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

“Do jou just want to shoot zhem? I do not wish it,” she replied.


At least one of the wagon drivers was looking nervously into the bushes on the far side of the road. Thick and concealing, they would provide near perfect cover from bullets, although he probably didn’t know the Craigslin would burn fiery holes through local shrubbery.


The outrider’s hand twitched toward his gun and Nigel shot him.


Everything happened very fast. The other outrider galloped off the way they’d come, throwing his gun down without remorse. The wagon driver dove into the bushes.


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