In a reimagined 1890's London, where steam-driven airships rule the skies and monsters roam the streets, the Galileo Observatory's Club for Gentlemen welcomes all -- gwr, shape-changers, vampires, and lords. A high-stakes game leads more than a few men astray.<br><br>Poindexter Fitzhughes, renowned hero and scientist, learns just how much trouble a full-blooded gwr can be when he attempts to cure his lover, Lord Seth Maitland, of the disease. But when their backs are against the wall, the two must learn to trust in each other, and more importantly, in their true natures, to prevail.<br><br>Meanwhile, Duncan Farnsworth discovers being a vampire has not improved his social life, his chances of finding love, continuing the family line, or getting a bite to eat. Maneuvering his way around a sarcastic butler, his spinster sister, a run-in with an amorous werewolf, and a confrontation with a dead soldier and a French airship captain, Duncan finally finds exactly what he is thirsting for.

London Steam

“Somehow,” Dex drawled, looking at his cards again, and then closing up the hand so only the king winked out at him, “this seems hardly fair. A matter of honor, one might say. We combat over this mountain of gold, so to speak, but will it really put you out of pocket?”


“I’m debating the finer points of percentages.”


“Admirable that you’re so scholarly, while playing cards.”


“Mathematics deteriorates into philosophy late in the evening. Still.” Dex appealed to Cordelia. She’d bowed out some time ago, her small stash of coins gone, but still entertained by the game. In fact, she’d been so entertained by the game that she hadn’t seemed to mourn the loss of Tildren. Perhaps she would make good with Jester’s company in her bed this evening. Or morning, more precisely. “Do you agree, my dear, that this is wickedly unfair?”


Chapter 4