2W(+%hfFפ %K]3f꓆ i'eZeq¾IX6{mΗ?swA`Ꭓ] .вϾ`"u!Ä6FDSNpw&y?:0G|o0<=N93HP1 ({z!gYGA=\/.hi_+F;{ :+>LJHEUL%ŗֶ֮LsC.-Xj%5y ]ᤏpE)kSK8=d^r*4  8KzU~ZHwVw;P{Q煜2n51Kܤh)墤^L$ i:hIٍ<K$: i+uјahy>@/!DA$ExT m{Yq@hLZj"sz>@#%@c'1LjX4 `vKawa[YEF}c=7"_q7ET0C؁( _RɏSZ6zLΛ##ݏ'HP!{c9fYc :GH0'%H+j`6J^C89@ra፟9SdAi/>b- RecL"%Y$&$o 5Xq ^uس]P/*]nW-ѹ s'%㉎3l(jC?埒r, fst惶&(0n )&h%CJeOh22j}d;5xOf8/YkJh,A_SpnI1n% 8T,)53$e{<`w9-a;0?5Xn/JkOH}@ב~/l(D^CDbՈ Oá7YK#SJydMȕRB k 0r$f굾/Y^H']sb77&~$ Nz☶,BuOk2fɒ݋$$ޔ>pEPn.dGԔPt Ԙ Z/eO~ypB/caK+0O]~Q3ȍD8BȚ΀da:R\(n$b+~j|'I~5h02 .!'1f5ǐ,K Wp(P%J~uKRNzkAte4j !8D FY nRF =s My[`> C}^PE\=".b3]@Ld5vK̢fSEegA2sbPO\g*ۦ^r*d*! /G(etƩH:#j5rPY>\HR_ad%SMWD䧘n=~)%g*{[Vd,nax=_rBH2EwE~#sH7 a6 W%Ɖ90L^s/BlkxƤkdƏ+-@)VTFr]v>}pF4'g_v!s ;LZ FsꪈzsIkȺm)ED0 H/QC临LB!IVhU83_dFwY,A}Q'{UlR߉t (ܫEt;fɬ}YBn!jB5WdM~̼aA#+2bUZelwrV'[ Xaֳ @ kLklU+IVT^W 7δ%1" 0X]t5<1IeeTA1IY "*`Ҋ˨fVIf`TgA5,JLh}+-PdM&T$B1=$qHy٪">6Si_8V3ʣ!y k $A[ ]K/2qZuǷآ9u:aFR MX:^2G[DжG0+m ,kmPlu5tq"Xc͸"`32|֓}a Szlm%(g+?$߄wb5ZgJ- z@#Nn9 .eFx.liF [̞xn-jp[1' FM\F`эT9vөLYٳe*DoT % UqM T\y#GKrUkmfyskҹ:!OB=кvԇμ;B/pȬvmaW]M1ɉ-ܨ:4j "[M@{&<5_x Rt'UήZ]"ީKSTMV>_JF٣w9uI0\h*bwuh.%"(JH[Q`M"4n֋Pm9k4nzA7mQ̑]/"G_ O=٥O7,pKDjtN%RW#<.&es* Xa-Md KE#5Dkɥ1*LZ ^4d`2"E+aWB1>235PY ,VBi|mYGZ -NWAŷS腈`0-Ā^Y`7>:ѢPqw'6l~KZ8qb=dԆ*'f>gvגţ_JDHŲ]f|>K5㠴}A;f{pXOzƼhVKlynB5aRs!zѐ.NK}e;˝҉kr.: cAEhSoiILt+UI{])>,}Wҵ|-_h^J!)Rг֊i,i]sco4㇪gAvu cNHG$_!/GQlFfQWN'G]ʭ'ew>YϫYv y3 S>#.ߋ,]?3^ j19^"[lU\d8otk=QąhMtgqxdjJ%Eؕ.\ғ?*JFeYyUg8:KD17GZpDG"fOϾi x.5'snr#cqhއ TZUwOd_!}3ryI L`h^KޡA :]Vo/ IN7ŧ@rHQ2x5`QݪjI内F%nܘָj@ ErGb[v4O 456,7k#pܴO=fxL Q`B m.PñG&ڴ 5RA BTG߇7@5l\!O@4O}tBCWYu#ɘZ{%0/`Tt5ИQKw- ;WPYTB)'վ;dv̩睶,sþL-eʜ]#@i1SGKmo9|4Sm9  3sIDz_A\ i,J2;6 m8U. XI|697.K}A^߯E_/OZXH 0JO>ڷ4dY?/a"n%oF; Gō 7X'@&Sc@'>& hd#&Al78@b7-}8!o-JM*6t X;-7ܲaV->U0HaHtYˆQܭ(" y,;yu<ၣIΪ6 r,&<.dv[dZŖ.:ա>YYKrO1$ $`BBfUD!k_Q7mmJ{,pHC)R7yJ{.:9R`[רP V4^Xw:h7;d]! TP0SPXBzP"?nf:Z=JQg4+}p>p=52+JR0TZvc]J~~ODԠ3WDԵb Ϣ182EIIa]MxCÜaaڤk{ <k!<+.-0[TNfvĊH>3]yP[q&c ⹱#&.SjzcOq,E;9&xzC 'SiܹlG[%p LM iV W,'h)'ZJvgV˴|{w**hbow z pā #߂pzZEn`mCE٪N Jd@OcGYs (;y /W=pEq,t Z.+Mvyt +AhQlY`W² "v){Z\>M م9PO9:`ݒۧȃ+<*)k܈MW:nVmA/)mt~kX/ӤM!'X#rMR|Y ݿوdo88=*LЫTVi?Mq$> M_O:5IĦ=zby LeVgL*֯d<і|8^=Bx nj[{MB8;(]C@\CsMZQGRFkE>:#7:_#‹h[h)J]Y>-xmy]O`C+2?sdmu3PKL_*7ǰ0af3z=]lLhn69횹y:lnRf2ĥm54Hb}hQ*1m)%tW|k>Nn86 Zi¹uܽ#F͂g^;*'(+/ !sivk%kbE|M|}kv_̒!RLni0Csʧy7ٲ>ڕb,菅L[?F A.6@q]|e&m>WRj舃[P6]7{sg7/ lR%L"Á4x6$*'p]1/{UQ[}N&jGMηK#D[+(,pH[7cY;R: Uq[+yLXr- ֱ;GR"~L2iNwCt-G;N3C{Xڃyn0/tgnlrG;-K̷HFV:?[iwց\ ݍbLD'|EYN6F1((cbf?MEEu49",vE'[9ZHG Y3_u|+'AsWEvikqfLf^aS2?Jnr(Q&'w6NkኌGx;c<K3S&ndТ?a^S="K=Ҕ+2Iԯ.iw>UbRvJ %ݑ_( )eU>"':w =p'9ʩ5W;KhJ1ݾR0`rUw;ۅ3e,[oHK? ?k2 Zb^Fhǀ/FYYH催rWE\骶i+svw/{ 9:݈4Ҁ]8jEV˯ %tusyZ.ABY™5uj/&[b
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1