Author:
Cindy Spencer Pape firmly believes in happily-ever-after and brings that to her writing. A multiple award-winning author, she has published almost sixty novels and stories. When not hard at work writing, she can be found restoring her 1870 house, dressing up for steampunk parties and Renaissance fairs, or with her nose buried in a book. Visit her website: www.cindyspencerpape.com.

Computer science professor Eric Gordon has to find the hacker responsible for a virus on campus. When his investigations show some sort of reptile may be living in the steam tunnels under campus, he turns to biology professor Lori Tremain for help. 

Lori’s life is crazy with her tenure review looming, but she’s too curious and way too attracted to turn down Eric’s request.  Together, Lori and Eric uncover things that their scientific minds can barely imagine, along with a passion they never expected.  She doesn’t have time for love or dragons, but adventure and romance find her anyway.

Dragon in the System

Eric's arrival put a stop to Lori and Wes's banter. Without knocking, he stuck his head into the lab. "Lori?" he called. "Ready to go?"


Lori got up from her desk and motioned him inside, nervously wiping her palms on the thighs of her butter-soft denims. "Eric," she said, almost hesitantly, "I'd like you to meet my friend Wesley Iverson. Wes, this is Eric Gordon."


Eric smiled warmly at Wes, but he didn't drop his jaw and leer, like most men did. "Nice to meet you, Wesley, Lori's mentioned you a lot. Thanks for running the DNA test for me." He stuck his hand out in a friendly fashion.


Wes grasped Eric's hand firmly. "I've heard a lot about you, too," she all but purred. "I brought the test results for you this afternoon."


Lori registered acute relief when Eric dropped Wes's hand immediately after shaking it politely and showed no hint of the usual male response to Wes's beauty.


Chapter 29