Witch Way Bends (Book 1 of the Bend-Bite-Shift Trilogy) [Kindle Edition]

Olivia Hardin (Author)

Book Description

Devan Stowe has only one thing on her mind—shutting down her father’s child trafficking business. Her determination sets her on a journey to discover her true strength and the one man she was destined to love.

In his arms, she’ll learn the meaning of trust, honor, and courage. She will unlock an amazing gift that will free her from her past and open up a future full of magic, faeries and more things than she ever imagined possible.

But no good deed goes unpunished, and Devan’s quest may have deadly consequences not only for her, but for those she cares most about.

Intended for readers 18 and up.

Books Currently Available by Olivia Hardin

BEND-BITE-SHIFT TRILOGY
Witch Way Bends (Book 1)
Bitten Shame (Book 2)
Shifty Business (Book 3)
Short story “Tell A Soul” in the Cupid Painted Blind Anthology

MAUCS SERIES
Trolling for Trouble – A Novelette (MAUCs Series One)
Tangled Up In Trouble (MAUCs Series Two) – Coming Spring 2013

Short Story “Dark Road Winding” in the Once Upon a Midnight Dreary Anthology

FOR LOVE OF FAE TRILOGY Coming Late in 2013


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Product Details

• File Size: 372 KB
• Print Length: 296 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B006DNUJ3G
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,309 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
  • #69 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Romance > Mystery & Suspense > Suspense

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 51 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars What a fun read! January 18, 2012

By Delphina TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Kindle Edition

I am not even really sure where to begin. There was so much I liked about this book. While I am going to try really hard not to give any spoilers that will impact your enjoyment of this story, I can not guarantee that I will not inadvertently over share. I apologize in advance, if I do. This is the first book in a trilogy about a woman who discovers she is a witch, as she is helping to bring down an evil organization. I know this sounds like many witch story arcs, but this story is anything, but typical. It incorporates familiar lore with new lore, making for very interesting characters and plot twists.

I'll tell you what I liked about it:

* Devan is a character I could easily relate to and care about. She is strong, yet vulnerable. She cares about others and often puts their needs before her own, but is never a door mat. While she is struggling with a horrid past, she uses it not as a weakness, but as the strength she needs to move forward and make things right.

* This book has witches, vampires, a faery-witch, a shaman, dhampirs, and a sheoque.

*I love that the characters are in their mid-thirties (or older - hundreds of years old ;0)). So many of books in this genre have young adult aged characters and I loved having characters closer to my age.

* You finish the story feeling like the story is complete, yet wanting more. There is no "I can not believe the author ended this here and now I have to wait months/a year to find out the end of the story" angst.

*Neither the love story nor the mystery/adventure overshadowed the other. It is a nice blend making this a good book for people who love romance as well as those loving the suspense of a good vs evil conflict.

*The bending in this book (this may be spoilerish) is the bending of time and the author somehow avoided most all of the things that usually irk me about this sort of thing. I am an uber geek about time distortions of any kind, so this made me happy.

*Laugh if you will, but this book gave me a brilliant recipe idea I can not wait to try and a fun desserty sandwich to make at home. The recipe they used was basically a grilled fluffernutter (so yummy). My brilliant (possibly brilliant, possibly yuck, but I am thinking optimistically)is a nutella/fluff sandwich grilled. If you try it before I get to the store for nutella, please let me know how it is.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the next two books in this series. I am thinking it will have more Vamps (since it is bite) and I do love vamps. I think I know what shift will be about, but I will wait until number two gets out so I do not look foolish by jumping to conclusions ;). I will say, for the record, I do not believe it will be were related. Those of you who know me, probably realize I can not wait to find out and I will probably pester the author about my idea within minutes of posting this hehehe.

This is not a YA book and I would recommend it for people 18 and older. The violence is not too dark, but there are scenes of adult fun not geared towards a younger audience.

I received this as an arc, so I can not comment on the formatting or proof reading of the final product. I use a kindle and the formatting seemed really strong. There were some editing errors, but they were not distracting to me (the nerd) and may have been fixed before the final product was released.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart, Sexy, Fun November 27, 2011

By Sarah M Ross

Format:Kindle Edition

As an avid fan of Paranormal Romance, this book gave me everything I was looking for. The story is a fresh twist on witches and other paranormal beings and the plot was never dull, keeping my interest from beginning to end. I really enjoyed the banter between the characters, especially Langston. The mentor/sidekick quickly became one of my new favorite characters. Ms. Hardin does a great job telling Devan's story. I am very much looking forward to her next book. This is an author to watch out for!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! November 27, 2011

By Book Obsession

Format:Kindle Edition

This book was fantastic and held my interest until the end. Olivia Hardin's writing style is excellent and her storytelling abilities are great! I loved the chemistry between Devan and Kent and all the secondary characters were fun! I can't wait to read more of this series!

More About the Author

Olivia Hardin realized early on how strange she was to have complete movie-like character dreams as a child. Eventually she began putting those vivid dreams to paper and was rarely without her spiral notebooks full of those mental ramblings. Her forgotten vision of becoming an author was realized when she connected with a group of amazingly talented and fabulous writers who gave her lots of direction and encouragement. With a little extra push from family and friends, she hunkered down to get lost in the words. She's also an insatiable crafter who only completes about 1 out of 5 projects, a jogger who hates to run, and is sometimes accused of being artistic, though she's generally too much of a perfectionist to appreciate her own work. A native Texas girl, Olivia lives in the beautiful Lone Star state with her husband and their puppy Bonnie.