David Knight has been plagued by dreams his entire life, only to have all memory of them vanish when he awakens. Now the dreams are coming with more frequency, and they seem to be drawing him to the Amazon. A scientist with a PhD in ichthyology and a dedication to learning all he can about lungfish, whose existence dates back to the Devonian era, David is determined to see what the Amazon holds. His hopes seem about to be answered when Dr. Carlos Avila contacts him. It seems the Brazilian archeologist discovered the remains of a previously undiscovered species on a tributary of the Amazon, and he’d like nothing better than for David to join the expedition to see if more of the creature can be found. Of course David leaps at the opportunity and flies to Pesadelo Bay to join the mismatched team. Once there, he discovers not only does Dr. Avila have his own agenda, but a former conquest as well as a friend who’d saved his life years before are part of the team and are engaged to be married. Meanwhile, the need to sail up the Amazon to find what ... or who ... is calling him there has become more and more pressing, and David must decide which is the most important -- learning what Dr. Avila really is searching for, or finding the answer to his dreams?

Lagoon of Dreams

I reached in and pulled out my tie. How the hell…?


I shook my head, and stepped back into my shoe, then crossed to the mirror, observing through it the man with whom I’d just had sex. I didn’t have to avoid his gaze. He was staring at the leg with the scars as if he wished he could see them through my trousers.


I slid the tie under my collar and knotted it.


“Do you really have to leave now?” he asked somewhat plaintively.


“Yes. Sorry.” I shrugged and gave him a smile he could take as rueful if he chose, but I really wasn’t sorry. I picked up my jacket and walked out the door and out of Sam Lucas’s life. 9


Only it didn’t quite work that way. He kept after me to go out with him.


Jesus, hadn’t he said he wasn’t staying in town long?


The day I was set to leave, he turned up at the lab and annoyed my secretary. I could hear their exchange over the intercom.


“He’s preparing for a very important trip.”


Dr. Lucas’s voice took a nasty turn. “Youwant him.”


Chapter 24