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

“Come aboard, come aboard,” the captain urged us.


“My dear Doctor Dinah?” Carlos swept off his hat, bowed, and waved her toward the gangplank. “Gentlemen, let us board.”


The Adelinadidn’t give the appearance of a large boat, but she was roomy enough that Dinah and I were given our own cabins, even though those cabins were only large enough for a bunk with built-in storage for our clothes and a washstand. Carlos, Leo, and Sam had to share, something Sam objected to vehemently.


Carlos gave him a stern look. “You cannot share a cabin with your lovely fiancée.”


“No. If you don’t wish to share with me and Dr. Avalon, then you must sleep in a hammock above deck.”


“With the crew?” Sam’s distaste was obvious. “Never mind.”


Chapter 71