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

Eric whooped joyfully, then dragged her off the couch and into his arms. "Yes. We're getting married. How soon?"


This was going to be the sticking point. "After December," she answered firmly. That would give them both enough time to be really sure and make sure the wedding date came after her tenure review. After all, if the review went poorly, she might have to move and she had no idea what would happen between them then.


"If that's what you want," he answered slowly. He seemed to be genuinely disappointed and her heart went out to him.


"It is," she interrupted, stopping his lips with the gentle touch of one index finger. "I don't want to be planning a wedding and worrying about tenure at the same time." Then she went out on a limb so high it scared her half to death. "But I'll move in with you as soon as your house is ready."


Chapter 62