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 thought the day with her family would never end. She'd hardly spent two seconds with Eric since they'd arrived, and it was now nearly seven o'clock. Eric was off demonstrating his computer game - his computer game - to Joe and the boys, while the women chatted, and Gary played a game of pool with their dad.


"I like this one," Kelly observed. "He's kind of geeky, but he's way nicer than Warren." Lori snorted. Kelly's husband was an electrical engineer, for goodness sake. Who was she to talk about geeky?


"The kids love him," Vanessa commented in her usual quiet manner. "And even your dad seems to approve."


Ellen nodded in judicious agreement. "Eric could be the one, Lori. You should try to hold onto this one."


"Jeez, you guys." Lori sighed. "It's not like I'm seventeen. I can handle my own relationships."


Kelly shook her head. "Not hardly. The last time we let you alone, you ended up with Warren the Weasel."


Chapter 50