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

David showed up at the office bearing two large cardboard cartons.


"What's that?" Eric asked. He checked the hallway for traffic before unlocking the steam tunnel entrance. David handed Ben one of the boxes.


Dave refused to answer until they were settled on cushions with Drake in his cave. "Social lubricant," he announced, opening the larger of the two cartons.


"Beer!" Drake grinned his dragonny grin. At least by now Eric had learned that it was a smile and not the sort of toothy display that would lead directly to disembowelment. Dave tossed the mini-keg to the dragon.


"Here's your share, buddy. Enjoy." The smaller box proved to contain a 12-pack of Labatt's, which was about the only canned beer that Eric could stand.


Chapter 57