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

Lori turned off her phone, drew her knees up to her chest and buried her face in her hands. "God, what a way to start the morning." Her shoulders shook with silent, rueful laughter.


Eric was still chuckling too, as he hauled her into his arms. "I've got a better one," he told her, nuzzling the side of her throat.


"Better what?" Her brain was apparently still fogged.


This time she caught the blatant suggestiveness of his tone and she stopped laughing. She turned her face up to meet his kiss.


Quite a bit later, Eric sighed into his coffee cup in the parking lot of the local Seven Eleven. "I need to get you a coffee maker," he told her.


Lori grinned and bit into her doughnut with relish. "Sorry. Can't stand the stuff. Gordon kept an espresso machine at my place, but after we broke up, I pitched it out the window. Feel free, however, to stash one in my kitchen if you like, especially since you're going to be staying there for a few days."


Chapter 48