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

“When I woke, the first morning…I would love to tell you I have no memory of my time as gwr. I wish I didn’t. Isn’t that what they say, in the stories? That men don’t remember? That the wolf takes over and the man is submerged beneath the mind of a beast? I have news for you, Doctor. That’s a lie.” The young lord’s eyes shifted from clear, blameless blue to rich sea moss green. “We remember. I remember.”


Dex shivered, heat and cold warring in his spine. The young lord’s fear, his distress, tugged at Dex’s sympathies. Monster Seth might be, but also, somehow, very human. Seth’s hands curled into fists, the clean white nails biting into his hands. From across the table, Dex was aware that Seth was shuddering in an almost primal terror. Or was it terror? Perhaps it was something else entirely. Longing? Need? Desire.


Chapter 6