Bishop's Queen (Endgame Trilogy #2)
by Katie Reus
Blurb:
They used to call
Evan Bishop the golden boy. He had it all and was about to close the business
deal of a lifetime, then marry the woman of his dreams. But everything goes to
hell when a faceless enemy wants to destroy his family’s empire and see him dead.
Except the bomb meant to kill him fails. He wakes up from a coma to find his
face scarred and his brother missing and wanted for murder. Now that he’s
damaged, he hides away from the world—including the woman he loves. He refuses
to be a burden to her, so even though it destroys him, he sets her free.
She’s about to prove him wrong…
Isla MacDonald
isn’t walking away from Evan just because he’s decided to shut her out of his
life. He blames himself for the bombing that got her father killed and nearly
killed him—but he’s wrong. After all attempts to see him fail, with a broken
heart she tries to resume her life and take over her father’s firm. Though it’s
not her dream, she wants to honor his legacy and finish the deal that will save
thousands of jobs. But when someone tries to kill her—twice—she needs a
bodyguard. To her surprise Evan steps up and insists on protecting her, putting
on a show as the caring fiancé. But he won’t let her back into his life or into
his heart. To have any chance at a future together, they’ll have to resurrect
the past and stay alive long enough to expose the man determined to see them
both dead.
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 4.25 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
OMG so many feels and so much emotional pain
in one story. Isla and Evan’s story picks up right where this last story left
off and we finally get to see these two overcome their issues in order to be
together and move on. There is so much
happening in this one, including finding out what really happened in the very
beginning to lead to the death of Isla’s father and the attack that separated
them in the first place. Katie Reus has
been stealing my heart and mind for a long time with her different series, but
this one is getting more and more interesting, even going in knowing that it
will only be three stories long, which makes me a little bit sad honestly. Evan push Isla away in the first of this
trilogy after his attack left him scarred for life, knowing she deserved better
than him and that he would never be good enough for her again. Isla fought with
everything in her to keep Evan, even though she was also dealing with the loss
of her father, but she refused to let the man she loved leave her, until
finally she couldn’t fight any more for a man that just didn’t seem to want her
anymore. Moving on with her life, to the
best of her capability, she only has a few tasks left in order to fulfill her responsibilities
to her late father before she can let her old life go, when suddenly everything
blows up in her face. Once again Evan is
right there, determined to push his way into her life and protect her from
every danger, except the danger he poses to her heart. Evan has never stopped
loving Isla and now that she is in danger he refuses to let her go, but as they
spend more time together it gets harder and harder to accept that he might have
to let her go again someday. I loved Isla and she was one of the strongest
female characters I have read in a long time, simply because despite the damage
that Evan did to her heart, she never truly stopped loving him. She was determined to release him like he
demanded, but she also knew she had to protect her heart at all costs; she
never stopped loving him and knew that she had to get away from him in order find
any safety for herself. When she finds
herself in danger, she accepts that Evan being in her life is a necessary evil
and will keep her heart safe even if she can’t keep away from him. Evan has decided that keeping away from Isla is
highly overrated and that the time has come for him to reclaim the only woman
he has ever loved. She is in danger from an unknown killer and there is no way
he will risk her safety, even as she fights him and their love, but he will use
everything at his disposable to make her accept him back in her life. The passion between them is beyond undeniable
and the heat is enough to burn up the entire city, even when it is just them
fighting the passion and each other for dominance in their relationship. I am seriously loving this trilogy and this
family of badass alphas that have captured the hearts of even more interesting
people. I cannot wait to see the last
Bishop come out of hiding, face those that have set him up as a traitor, and
find his own mate. Damn Katie is a true Mistress of Sensual Romance and her
grasp of human nature and relationships is magical.
*ebook provided by publisher (via
NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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