Dark Desires

In the shadows of London, desire is the deadliest experiment.

Dr. Dorian Roch has spent his life clawing his way from orphanhood to the highest echelons of London society. A man of science, discipline, and control, he has never succumbed to the distractions of love—until he sets his sights on Lily Davenport, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy gentleman. When Dorian asks for her hand in marriage, her father is hesitant. He finds the young doctor too controlled, too perfect, and he fears what lurks beneath such restraint. As a test, he demands that Dorian experience a single night of indulgence—to purge himself of any hidden vices before he weds his daughter.

But in the flickering candlelight of a lavish theater, Dorian meets her.

Mercedes is a vision of temptation: red-haired, green-eyed, and utterly bewitching. A courtesan and performer, she is unlike any woman he has ever known—sensual, fearless, and intoxicating. One night with her should have been enough. But Dorian finds himself returning, again and again, watching her command the stage, unable to stay away. Something within him begins to unravel, his carefully constructed façade of propriety slipping as passion turns to obsession.

And then, the transformation begins.

As darkness takes hold, Dorian is no longer the man he once was. He is becoming something else—something unchained, something hungry. And Mercedes, drawn to both the man and the monster, must decide: does she fear him… or does she crave the beast he is becoming?

A dark, erotic retelling of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dark Desires is a tale of forbidden desire, moral corruption, and the price of surrendering to one’s deepest temptations.