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

"Ashley Tremain, get away from that cake!" a firm masculine voice bellowed across the room. The toddler obediently turned and smiled angelically at her father, who grinned at Eric. "Hi. I'm Gary." He pointed to his daughter. "Watch that one. She's a world-class con artist."


Eric shook hands with Lori's brother. He also had the Tremain brown eyes, but his thinning short hair was a slightly lighter shade than Lori's. Eric thought he remembered Lori telling him that Gary was an engineer for one of the big auto manufacturers.


The other adults had joined them by this time. Lori's brother-in-law Joe handed him an ice-cold bottle of a local microbrew. "Here," he said with an empathic grin. "You're going to need this." Then Lori's mother enveloped Eric in a warm hug. Joe Logan grinned over the top of his mother-in-law's head. "Told you," he mouthed to Eric, who just stood there, having no idea how to react.


Chapter 49