Dark Desires by Eve Silver

A debut book, set in London's Whitechapel district at the height of the Ripper's reign. Darcie Finch thought her sister was her last hope at having a roof over her head, but her sister sends her to Dr. Damien Cole instead. Damien Cole is mysterious and possibly dangerous, but Darcie can't help getting involved with him beyond her employment as his maid. Still, she has cause to wonder if he might be behind the gruesome murders happening in the city. Excerpt taken from Elizabeth Darrach

As mystery suspense, I thought the book was good.
Darcie stumbles upon some drawings of the human body like she's never seen. Dissected and examined. When Damien finds out she's an excellent artist, he asks her to draw for him. Was Damien a murderer? Was he stealing bodies for his research?

As a romance, meh. I didn't feel a connection between Darcie and Damien. I was more concerned with the who is behind the murders.

Grade C+