The Story in 4 Sentences or Less: Ellis Bishop was framed for a murder he didn’t commit and he has been on the run since and looking for a way to bring the real murderers to justice so he kidnaps a crime boss’s daughter. At first Ariana doesn’t know why she was kidnapped but when she finds out she’s determined to help Ellis clear his name even if it means betraying the only family she’s ever known. Ariana can’t go to the police because of her connection to Ellis so she heads straight into the lair of the monster in the hopes that she’ll find the evidence to prove that Ellis is innocent.








Like It? Hate it? Love it? Why? Well I was really looking forward to Ellis’ story from the beginning of this trilogy because the poor guy was framed for his friend’s murder and had to go into hiding. He’s been on the run and is desperate to not only clear his name but bring down the real murderer and those that helped him. So what did I think of the last book in the Endgame Trilogy? 

Well Bishop’s Endgame stands on its own just fine but when you compare it to the previous books in the series it doesn’t quite measure up and here’s why:

For the circumstances that Ellis found himself in, he sure spent a lot of time thinking about how a relationship with Ariana was impossible. He was more a forlorn lover than a man determined to get justice for his murdered friend. That’s not to say I didn’t like Ellis, he’s a good guy but his character was more suited for a contemporary romance and not a romantic suspense. A lot of his identity was wrapped up in his growing feelings for Ariana and it felt like his attention wasn’t fully on clearing his name. And he had a martyr complex that seemed out of place to me.

Ariana had a similar hang-up as well. She was more into her own internal dialogue about how she didn’t think she was going to have a chance with Ellis outside of their situation than the fact that she was caught up in a criminal’s net with a total stranger who was wanted for murder. And maybe it’s just me but I found Ariana to be kind of bland and uninteresting compared to the previous two heroines, one of which is Ellis’ sister Evie. I just felt like Ariana was more of a damsel in distress than I’m used to with this author. 

And the third thing about Bishop’s Endgame that didn’t work for me was the insta-love happening with Ellis and Ariana. One moment Ariana was terrified of Ellis and the next the two are halfway in love and they hadn’t even had time to build a believable romance outside of a physical attraction. I had a hard time believing that their relationship was a forever kind. 

That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy Bishop’s Endgame, I did. It had action and mystery and of course the Bishop siblings were reunited and Evie came out in a few scenes and I just love her to pieces. I enjoyed the way the plot wrapped up with the truth of the murder coming out and Ellis getting his life back. 

Click It or Skip It? Click it. I did expect more from this book and the heroine but it’s was still a good read. I’m looking forward to the next romantic suspense book from this author.

The final story in Endgame Trilogy, Bishop’s Endgame is amazing. I have enjoyed this series immensely and the conclusion is compelling. Engaging characters combined with a well delivered storyline makes this a must read. I highly recommend you go grab it and start reading

I was unable to log on and download my Kindle format before this book was archived. Will purchase and review anyways because I love Katie Reus’s books!

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My estimated rating at this time = 5 STARS

<i>***Special thanks to NetGalley, KR Press, LLC, and Katie Reus for sharing this ARC COPY with me in exchange for my honest review***</I>

4 stars

I really enjoyed Bishop's Endgame by Katie Reus.

I enjoyed the storyline, it was well paced, entertaining from start to end and I loved watching Ellis and Arianna get their much deserved happily ever after.

Overall, Bishop's Endgame is a good read and a great way to bring the Endgame Trilogy series to a close.

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Heart racing conclusion to a danger filled, action packed, emotionally thrilling adventure that had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. Really enjoyed this cast of intriguing and engaging charters.

Bishop's Endgameby Katie Reus is book Three in the Endgame Trilogy.  This is this is the story of Ellis Bishop and Arianna Stavish. I have read the previous books which do have the underlining story of Ellis but this book can be a standalone book I thought.  Ellis was a DEA agent who now is on the run after his partner was murdered and he was set up to take the fall.  So Ellis has been working to clear his name but hasn't been able to do so.  Ellis feels that now the key is to kidnap the crime boss's Step-daughter Arianna.  Arianna sadly has had a tragic past that she is moving forward to get past and is now a third grade teacher who has no real clue about her step-father.  So at first she is very upset about being taken but then she learns what is really going on and she wants to help Ellis.  This was a very hot exciting read.  Loved this authors writing!

Bishop's Endgame was quite an interesting ride. We know that Ellis has been blamed for a murder but throughout the series we know that he has been framed. We finally get the truth. He's a DEA agent undercover. He has been for awhile and it's taking it's toll with corruption, death, and just never ending secrets. 

One death has changed his life forever and he will get revenge. Arianna is a victim. She's taken and well she has her own issues thanks to the world she's grown up in. She may be young, but she suffered greatly thanks to loss and poor decisions. She's not recovering and this is the last thing she needs. 

When some secrets come to light these two will have to work together to get out alive, but will they be able to stay together? 

It's an adventure that you are not quite sure how it's going to turn out. Arianna and Ellis have a difficult relationship to start out with. I mean hello he kidnapped her and she will never let him forget it. Then there are the truths coming to light, hidden bad guys, family, more bad guys that are not so hidden, lies, and well of course a gun fight. Loved the ending to this series.

Bishop's Endgame is the stunning conclusion to The Bishop series written by Katie Reus.  There are quite a few series I have read that I am sad to say goodbye too. This series would be among that list.
The journey that Katie Reus has taken as on was wild. With suspense, intrigue, and romance.  Electric and fast-paced from the start, and entangled with emotion, and depth; Out of the trilogy, Bishop's Endgame was at the top.

4.25 stars—BISHOP’S ENDGAME is the third and final instalment in Katie Reus’ contemporary, adult ENDGAME erotic, romantic suspense trilogy focusing on the Bishop siblings. This is former DEA agent Ellis Bishop, and grade school teacher Arianna Stavish’ story line. BISHOP’S ENDGAME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.


Told from dual third person perspectives (Ellis and Arianna) BISHOP’S ENDGAME follows the struggle to uncover the truth. Several months earlier DEA Agent Ellis Bishop witnessed the murder of his partner Carter, but reporting the crime found Ellis on the run for the murder he did not commit. Accused in his partner’s murder, Ellis is forced to go into hiding in an effort to stay one step ahead of those pushing to take him down. Fast forward to present day wherein Ellis will kidnap Arianna Stavish, the step- daughter of the man who killed his partner, believing Arianna is as dirty as the man in question. What ensues is the building relationship between Arianna and Ellis, as our couple search for the evidence to prove Ellis is innocent of his partner’s death.


Ellis Bishop can no longer trust the people in charge having witnessed first hand the who and how of his partner’s murder.  With several members of his department on the take, Ellis turns his attention to Arianna Stavish, with woman with whom Ellis will fall in love.  Arianna Stavish is completely unaware of her step-father’s illegal activities, activities that point directly at our story line heroine. Caught between her step-father and her would-be captor, Arianna agrees to help take down everyone involved.


The relationship between Arianna and Ellis begins acrimoniously as Ellis kidnaps our heroine to get to the truth. Believing Arianna is as dirty as her step-father, Ellis is hoping to gather the information needed to take down everyone involved including Arianna Stavish. In hiding, and on the run, Ellis and Arianna will bond and their relationship will grow, as our couple uncover the truth. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.


The secondary and supporting characters include Ellis’ siblings Evan and Evie; Arianna’s step-father Vitaly; Ellis’ mentor and boss Kyle Bird,  as well as several law enforcement. The requisite evil has many faces.


BISHOP’S ENDGAME is a story of family and betrayal; of vengeance, murder and innocence; of acceptance, love and moving forward. The premise is engaging and captivating; the romance is seductive and intense; the characters are energetic, colorful and strong. BISHOP’S ENDGAME is an exciting and thrilling conclusion to Katie Reus’ Endgame trilogy.


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Bishop’s Endgame is the final part in the Endgame Trilogy by Katie Reus and it was a great finale to the romantic/suspense series about the Bishop siblings.  After months on the run, hunted by his former colleagues for the murder of his partner & best friend Charlie, Ellis Bishop has decided to turn the tables on his enemy, taking the law into his own hands by kidnapping his stepdaughter in a desperate attempt to get his life back.  On the surface Arianna is exactly what she appears to be - a devoted elementary school teacher who lives a quiet life but can she really be unaware of the monster her stepfather really is?  Ellis doesn’t think so especially when he sees just what’s in her bank accounts but then he faces a moral dilemma when he starts to believe she’s a victim of his enemy’s machinations. Can he continue to use her knowing it could endanger an innocent woman?
 
The characters are well developed in this book with a plot full of intrigue and suspense  that moves at a steady pace albeit the romance element of the story takes a little longer to heat up but then it would stretch creditability a bit too far if the heroine was to jump into bed with her kidnapper at the first smouldering glance and find insta-love especially given her history so it was good to see their relationship develop slowly.  I also loved the cameo appearance by characters not only from this trilogy but also the Red Stone Security series as well.  This has definitely got to be my favourite series from Katie Reus but I would recommend reading it in order of release to enjoy it fully.

Katie Reus again brings to her readers a wonderful story of romance, suspense, and intrigue, with this fast paced story of DEA agent Ellis Bishop. On the run and falsely accused of killing his DEA partner, he kidnaps Arianna, the mob boss's stepdaughter believing she is a part of the corruption. While working to find out what really happened to his partner, Ellis finds it is not easy to prove your own innocence when the tangles are so intricate that they must be untangled with care. Readers are given a wonderful surprise when a few Red Stone Security members make their appearance in helping Ellis to exonerate himself from the bogus charges. The story is fast paced with lots of roadblocks and many twists along the way. Can be read as a standalone, "Bishop's Endgame" is a story not to be missed. The three book series is a must have for romantic suspense readers and all are standalone reads.
**I was gifted a copy of "Bishop's Endgame" via NetGalley & leave my review voluntarily based on my reading** 5 Stars!

The last book in the trilogy, featuring the Bishop who got wrongly accused. It actually could be read as stand-alone novel, as Ms. Reus expertly managed to put enough back story to make this one make sense, yet not redundant for those who have read the first 2 novels.

Ellis had been framed, and he’ll do anything to clear his name, including breaking some laws, like kidnapping, for leverage. In a twist of the story, Arianna was truly innocent and had no idea of what her stepfather really was. She then become accomplish to Ellis’ effort in clearing his name, and they couldn’t help falling in love with each other.

A very fulfilling read. It had action, suspense, romance, smart convo, and hot sexy times.

I was provided a complimentary copy by the author / publisher through NetGalley, but this in no way influenced my thoughts or opinions.

Everything in this series has been building up to this book. Boy is it explosive. Bishop's Endgame is a romance that is truly thrilling. Sometimes the wrong thing done for the right reason will work out for the best. It is touch and go as to whether the good will win out making it a nail biting read.

Ellis has only snippets in the other books in the series. Just enough not to give anything away but to make you hungry for more about him. No chance of his name being cleared without taking drastic measures. Unknowingly Arianna is at the center of these measures. A close proximity kind of romance with two strong characters who are misread by others while they have also been guilty of misjudging others. 

A hot romance with dangerous action packed scenes. Characters who are flawed but understandable in a world of crime that is very real but foreign to us. Then the monsters who rule that world, that we can’t wait to see destroyed. This is one for the books, a sure fire hit for romantic suspense readers. 

An ARC of the book was given to me by the publisher through Net Galley which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Bishop's Endgame is my favorite book in the trilogy! The storyline was great and I loved Ellis & Arianna as a couple. Their story was the perfect ending to the Endgame Trilogy.

A fabulous end to the siblings trilogy.
Energetic and fast paced from the start and embroiled with emotion and strength it was a fitting end to a fantastic set of books. I wish we could spend more time with these characters as I’ve grown to love this sibling trio. 
A fantastic read.

The third book in this trilogy by Katie Reus was probably my favorite. My real issue about this trilogy was that it took a year for each book.  I know they were all standalones but when books are in the “same world”  and they are so far apart, it takes me about one third of the book to realize who and what they are about!  Ok, I will get off my high horse about that.  Ellis and Arianna were a great couple.  The story they are involved in kept moving along so I never felt that it dragged.  What a fun read, and I am sorry there are no more siblings! I enjoyed the glimpses of Lizzy and Red Stone Security!  All in all I loved this book and this trilogy.

At this point, I feel like I just keep saying the same thing over and over about Katie Reus’s books. She’s on my short list of automatic 1-click authors, at least when it comes to her romantic suspense books. (Don’t get me wrong; I have enjoyed her PNR but that’s not my favorite subgenre to read.) And I’ve yet to be disappointed in a book or a romantic suspense series of hers. Bishop’s Endgame did not break that streak, either. Book 3 in her Endgame trilogy, it’s the conclusion to the Bishop siblings’ dramatic stories. 

Bishop’s Endgame is Ellis and Arianna’s story. Undercover DEA agent Ellis Bishop is being framed for his partner’s murder. On the run and out of options, he kidnaps Arianna thinking he can use her to drag the truth from her stepfather who just happens to be a notorious drug dealer. Only she has no idea who her stepfather really is and no idea what he’s been up to. With time running out for both of them, can they find the answers they need to save them both?

NICUnurse’s Rating: Katie Reus is, again, one of my favorite romantic suspense authors. So it’s probably not going to come as a surprise when I tell you I loved this book and loved this series. While her Red Stone Security series is STILL my favorite, the Endgame series was definitely worth my time and money. There’s something about an enemies-to-lovers story, especially one where they are enemies only based on misconceptions, that I just love. And Bishop’s Endgame was just that. Neither character is inherently bad. In fact, they are both upstanding people. But he thinks she’s involved in something dirty and she thinks he’s a true bad guy because he kidnaps her. Eventually, they learn the truth and are able to find their HEA, but the road to that destination is what makes this book a really good read.

I give Bishop’s Endgame, and the entire Endgame trilogy, 4.5 out of 5 stars!

Oh. My. Freaking. God. I still have no words and I finished this book a while ago. 
It was the bestest possible conclusion that could have been and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. 
It could have been a bit longer, though, because I really did not want to leave the characters.

Ellis spent years working undercover for the DEA but when his partner and best friend is killed by a mob boss Ellis finds himself set up for the murder and has to go into hiding. He's been trying to clear his name for months but knowing at least one dirty DEA agent helped set him up he has very few people he can turn to for help. All of his leads bring him to Ariana, the step-daughter of the mob boss who murdered his friend and with bank accounts in her name full of drug money she's in this mess up to her eyeballs and Ellis is more than happy to use her to make her father pay.

What Ellis doesn't realise is that Arianna is just as much a victim as he is, her stepfather has been setting her up too and she has absolutely no knowledge of any of his dodgy business dealings. Now their only choice is to work together to find out exactly what her stepfather has planned and find a way to prove both of their innocence.

I've enjoyed every minute of the Endgame trilogy, the first two books were great but I think Bishop's Endgame was my favourite of them all. We've known about Ellis since the first book, he's only made a very brief appearance up to this point but his brother and sister have both been trying to figure out how to help him clear his name so I already felt like I knew him. I'm going to admit things didn't start out great between him and Arianna, it's not often I find myself rooting for a kidnapper hero that's for sure. But Ellis had good reason to believe that Arianna was just as dirty as her stepfather so it was hard to blame him for his actions. Especially when he was so quick to apologise and try to make amends when he realised what a huge mistake he'd made.

Ellis was actually a really great guy, he'd been pushed to terrible lengths trying to get his life back but he was devastated by the loss of his best friend and the betrayal of another agent that he should have been able to trust. Yes he makes mistakes in the beginning but even when he believes Arianna is part of the mob he never physically hurts her or crosses any unforgivable lines. Arianna has absolutely no idea that her stepfather is a criminal so she's horrified when she realises the kind of man he is. She could have chosen to just go back to her safe and normal life but her family is responsible for the position Ellis is in and she wants to do what she can to help him get his life back.

I thought the two of them worked really well together and I liked that they didn't immediately jump into bed together. Things to happen over a fairly short timeline but they still got to know each other before falling into a relationship. It was great to see characters from the previous books pop up too and I thought this was a fitting end to the trilogy.

This is book 3 in the Endgame Trilogy and you absolutely have to read the previous books before reading this one as those talk about events that lead to this one. That being said, we finally get Ellis Bishop's story! Ellis is taking the law into his own hands in order to clear his name and bring justice to the ones who deserve it. And this leads him to kidnap Arianna, thinking that she is just as dirty as her stepfather. Arianna hates her kidnapper but soon realizes that not everything is as it seems. But in order to do what is right, she will have to turn her back on the family she has. 

I absolutely loved this one! I have been impatiently wanting to know exactly what made Ellis run since the first book and I never once expected it to be this. And what it is, is heart breaking. But everything that he does to try to prove his innocence just shows the true type of man that he is. And I loved this character! Arianna is this down to earth woman who truly doesn't know what her stepfather has been doing. She is how you expect someone who is truly good hearted to be and act. She is sweet but has a backbone of steel that I really loved. And although she is afraid, she still does the things that need to be done. Throwing them together and then having some snippets of the his family in there too? I loved every minute of it and didn't want it to end! Of course now I want some stories for some of the side characters as well LOL! I will keep my fingers crossed that I may see them someday!