It would seem to me that given the meaning, you would want to avoid words that imply seduction: enchanting, beguiling, captivating, ravishing, spellbinding... all of these are adjective forms of verbs that would make the woman an active seductress. It should really be a passive quality.
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Originally Posted by troutman
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I actually like luminous a lot for this purpose. It's a gorgeous word itself, and brings up the image of moths to a lantern, which I think is appropriate for the story of Susannah.