In the desert town of Cambio Springs, the water is cool, the summers sizzle, and all the residents wear fur, feathers, or snakeskin on full moon nights. In a world of cookie-cutter shifter romance, head to the desert for something different. In “Long Ride Home,” Jena Crowe escaped the Springs ten years ago. Now, she’s heading home with two boys to start a new life. With her husband’s ghost keeping her company on the road, Jena will learn that moving back and moving backward aren’t necessarily the same thing, and sometimes the places you try to escape are exactly where you need to fall. In “Five Mornings,” Alex McCann and Teodora ‘Ted’ Vasquez never had a simple relationship… but you couldn’t call it a boring one either. Five mornings in their past shape who they will become to each other. To their families. And to the mysterious town they call home. In Stings & Arrows, Sean Quinn escaped Cambio Springs with nothing but the clothes on his back, fleeing from a scorned clan, an unearned reputation, and the weight of family history. Wandering the world as a travel photographer suited him, until he met one fellow wanderer who would upset everything he thought about his future. Strange Dreams is an anthology of two previously published short stories, “Long Ride Home” and “Five Mornings,” with an all new prequel novella, Slings and Arrows, by ten-time USA Today bestseller, Elizabeth Hunter, author of the Cambio Springs series and the Elemental Mysteries.

Librarian note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B008N47FNA. The first story in the new paranormal series by Elizabeth Hunter, acclaimed author of the Elemental Mysteries. Welcome to Cambio Springs. In this small desert town, secrets bubble up from the desert floor, and history is written on the canyon walls. Seven friends will gather at the crossroads, because in Cambio Springs, everything—and everyone—changes. Jena Crowe escaped the Springs ten years ago. Now, she’s heading home with two boys to start a new life. With her husband’s ghost keeping her company on the road, Jena will learn that moving back and moving backward aren’t necessarily the same thing, and sometimes the places you try to escape are exactly where you need to fall. Three nights to say goodbye. Three days to come to grips with the future. For Jena and her two sons, it’s going to be a long ride home. Long Ride Home is a short story of approximately twenty-five pages.

Librarian note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00BOGUGUS. Somedays, Jena Crowe just can’t get a break. Work at her diner never ends, her two boys are bundles of energy, and she’s pretty sure her oldest is about to shift into something furry or feathery. Added to that, changes seem to be coming to the tiny town of Cambio Springs—big changes that not everyone in the isolated town of shapeshifters is thrilled about. Caleb Gilbert was looking for change, and the quiet desert town seemed just the ticket for a more peaceful life. He never counted on violence finding him, nor could he have predicted just how crazy his new life would become. When murder rocks their small community, Caleb and Jena will have to work together. And when the new Chief of Police isn’t put off by any of her usual defenses, Jena may be faced with the most frightening change of all: lowering the defenses around her carefully guarded heart. Shifting Dreams is the first novel in Cambio Springs, the new paranormal romance series from Elizabeth Hunter, author of the best-selling Elemental Mysteries series.

Librarian note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00JX5A55S. One morning can change everything. Five mornings can change a life. Friends. Lovers. Enemies. Allies. Alex McCann and Teodora ‘Ted’ Vasquez never had a simple relationship. But you couldn’t call it a boring one, either. Five mornings in their past shape who they will become to each other. To their families. And to the mysterious town they call home. “Five Mornings” is a short story of approximately 36 pages set in the Cambio Springs universe. Also included is an exclusive first look at Alex and Ted’s full-length novel, DESERT BOUND, coming Fall 2014. From Elizabeth Hunter, bestselling author of the Elemental Mysteries and the Irin Chronicles.

Librarian note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00N1D8A2I. Wolf shifter, Alex McCann, and mountain lion shifter, Teodora "Ted" Vasquez, came from rival clans. They left Cambio Springs together. Ted came back; Alex didn't. Now years later, the future alpha of the McCann wolves has returned with plans to bring new life to the dying desert community-plans that could change everything for the isolated enclave of shapeshifters in the California desert. As the town's doctor, Ted has concerns about exposing her community to outsiders. The two former lovers are at each other's throats. And everyone is watching to see what happens. But when murder once again strikes Cambio Springs, can they overcome their past to help the community they both call home? And can the love they once shared burn again when so many stand against it? Desert Bound is an contemporary fantasy romance. It is the second book in the Cambio Springs Mysteries series by ten-time USA Today bestselling author, Elizabeth Hunter.

Librarian note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B015D9ZDC2. When everything you’ve longed for is standing right in front of you, would you find the courage to chase it when you’ve given up on dreams? Fox shifter Alison Smith gave up on happy endings when her ex-husband walked out, but that didn’t mean she was allowed to give up on happy. With four growing kids, Allie is determined to look on the bright side and carry on, even when life seems to keep kicking the girl who’s fallen down. Four kids, two jobs, and a pile of debt left over from her ex seem overwhelming most days. Luckily, Allie has the best friends a girl could ask for. Especially a certain quiet bear who’s always been her rock. Patient. Oliver Campbell knows what it means to be patient. But twenty years of wanting one unavailable woman may have pushed him to the edge. With Allie working every night at his bar, their friendship has begun to fracture. Then old ghosts offer one more kick to the little family that’s already down, and patience is a virtue Ollie can no longer afford. Allie’s ex-husband may be gone, but his actions are haunting his family. With danger licking the borders of Cambio Springs, the bear and the fox will have to work together. And twenty years of unspoken truths may finally come to light. WAKING HEARTS is the third paranormal romance novel in the Cambio Springs Mysteries series.

Sean Quinn returned to Cambio Springs to help his family find their way out of trouble—not uncommon in this desert town of shapeshifters—but before he can hit the road again, a new threat emerges on the border of his family home, a threat that could leave Sean stuck in the Springs just when he’s most desperate to leave. And one unsuspecting human might be stuck right there with him. Ever since Juniper Hawkins came to Cambio Springs to visit her big brother, strange things keep happening, not the least was running into the man who’d almost made her change her wandering ways. Juni wasn’t the kind of woman who settled down, even when the object of her affection was a tall, dark, and handsome photographer who kissed her senseless then abandoned her in Southeast Asia. Not that she was still irritated about that. DUST BORN is a brand new novel in the Cambio Springs Mysteries, a paranormal romance series by ten time USA Today Bestselling author, Elizabeth Hunter.