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 laughed at the dragon's dry tone as he talked about using the internet to auction of genuine Celtic artifacts. "I'll bet you made out well. They sell reproductions for a small fortune at Renaissance fairs."


Lori nodded her understanding. "That's what you meant by "a small token" for the stonemason, too wasn't it."


"A small ruby," Drake shrugged. "I believe it allowed him to retire at a very young age." Eric wondered what a dragon considered small. "I eventually purchased my own computer, as well and returned the one I had borrowed from the laboratory."


"What about food?" Lori wondered, the herpetologist in her showing. "What do you eat?"


"Nosy professors," Drake returned. Eric stiffened as if preparing to defend them both, but Lori laughed with delight, relaxing him.


Chapter 34