Cover Reveal: Shifting Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter

Release Date: March 5, 2013

Shifting Dreams (Cambio Springs #1)

Elizabeth Hunter

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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.

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Guest Post: Eleven Classic Movies on Netflix by Paul Taylor

11 Classic Movies on Netflix

I love to watch Classic films. Ones from the 1930s and 1940s really make me smile. However, they are hard to find. Even the classic television station does not always have the movies on that I feel like watching. That is why I was so pleased when Netflix began offering classic films to download and stream to my computer or game console. Since that time I have watched a lot of great classic films. Some of them are old favorites, but some of them are ones I had never seen before. Here are some of the great classic films that I have watched on Netflix streaming:

• The Charlie Chan series – I love mysteries with a bit of humor and this series really does fit the bill. It follows the adventures of an Asian-American police detective from Hawaii, played by Sidney Toler, and his wayward sons and usually their African-American friend and all around helper Birmingham Brown (Mantan Moreland). They solve murders with humor and fortune cookie speech, which is a little stereotypical but adds a charming quality to the films. The Charlie Chan series on Netflix consists of six films:
• Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
• The Chinese Cat
• Meeting at Midnight
• The Jade Mask
• The Scarlet Clue
• The Shanghai Cobra

• The Lady Eve – Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda, this screwball comedy is all about the con artist. Jean is a con artist on a cruise ship with her father. They set their sights on a naive but wealthy heir to a fortune, Pike, but Jean accidently falls in love with him. When Pike finds out about her and her father, though, he dumps her. She follows him and pretends to be the rich and cultured Lady Eve. Deluded and still in love with her, Pike goes along with the farce. They end up together in the end, but the trip is a wild one.

• Sabrina – Starring Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden, this film is one of my all-time favorites. The story of a chauffeur’s daughter who goes off to Paris to forget her unrequited love for the youngest son (Holden) of her father’s employer. While there she grows up into a dazzling young woman and returns, drawing the attention of the engaged younger son. However his older brother (Bogart) wants the marriage to go through for business reasons so he gets his brother out of the picture for a while and woos Sabrina himself, counting on sending her away to ‘meet’ him in Paris. What he does not count on is falling in love with her. Will he throw millions away for the love of Sabrina? You will have to watch and find out!

• I Was a Male War Bride –Starring Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan, this is another screwball comedy. Grant, a French officer marries Sheridan, an officer in the United States Women's Army Corps. However, in order for him to come to America with her he has to have the proper paperwork. The only problem is that there is no paperwork for a man! Through many trials and tribulations Grant must explain over and over again why he is a ‘war bride’ and entitled to the same services as the women around him. Full of great scenes and even a cross-dressing scene that will make you fall over with laughter, Grant eventually makes it onboard the ship to America… in the brig. The funniest thing is that this movie is based on a true story!

• Monkey Business – Starring Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, and Marilyn Monroe, this film is another comedy that is packed with laughs. The idea is that Grant is a scientist working on a youth elixir. When he leaves the room, however, his chimp mixes a formula of her own and pours it into the water cooler. After drinking the water, Grant, Rogers and even Coburn revert to a child-like state where they play pranks, make messes and just have a ball. Grant drinks more water and strips off his jacket to play outside while Rogers takes a nap. Somehow a baby shows up and when Rogers wakes in her normal state she fears that Grant has been turned into the baby! Hilarity ensues and eventually Grant shows back up, but no one can figure out which elixir it was that did the job.

• McLintock! –Want a little wild west mixed in with your comedy? Look no further than this great film. Starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, this odd couple only gets together for one thing, their daughter. When she brings home a pansy from college to marry, Wayne will have none of it. O’Hara, of course, does not take this lying down. Between the two of them they get the whole town engaged in their battle, with O’Hara running through the streets from Wayne in her undergarments at the end. However everyone gets what is coming to them. Not a film for feminists in the least, it is still amusing in a head shaking, macho kind of way.

• White Christmas – One of my favorite Christmas movies, this one has a great cast including Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen, and Rosemary Clooney. With a wonderful collection of songs and a sweet attitude, this film about romance and friendship will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy inside. When successful entertainers run across the failing lodge of their old army general and friend, they decide to (secretly) help him out. What follows is an elaborate song and dance routine with misunderstandings galore.

• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir – A romantic film with a happy/sad ending, this one stars Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. Gene is a widow who moves into a haunted house with her maid and young daughter. The ghost of an old sea captain (Rex) appears to her and she convinces him to leave her daughter alone as she is “too young for ghosts.” As her income disappears and she struggles to provide for her daughter, the captain tells her his memoirs so she can sell them. She successfully writes the book and falls in love with him along the way, but he tells her their love is doomed and to find a real man. He convinces her that he is just a dream and fades away, leaving her to find romance with another writer. However, she discovers that the man is already married. Brokenhearted, she returns to the house. The ending is something you will have to see for yourself.

• Move Over, Darling – Another romantic comedy, this one is a remake of My Favorite Wife but I think Doris Day and James Garner are the perfect couple for this film. The idea is that Day and Garner are in a plane crash. Day is missing and after five years of looking for her unsuccessfully, Garner decides to have her declared dead and remarry. However, the day he gets married, Day is found. They reunite before the honeymoon where Garner then discovers that Day had been living alone on an island with a handsome and athletic man. Of course trouble comes as Day, the fiancé, the other man and Garner try to untangle their relationships.

• The Inspector General – Starring Danny Kaye, this musical comedy is one that you will have to see to believe. The tale of an illiterate gypsy who is mistaken for the Inspector General and then avoids assassination multiples times by a corrupt governor and his friends, Kaye is hilarious in his song and dance routines and slapstick action. When the real inspector comes, the only virtuous one in the whole gang is Kaye. So, instead of being punished for imitating the inspector, Kaye gets the girl, gets rewarded, and the government officials are punished instead. The ultimate underdog win.

• His Girl Friday –Starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, and Ralph Bellamy, this is another screwball comedy. The idea is that newspaper reporter Grant is still in love with his ex-wife Russell who is about to marry Bellamy and settle down in small town suburbia. However, Grant does not take this lying down. He coerces his ex into covering one last story with him. They get caught up with a mysteriously innocent murderer and try to prove his innocence before he is executed. Along the way Bellamy tries to convince Russell to leave with him as scheduled but eventually gives up in defeat. Full of humor, excitement, and the fastest talking you will ever hear, this film is a must see.

These are just a few of the films that Netflix offers. There are many more and other genres as well. Check out these classics for a laugh, romance, or mystery!

Author Bio:

Paul and his wife Julie both spend quite a bit of time coming up with ideas, blogging, and researching all things related to childcare. They take care of all the necessary information related to www.babysittingjobs.com. He personally thinks his blog will help in finding information on all things related to a babysitter.

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Dani learned much too young that fairy tales do not exist for some kids. With an abusive, alcoholic mother that blames her daughter for her own shortcomings and a father that turns a blind eye in order to maintain his own sanity, Dani’s only means of survival is to escape within her mind. After five years of living in hell, Dani finally catches a break. A new family, a new home, and a new life give her the childhood she never had. Just as it seems her life has turned around, fate has other plans. When it all unravels, a teenage Dani sets out on her own. With nothing left, she finds an unlikely hero ready to rescue her from herself and her past. Will Dani be able to put her ghosts to rest or will the past force her to a last resort—revenge?

Cat’s Eye Marble is a heartbreaking journey showing the power of a child’s mind to survive the unspeakable as well as what happens when the walls of defense come crumbling to the ground.

Cover Reveal: Recalled by Cambria Hebert

Get ready for something new and exciting from Cambria Hebert!

Cover Art by MaeIDesign.com

Title: Recalled

Series: Death Escorts

Author: Cambria Hebert

Genre: Young Adult Romance with paranormal, thriller and mystery elements

Release Date: February 15, 2013

Format: Print and Ebook

Publisher: Cambria Hebert

A little info about the series: Death Escorts is a new series from the author of the Heven and Hell series. This series is unique because each book acts as a stand alone, meaning that you don't have to read all the books in order to understand each of them. They are all based off of the same idea (that idea being the characters are all Death Escorts) and will have some of the same characters in each book. The series is for young adults and beyond and encompasses the elements of romance, thriller, paranormal and fantasy. You will not see vampires, shifters, witches, fae or any type of those kinds of characters in this series.

Love or Death? A simple question really. The choice seems obvious. But. 

What if you never knew love, what if your life was spent just trying to survive? 

What if you knew your fate before you were fully grown?

And then you died.

And you were given another chance. A better chance.

This new life depended upon one thing: your job. And so you agreed. 

You thought it would be simple. You thought it would be cut and dry.

It never is.

And now you are left holding the fate of someone else in the palm of your 

hand and you have to make the ultimate choice.

Love or Death?

Cambria Hebert is the author of the young adult paranormal Heven and Hell series and the upcoming Death Escorts series. She loves a caramel latte, hates math and is afraid of chickens (yes, chickens). She went to college for a bachelor’s degree, couldn’t pick a major and ended up with a degree in cosmetology. So rest assured her characters will always have good hair. She currently lives in Pennsylvania, where she is plotting her next book. You can find out more about Cambria and her work by visiting http://www.cambriahebert.com.

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