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

Both Lori and Eric jolted as the sound reverberated about them. Eric's flashlight illuminated another exit to the cave, a second corridor that led further into the unknown depths. The voice had to have come from that direction, although the bouncing echoes made it difficult for Lori to tell.


They both trained their lights on the far entrance. "Who are you and what are you doing down here?" Eric challenged.


The sight that appeared in the joined beams of the two powerful flashlights rendered both of them utterly speechless. Lori swallowed convulsively and clutched Eric's arm hard enough to leave bruises.


"Who? What? I mean who the hell are you?" Eric stuttered.


"You, Professor Gordon." The voice was cool and calculated response as the fantastic vision came slowly toward them. "May call me Drake."


Chapter 31