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

“We almost there,” Ulisses muttered as he rounded the far end of the island.


Leo glanced toward the shore ahead of us. “What do you think happened?”


“Your guess is as good as mine.” The last thing I wanted to think about was what could have happened. I peered into the fog that seemed to have sprung up out of nowhere. “Is this usual? I don’t recall hearing about fog in this part of the Amazon.”


“I’ve got no idea.” And since Leo didn’t seem too concerned, I brushed aside my curiosity. I’d talk about it with Dr. Avila once we’d arrived at camp.


Sound drifted across the water, muffled by the fog. However, I could distinguish Sam discussing the best way to showcase the hand back at the lab and the body he hoped to find that belonged to it.


Leo heard as well. “Does he really think we’ll find something out here?”


Chapter 74