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

Something tickled my nostrils, and I sniffed. “Is that smoke?” Could something be burning?


“Not likely,” the captain said. “There’s a reason this is called the rainforest.” He sniffed himself, and his brow wrinkled. “But you’re right, something was on fire.”


Carlos twisted his hands, his nerves obvious, before he called again, “Pablo! Aemiliano!”


“Might they be at the dig?” Sam asked Carlos.


“Perhaps Aemiliano. I gave him orders to guard the spot, but Pablo was to stay away from the site. He has a tendency to be to too heavy-handed in excavating any fossils.” He glanced up at what could be seen of the sky through the canopy of the trees. “Still, at this time of day…They should both be here. What could have happened that neither answer?”


“This can be dangerous territory. Jaguars, anacondas, not to mention crocodiles and caimans…” Sam shuddered as he peered over the Adelina’s side.


Chapter 73