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

“Do you like it? I’m quite fond. The blacksmith who crafted it for me is a genius.” The young lord opened a small box under the seat. “Ale?”


Without waiting for an affirmative, Maitland handed Dex a brown bottle, the cap gemmed with frost. “All the comforts of home, and able to travel almost ninety miles in a single afternoon. With no horses to feed. Of course, when it breaks down, it’s not such a simple matter.” Maitland chuckled nervously, eying Dex over the mouth of his bottle before taking a long swallow.


“Can we skip the getting to know you? What is it you want, my lord?” Dex settled himself into the bench, ignoring the proffered drink.


“All right,” Maitland said. He kicked his long legs up onto Dex’s bench, leaving the doctor sharing the seat with a finely crafted pair of boots, dusty from London’s street. “I’d hoped to make this somewhat painless, but as you wish.”


“There is no way I could possibly be at ease—”


Chapter 5