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

Uncle Lyn sauntered over. “It seems everything has been resolved?”


“I hope so. I’ve promised to write Sam a letter of recommendation for Stonington-Wolcott.”


“Hardly. I just want him out of my life.”


“I can’t say I blame you. He…uh…made a pass at me on the trip upriver.”


“Oh God.” Uncle Lyn wasn’t even gay.


“No need to worry.” He chuckled and patted my shoulder. “I’ve dealt with worse than him. You’re looking well, much better than the last time I’d seen you.”


“Wasn’t that before I left for South Africa?”


“Yes.” He smiled at me. “You’ve never looked happier.”


“In that case, I won’t ask if you’d consider coming home.”


“I thought as much. You said in the letter to your parents you’d found your heart’s desire.”


I raised an eyebrow. “They let you read it?”


“I didn’t give them much choice. I wanted to know how that trip to South Africa worked out—”


Chapter 132