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 didn’t want to cause trouble, however. I lowered my gaze and walked away, placing my cup on a table and leaving the dining hall to go to my quarters.


As Dr. Avila had told me, the bathroom was down the hall. After I unpacked, I showered quickly and returned to my room, thankful I had the key for this lock. I twisted it, then laid out my clothes for the next day, turned out the light, and got between the cool sheets.


I closed my eyes, but what I kept seeing wasn’t Manolo Viejo’s cruel, triumphant grin, or even Sam Lucas’s smug expression, but that poor, severed hand.


Eventually, I slipped into a fitful doze.


I opened my eyes to find myself deep in the jungle, my mouth dry and my heart pounding, and I held myself very still.


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