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

“Vampires are creatures of ze night,” she said. “Our beloved Duncan sleeps within ‘is coffin during ze day; although tis true that zhis is not required of all. He is stronger, for sleeping in the earth of his ‘omeland. She will not want him strong, this vampire maker. She will want him weak and fragile. But she, ah, mon amant, she will want to be strong, so far from her home.”


“You think she’s traveling in a coffin?” Nigel was dubious.


“Perhaps,” Agnes said. She took up a pair of binoculars and attached them to her goggles, scanning the roads ahead. She made adjustments to their direction, leaning hard on the ropes that directed the sailfin.


“I could help you look, if you told me what we were lookin’ for,” Nigel suggested.


Chapter 37