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

“What’s wrong?” The air was too warm and humid to cause her shiver.


She smiled and shook her head. “Someone must have walked across my grave.”


I tucked her against my side and rubbed her upper arm in an attempt to share a little warmth.


“Considering you saved my life, it’s the least I can do.” Although I should do more and tell her the facts regarding her fiancé. “Dinah—”


“I’m glad that Manolo Viejo didn’t come with us,” she murmured, distracting me.


“So am I.” Other than Sam and Carlos, no one knew what Viejo had tried to do to me.


No more than he scared me. It disturbed me that a strong woman like Dinah would be frightened by a bastard like Dr. Avila’s son. I tightened my arm around her shoulders. “We would have taken care of him.” As long as we saw him coming.


Chapter 85