enthralling

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

enthralling
    adj 1: capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile";
           "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting
           music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of
           entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn:
           {bewitching}, {captivating}, {enchanting}, {enthralling},
           {entrancing}, {fascinating}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

enthralling \enthralling\ adj.
   1. capturing interest as if by a spell; as, an enthralling
      book.

   Syn: bewitching, captivating, enchanting, entrancing,
        fascinating.
        [WordNet 1.5]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

74 Moby Thesaurus words for "enthralling":
      absorbing, alluring, appealing, appetizing, arresting, attractive,
      beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating,
      catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither, consuming,
      coquettish, delightful, enchanting, engaging, engrossing,
      enravishing, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, exquisite,
      fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous, gripping,
      heart-robbing, holding, hypnotic, hypnotizing, interesting,
      intriguing, inviting, irresistible, lovely, luxurious, magnetic,
      mesmeric, mesmerizing, mouth-watering, obsessing, obsessive,
      piquant, prepossessing, provocative, provoquant, ravishing,
      riveting, seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic,
      spellbinding, spellful, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting,
      thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, voluptuous, winning,
      winsome, witching