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

Once Lori and Wesley had left, Lori's apartment seemed unexpectedly lonely to Eric. It wasn't even seven yet and the evening loomed ahead, boring and empty. Maybe he ought to take advantage of the downtime and go get some new stuff for his house. Just as he was rooting around on the kitchen counter for his keys, there was a knock on the door.


"Saw the women leave," Ben told him, holding out a long-necked bottle dripping with condensation. "Make quite a picture together, don't they?"


Eric took the beer and motioned Ben toward a chair, then sprawled across from him. "Oh, yeah! Walking wet dream. Think they know it?"


Ben's grin was rueful. "Wes does, Lori doesn't. Too insecure."


Eric nodded, agreeing with the analysis, although admittedly, he didn't know either of them as well as the other man did. "Probably a good thing we don't want the same one." Especially since Montoya could kick his butt from here to Detroit.


Chapter 56