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

“Are you sure? I’d be more than happy to wipe the feel of Viejo from your body.”


“No.” As annoyed with Sam as I was, I felt that response was too terse. “But thank you for offering.”


He sighed again. “I thought your reaction to me was rather cool, but I was afraid there might be someone else.” Fortunately, he didn’t notice the startled look I sent his way. “I never thought you’d be bothered by the fact I was engaged. I wouldn’t have said a word about it otherwise.”


My jaw dropped. He’d have lied to his fiancée andto me?


Once again he didn’t seem to notice. He started for the door. “Will you be all right?”


I got stiffly to my feet. “Yes, thanks.” I dragged the chair over. “Once you leave, I’ll brace this under the doorknob. That should keep Viejo out of here.”


“Are you sure you don’t want to spend the night in my room? I promise you’ll be safe.” I shook my head, and he grinned. “Can’t blame a fellow for trying. Okay, try and get some sleep.”


Chapter 68