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

I’ll be with you. Tendrils of warmth entered my mind, soothing me. I’ll always keep you safe. He turned me around, drew me back against his body, and adjusted his length behind me. He vibrated gently, and I relaxed.


What didn’t you want to tell me in front of Maggie?


He sighed. D’ilians mature rapidly because they don’t have a very long lifespan.


What? I sat up abruptly. But Maggie’s parent?


It was the descendant of my first chief engineer. Their knowledge is hardwired into their cells and is passed down from parent to offspring. Whatever their newest offspring learns is passed down as well.


My mouth went dry.How long will we have it?


Probably until it’s ready to reproduce. It’s difficult to tell, going by ship time. My D’ilian’s grandparent was part of my crew when we first headed out.


It was going to break his heart when we lost it. It was going to break mine as well.


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