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

“No need to cover up on my account.”


I forced myself to keep walking, as if I hadn’t heard his sultry whisper.


Dinah stood at the top of the stairs, the expression on her face leaving no doubt that she had heard it. I was about to step around her and head below deck. Slender fingers closed around my wrist, belying the strength in them. Her grip tightened to the point of the bones in my wrist grinding together painfully, and I struggled to conceal how disconcerted her action made me.


“Why didn’t you tell me?” she demanded in a whisper.


“Excuse me?” But I was fairly sure I knew what she was talking about when she flicked a cool glance toward her fiancé. Sam had turned away and was gazing down into the lagoon’s calm waters.


“I’d like to speak with you.” She smiled, but her gaze was anything but warm.


I swallowed and nodded. “Just let me get decent.”


Chapter 100