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

"There's Chuck," Eric told Lori, just loudly enough for her boss, Dr. Vandecar, to overhear. "Let's go say hello."


 Charles Zalewski was the political science professor who had been named interim university president after the retirement, under dubious circumstances, of his predecessor. He was a big fan of increasing technology in academia and so he and Eric had had long discussions about the campus computer network, even before the WYRM virus had become such a problem. Eric liked and respected the man and hoped that the Board of Trustees would see its way to selecting him as the permanent President.


"I doubt he remembers me," Lori told Eric, sotto voce. "I've only met him once and it was in a huge crowd."


"Well, after seeing you in that dress," Eric offered, green eyes twinkling down at her. "He shouldn't be able to forget you. Besides, I just wanted your boss to see you mingling with him. Chuck's okay. I think you'll like him."


Chapter 59