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 wish you’d worn a dress, Dinah,” Sam grumbled sotto voce.


“No, but…everyone’s going to think you’re a—That is to say, trousers are so masculine.”


Dinah gave him an ironic smile. “I’m a professional, Samuel. I dress for comfort when I’m working.”


Carlos interrupted him by whistling up a pair of taxis, and Dinah and Leo joined me as I settled myself into one of the vehicles that would take us to the dock. I turned my head so they wouldn’t see my grin. Leo had shouldered Sam out of the way so he could ride with us.


Dinah hadn’t objected or announced she’d ride with her fiancé.


We chatted about what we expected to find—Leo more of the body that hand belonged to, Dinah a species of shark that thrived in freshwater as well as saltwater, and I the lungfish found in the slow moving waters of the Amazon.


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