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

The riverboat was under water by this time—the bottom must have been completely torn out for it to sink so quickly—only the conning tower still visible, and the two remaining men treaded water.


“Help us. For the love of God, help us!”


A signal from the captain had Ulisses and Fabricio leaping forward to help Cristovao, who was already reaching for the man who’d shot himself. The man who’d gone to save him gave a screech and disappeared under the water, while the other one almost climbed over Cristovao to get on board the Adelina. So much for honor.


“What’s happening?” The men stared into the water as blood suddenly fountained to the surface.


“Antunes…something yanked him under the water.”


He shrugged and huddled on the deck, shivering.


“Tie him up,” the captain ordered. “And someone bandage his leg.”


Cristovao was closest, but Fabricio and Ulisses did the job.


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