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

“It’s so good to see you,” Dex breathed. Seth glanced at his lover’s face, then startled. The new prosthetic was compact, not a device strapped across the doctor’s head, but inserted into the eye socket itself. The ocular replacement was a gunmetal gray cornea with an iris the exact blue of aether lights.


“It’s good to be seen,” Seth responded. He cupped Dex’s cheek with one hand, drinking in the sight of his beloved, inhaling the scent of his shaving soap, the rich odor of his skin and sweat. “I’ve missed you.”


“Of course you have,” Dex said. The new eye rolled in tandem with his natural orb, noiseless and smooth. Dex moved closer for the kiss. Seth grinned, then claimed his lover’s mouth with eager lips.


Chapter 23