Author:
Alex McGilvery has been reading since before he can remember, and writing almost that long. He has published 18 books and is author and editor at his imprint Celticfrog Publishing. He lives in Kamloops with his dog and the stories clawing their way out of his head.

They’re chasing a myth in the name of science.

Calliope works for her explorer father as an artist, recording what he brings back from his journeys in her sketchbooks. When she’s given a chance to go along on a trip to capture a sea serpent she doesn’t hesitate.

Life at sea isn't what she expected, and she ends up fascinated by the engine room of the steamship HMRV Peregrine. A tragedy makes her assistant engineer, but Pentam, her father’s protégé, is even more determined than her father to make Cal a fine lady. That means protecting her from danger, even if it drives her crazy.
When science and legend collide, Cal is the one who must take up the challenge of survival, even if it means risking her new-found feelings for Pentam.

Calliope

Cal was a child again going in to wake her mother, only to find her dead. Now as then, she screamed and screamed until Beth and Hans dragged her away so they could take care of her father.


The church was filled with people. Pentam and Crysabel sat on one side of Cal, Beth and Hans on the other. She'd said her final goodbye and had no intentions of getting up until it was time to take him to the cemetery. Distinguished scientists, one after another, droned on about the contributions Sir Shillingsworth had made to science.


Cal fought back tears. None of them knew him, not really. Impulsively, Cal stood and walked to the lectern where Dr. Franklyn was speaking. He stopped in mid-sentence and ushered her into place, then stood beside her.


She stared out at the crowd, so many people. What did she think she could say to them?


Chapter 18: Old Friends Part 3