Shifting Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter is the premier of her Cambio Springs series. Cambio Springs is a small tight knit community of shifters all descended from the original seven families who founded the town and became shifters after drinking from the fresh water spring. Now the town has fallen on hard times due to the close of the nearby military base, but changes are coming. A proposal for a new exclusive resort taking advantage of the natural (non-magical) springs in the area offers the promise of jobs if the idea can pass the town council.
Jena Crowe has her hands full running the local diner and raising her two sons alone. She isn't looking for love. Caleb Gilbert arrives looking for a change as the newly hired police chief. He finds a challenge in Jena. Then Jena's grandmother (who is temporarily holding up the new resort project) is murdered, and all evidence points to one of the shifters being responsible.
I've previously read in Hunter's original Elemental series, so I decided to give this one a try. She did an excellent job of blending mystery and romance and the chaos of ordinary life. Like her other series the depth of the secondary characters and development of the worldview were excellent. 5 stars.
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