Review: A Series you won't want to miss !
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 6, 2013
I already own all these books and love them!  Since it's now available in a box set (yay!) I wanted to add all my reviews of the books here as well!  Definitely check them out- Olivia is a wonderful author!Witch Way Bends (Book 1):Witch Way Bends is a wonderfully written book!  While it seems to be a paranormal thriller/mystery there is enjoy romance thrown in throughout the book that I'd definitely recommend it to my fellow romance readers. I actually read the book 3 times before sitting down to write this review because I loved it so much and that , my friends, is pure love. The book has wonderful flow, no stagnant parts that you want to skip thru (some of my favorite authors can go for 2 pages on the type of cushion on a chair- argh) and not moving so quickly that you get lost.  The highs and lows are perfectly situated- I laughed, cried and even maybe "awww'd" aloud a time or two.  It's hard to pick a favorite character because they were all so great.  I do feel pulled to Langston and Roon though, perhaps it's a bit of the mystery they both represent that I want to know MORE!!  Plus I know this is the first of 3 and am hoping that we'll learn more on all the supporting characters soon!  What sealed it in my head as best book ever was my favorite quote from Devan's  "imaginary friend" Roon ~  "Everything has a purpose.  Pain, joy, hurt, death, life, magic-  all of it fits.  You are in this moment because you were meant to be."  I believe that 100 percent.Bitten Shame (Book 2) :I adored Witch Way Bends (Book 1 in the Bend-Bite-Shift trilogy) and I always worry a little that the rest of the trilogy just won't match up quite as well. As much as I liked the first one, I love the second book (Bitten Shame) even more!! I will warn you that this book jumps back and forth from the present and the past- something that normally I can't handle. I get bored/distracted and boom I'm gone.. I don't have the attention span to follow two story lines at the same time. This time was definitely the exception because somehow Olivia got it just right. In fact, I loved this book so much that I finished it in the time my youngest was at preschool! Talk about absorbed in a book! lol!Bitten Shame continues where Witch Way Bends left off only we are now following Jill (Devan's vampire friend). We finally learn more background into how Jill became a vampire and why sh!Shifty Business :Shifty Business takes us on a journey (back in book 1 timeline but a side jaunt) to learn more about Gerry and Nicky.  Gerry is a shape-shifting witch while her partner, Nicky is a dhampir.  They have both been in previous books and their relationship was a little obscure.  I was deeply surprised to find out that they were secretly married earlier !  Talk about keeping secrets!!  A dhampir ( 1/2 human & 1/2 vampire) is pretty much the low rung in the paranormal ladder and Nicky felt it was better for Gerry to keep their marriage a secret.After being given a mysterious silver box by a little girl, Gerry is plagued by mental attacks and puts herself into a coma-like state in order to survive.  Nicky must not only get them somewhere safe and hide the slver box, but he must also figure out how to get Gerry to wake up again.  Enter : old voodoo woman.  Oh my, just when I think Olivia can't outdo herself, she does it again. I absolutely LOVED the scenes with the voodoo woman. She reminded me vaguely of my grandma (only minus the voodoo, ha). Eventually, with the help of Langston & voodoo lady, Nicky is able to awaken Gerry and they must go forward to fight not only the Org but The Company (who they 'work' for).  Shifty Business is once again better than I expected. Olivia Hardin continues to outdo herself.Each book in the trilogy could be read alone but they also compliment each other so well!  One thing that relieved me to learn - while Trilogy = 3, the series will not end with this book.  Olivia has more in store for us.. which is a good thing because otherwise I'd be hounding and endlessly stalking her until she gave me MORE!!  Personally, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the next hit in the series comes in the form of Roon because I'm just a tiny bit in love with him right now.