Bishop's Endgame (Endgame Trilogy #3)
by Katie Reus
Blurb:
He kidnapped a
princess to exact revenge.
Set up for a
crime he didn’t commit, Ellis Bishop takes the law into his own hands to exact
justice and clear his name. Unfortunately, that means he has to kidnap a crime
boss’s daughter—a perfect mafia princess, set to become queen of a dirty
empire. What he didn’t count on was falling for his mortal enemy’s daughter.
He wasn’t
supposed to fall for her.
Arianna hates the
man who kidnapped her, but soon she realizes that things aren’t what they seem.
Ellis was framed by her stepfather and is trying to clear his name. If she
helps him, it means betraying her family. But how can she turn her back on him
when he’s innocent… when her stepfather turns out to be a monster she never really
knew at all?
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 4.5 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
The final Bishop sibling is up in this series
finale as Ellis finally gets the chance to prove his innocence of all wrong
doing and clear his name. Katie Reus has
been building to this ending in the last two stories, with the last two
siblings finding their hearts and solving crimes in their own right, but the
big ending is an amazing experience.
Ellis Bishop has been on the run for almost a year after being set up
for killing his best friend and partner, but now is the time he will solve the
crime clear his name. It just calls for
a little kidnapping of the woman he knows is dirty—the daughter of the killer
and crime lord. Arianna has no idea why
she has been kidnapped and the man who took her must be crazy for claiming she
is a criminal mastermind. When he shows her the evidence that he has on her, she
slowly begins to understand that her step-father has been using her in his
criminal enterprise and her anger and disgust lead her to offer her assistance
in bringing him to justice. Arianna and
Ellis are soon deep into an operation, working together with a few others they
can trust in order to bring down the killer. But as they spend more time
together, Arianna and Ellis are not able to deny that their attraction is
developing into something much deeper and in the end their relationship might
be what puts them into danger when the killer catches onto their plans. Ellis is such a sweet guy, despite being a
little bit confused as to the truth about Arianna’s personality and involvement
in her step-father’s crimes. He is determined
to prove he is not the killer and to bring the traitor who caused his friend's death to
justice as well, even if it costs him everything, until Arianna shows him the future
they could have. He is sexy, badass, and
such a good guy but one that is at his wits end working on his own. I loved
seeing him in action and once he saw the error he’s made, he is instantly truly
remorseful and shows Arianna the truly good guy he is. Arianna is pissed as hell at Ellis in the
beginning, and she lets that spunk and sass show, not willing to be a victim
ever again and I loved her immensely for it.
She stands up for herself, fighting for herself every step of the way,
even when she is terrified, and when she begins to work with Ellis she demands
equal partnership and makes him understand that only with trust and
understanding do they have a chance at a future together. I enjoyed getting to know Arianna and she was
obviously a good match for Ellis, and would make a good addition for the
Bishop family. The intensity of the pull
between Ellis and Arianna is apparent, even when they are both fighting it
because they are on opposite sides, but once they embrace their attraction the passion
that fuels their relationship is fantastic. I was a bit sad to see the series
end but certainly enjoyed reading the ending and finally seeing Ellis returned
to the Bishop fold, finally clearing his name and returning to his life with a
new relationship and direction in life too.
I am looking forward to whatever comes next for Katie Reus in her contemporary
writing and cannot wait to read it. Another series ends with a bang.
*eBook provided by publisher (via
NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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