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's terror for Lori was threating to overwhelm him. Dave steadied him with a hand on his shoulder. "Think about this. Where would Zimmerman take her?" He flicked the safety off of a blunt-nosed Glock that Eric hadn't even known his friend possessed, although he should probably have guessed, given Dave's survivalist leanings. "If I'm reading him right, he'd take her to find Drake."


The others nodded in agreement and Eric finally drew another breath. Of course, Drake's cave was the logical place to start.


"I'm going in first," Eric announced flatly, brooking no argument. "I'll be loud and obnoxious and try to distract him. Maybe that way you two can sneak up behind him."


Ben agreed. "Wesley can watch the hallway and make sure that nobody else tries to interrupt."


Chapter 70