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

Dex unlocked the leg cuffs first, moving aside quickly as Seth kicked out in his urgency to be away from the touch of silver. If Dex had unlocked the wrist cuffs first, it was likely Seth would have broken his own ankles in a desperate bid for escape. As it was, he jerked futilely at the manacles.


“Shhh, it’s all right,” Dex whispered, smoothing down Seth’s sweat-dripping hair, his big hands gentle, easy along Seth’s tight, straining shoulders. “Calmly. Breathe. Slowly, my darling. It will be all right. Just…one…“ Click. One manacle dropped free. Seth growled, actually snarled. Fierce, vicious. The exquisite release from pain was itself almost white hot in its intensity. Click.


He was loose. Seth screamed, shuddered and fell, knocking them both to the teak-tiled floor.


Chapter 9