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 was having a final cup of coffee when Dr. Avila lowered himself into the seat to my right. “I am sorry for what my son did to you, David. To say that Manolo has always been difficult is a vast understatement. I was afraid he might cause problems on this journey, but I never dreamed he would try to assault you.”


I couldn’t meet his eyes. “Some men would feel it was just retribution, Carlos.”


He grasped my shoulders and gave me a shake. “Why? Because you enjoyed a variety of partners? David, you are speaking foolishness.”


“Am I?” I was starting to question how much I’d enjoyed the sex I’d had with those partners. After what Viejo had attempted, I’d begun to feel the things I’d done, the men into whose beds I had willingly gone, had just been a way to replace something I had lost.


I set my cup on the table and rose. Carlos looked concerned, but I turned away from him, left the building, and continued down the path to the laboratory. 24


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