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

“Your sister is here, sir, in the green salon, when you are ready.”


“You promised to escort her to the launch of the Torva Venti. A French airship.”


Now Duncan remembered. “The captain is an exile from his homeland,” he said. “I’m sure I read that in the papers. During the War, the Venti’s captain risked everything, smuggling political prisoners out of England.”


“You look lovely, as always, Alethea,” Duncan greeted his sister. The baby of the family before he had come along, Alethea was firmly on the shelf, a spinster of twenty-seven. She didn’t look it; youth was still glowing from her skin and her mouth turned up in a perfect bow of delight when she saw him.


Chapter 27