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

“That’s so, and who knows where that bastard has gotten to,” da Rosa snapped. He was still annoyed he’d been taken in by the man.


“If you report the incident, we will all be held up in Manaus, possibly for months.”


“This is true,” the captain had to concede. “I have a number of…um…fishing trips booked, and frankly, I can’t afford to lose the revenue they’ll provide.”


I blinked. Once again he didn’t sound like an uneducated fisherman. I gazed around, but no one else commented, so neither did I.


They all turned to look at me, and I had to nod. I just wanted to get back to the lagoon.


“What will you do, my dear Doctor Dinah?” Carlos asked.


“I’ll remain in Manaus until Leo is released from hospital.” An ambulance was waiting at the dock to take him to a local facility. “His head wound may prove to be minor, but I intend to make sure there are no lasting ill effects.”


Chapter 111