4.5 stars-THE REVENGE is the third and final instalment in Tijan’s contemporary, adult THE INSIDERS romantic, suspense trilogy focusing on twenty-two year old computer hacker Bailey Hayes, and fixer Kashton ‘Kash’ Colello. THE REVENGE should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book two THE DAMAGED.

NOTE: If you have not read books one and two, there may be spoilers in my review


SOME BACKGROUND: Weeks earlier, an attempted abduction of Bailey Hayes led to the discovery that she is the illegitimate daughter of a powerful IT billionaire, and not all is well with the new family dynamics. Bailey Hayes has a genius IQ like her estranged father, and will come to learn she has several half-siblings but the most important discovery is the love that will develop between Bailey and one-time Francis empire ‘fixer’ Kashton ‘Kash’ Colelle, a man who is more dark and dangerous than she could have ever imagined.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Bailey and Kash) THE REVENGE focuses on the continuing relationship between twenty-two year old computer hacker Bailey Hayes, and fixer Kashton ‘Kash’ Colello, as well as the take down of someone determined to control our story line couple. Kash’s past is after our story line heroine in an effort to destroy the man that she loves. Kash Colello is a powerful man in the world of underground crime, and as such, his reputation precedes his introduction to everyone involved but an intricate plan has been put into motion involving several people close to our story line couple, a scheme meant to take down Kash Colello, ruining Bailey Hayes-Francis’ name in the process. As our couple struggle to keep one step ahead, the domino affect of said plan has begun, and our couple find themselves battling not only the people in charge but one another and the people they love.

The relationship between Kash and Bailey is often combative as Kash is desperate to protect the woman he loves but Bailey is determined to ‘stand by her man’, a man who is about to discover another secret from his tormented past. As Kash struggles to pus an end to the threats against Bailey, another ghost from the past returns to add more fuel to an already out of control fire. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

THE REVENGE is an intense and dramatic story of secrets and lies, power and control, greed, betrayal and vengeance, surprises and love. The premise is complex, detailed, revealing and edgy; the characters are charismatic and dynamic, once again, the secondary characters play a significant role in the story line development- I am hoping the author has plans for more stories focusing on several of the aforementioned characters; the romance is edgy and impassioned.



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The Revenge (The Insiders Trilogy #3) by Tijan
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Genre: Romance
Published: September 13, 2022

The Revenge is the third book in The Insiders Trilogy by Tijan. I absolutely loved the previous books and could not wait for this one!!!

The Revenge picks up right after The Damaged and just keeps going! Filled with non-stop suspense, drama, and unexpected twists, I could not get enough of this book!

I'm sad to see this trilogy end, but it was done beautifully!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK! Omg. I can’t even tell you how much I loved this book – it was just that good. But since this is a review, I will do my best!

This is the final book in the Insiders series, and it starts and ends with a bang. Still distraught over what she saw happen to her mother, Bailey is near inconsolable. She is doing the movements but not really there. Kash is doing everything he can to bring his Bailey back to him, but at the same time, he is biding his time to take down his wicked grandfather. There are so many different twists and turns in this story that make you go WTH!, but it has a lot of action, romance, intrigue, and drama to keep it highly entertaining. Wow, I really enjoyed this book so much. And the ending was absolutely perfect. I loved hearing more about the years after and what they end up with. Such a wonderful way to end a series

I received an ARC for my honest review! HOLY MOLY!!!!!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK! Omg. I can’t even tell you how much I loved this book – it was just that good. But since this is a review, I will do my best!

This is the final book in the Insiders series, and it starts and ends with a bang. Still distraught over what she saw happen to her mother, Bailey is near inconsolable. She is doing the movements but not really there. Kash is doing everything he can to bring his Bailey back to him, but at the same time, he is biding his time to take down his wicked grandfather. There are so many different twists and turns in this story that make you go WTH!, but it has a lot of action, romance, intrigue, and drama to keep it highly entertaining. Wow, I really enjoyed this book so much. And the ending was absolutely perfect. I loved hearing more about the years after and what they end up with. Such a wonderful way to end a series

<b>Perfectly coded for them both</b>

I read the second book in this series almost a year before I picked up this book and can I just say I absolutely DEVOURED it. This book picks up where the last one left off. The devastation I felt at the end of The Damaged had my heart hurt until this book hit my kindle.

This being the third and final book in the trilogy, I hope you've read the other two before peaking at this review. This book starts with many more questions and uncertainty, Bailey's heart is broken and Kash's head is confused. The process for Bailey to cope and heal from the trauma of her mother dying took months of Kash constantly showing up and trying to break down the wall she put up to protect her. It was remarkable to see how deep his love ran, while he figured out how to handle the mirrored image of himself that had shown up.

The dynamic between Bailey and Kash is something that I've savored in this series. This last book shows how much their dynamic has changed where it's not Bailey always needing Kast, but that she is his equal in every way. Finally getting answers, character resolutions, and the way ending was the perfect way for all this to end.

The Revenge
By tijan
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Wow! Completely loved every single bit of it. The Revenge is the third in The Insiders series and I was a bit hesitant to read this one. Lol only because the second one left me heartbroken, but wow! The twist and turns this book has is amazing. Such a page turner. Once you start reading tijan books you can’t put them down. I am sadden that this is the last book but I’m so very happy with the ending such a beautiful end for Kash and Bailey. Highly recommend this series!

The Revenge, the final book in the Insiders Series, is a fantastic ending to a great story! Kash and Bailey are smart and diligent in trying to crack all of the mystery surrounding their lives. If you can't get enough of a slightly darker contemporary romance, chock full of intrigue, mysterious side characters, plot twists, and fast paced storylines, this series will definitely satisfy!

The Revenge is finally here!!! If you haven't read The Insiders and The Damaged, you have to do that first, so don't read any further here.

Kash and Bailey have a super secure relationship now, and I love that because I wasn't worrying about the "will they won't they" type of back and forth. It's a good thing because this book is packed with drama! I was totally sucked in from the beginning (I mean, I have been dying for this book, but it still sucked me in fast). I love the way Tijan creates her characters. She always manages to create characters that I connect with deeply and care about. The trilogy blends a new adult story with events that most new adults are not dealing with! In that sense, these kids feel older. Sometimes I had to remind myself they weren't in their late 20's! Tijan always puts her characters through so much!

This series will be a reread for me. I am actually thinking of maybe listening to it via audio. The Revenge really delivered a phenomenal ending to this trilogy and I cannot recommend it enough!

I didn’t want to start this book! I knew as soon as I started, it would suck me in and I would binge read until the end, and that exactly happened. And then it was over too fast!

The emotions in this book were all over the place; with quiet humor and steamy scenes, the author knitted a strong suspenseful story where we’re wondering how Kash and Bailey will end up as regards the evil grandfather. I was also drowning in sorrow with Bailey over the death of her mother, and shared Kash’s anger and guilt that he didn’t do more to protect them. There were action scenes and a lot of computer hacking happening all over the plot. I was in constant tension as I read, wanting to know what would come out of Quinn’s trial and the persecution of Calhoun Bastion. Kash was working, no holds barred, trying to destroy his grandfather’s empire, while trying to help Bailey deal with her mother’s death, and keeping the Francis family together.

There’s a surprise appearance of not one, but two characters, some questions that were unanswered from the first book were made clear here, and all the plot lines were very tidily closed up, in perfect sequence.

I loved seeing how the siblings stick together, cling to each other, loved seeing Matt mature and decide to start adulting. He was a perfect accomplice to Bailey in all their Team Batt shenanigans, all geared to help Kash in his quest. Even Kash got on the move, claiming to do some Team Kailey errands. I love how the author blends suspense with humor and family love and makes this such a unique story, all their actions arise from love of their family, blood or otherwise, and a determination that the war of horrors perpetrated by Calhoun ends definitely.

It’s adventure, humor, family love, perseverance, resiliency, devotion and betrayal, cunning and revenge. The maelstrom of feelings all arise into one big bang, and there I was biting my nails. I couldn’t believe how tidily and happily Tijan closed this book and I don’t think I had enough of this family, I definitely want more. Loved this trilogy!

As with the first two books in The Insiders series, this book was packed with suspense. Bailey and Kash have the same fights to finish all while trying to move forward with their lives.

As Bailey’s stepmother’s trial approaches, it’s all Bailey can do pull herself out of depression over losing her mother. Kash is still chasing his grandfather. More and more facts come to life that expose just how much evil his grandfather has done. How do these two even function with all the things they have to deal with? Tough for them, interesting for the readers.

There’s so much nail biting action and more than one big surprise that we don’t get a lot of time with Bailey and Kash alone. The time they do spend together just reinforces what a good match they are and how supportive they are of each other. Their love is touching.

All in all, this is a a nice end to the series.

Thanks to NetGalley and the author for the ARC.

Loved this trilogy! Loved the covers, the blurb, definitely the audiobook! If you get a chance to read this the audiobook was fabulous and a great way to end the series. The voices and inflection were spot on.

What a trilogy! This part definitely packed some surprises as we get to the finale. Highly enjoyable and action packed! Kash and Bailey were fabulous in there quest and hard to put down! Four stars!

One of my favorite trilogies is complete and it feels really sad to think I won't have more Kash and Bailey to look forward to. This is the kind of series you sit and read in one go, don't be like those of us that started over a year ago and have remained hooked, waiting for the next release, ever since. Bailey is the awkward, illegitimate daughter of the biggest tech billionaire and, thanks to a failed kidnapping attempt, she's discovered her photographic memory and hacking skills are all thanks to him. While forgiveness takes time, the bonds she builds with her family, and with her assigned handler, and later lover, Kash, are what takes this story from purely suspense to romantic suspense. It's fast paced, with Kash's evil grandfather out for blood and Kash, in return, out for revenge. In-between though, we see sibling bonding, relationships blossoming, and a lot of entertaining debauchery.

Like many of Tijan's works, The Insiders Trilogy, and specifically The Revenge, are written in a very contemporary way. You read the story, reciting lines as though you are there, a character on the pages. Tijan takes you right into the scene, giving you the perspective of Bailey and Kash as they fall in love and fight for freedom for themselves and those around them. The Revenge is the closure, the impact we've all been waiting for, and Tijan delivers.

I am struggling to admit, though, that The Revenge was just not...it for me. The writing felt hurried, far more dialogue based than the previous two novels, and things are tied up so quickly. Bailey lost a lot of her spark, their relationship felt like it was purely search - rescue - screw, and don't get me started on how much more I wanted from the Chase storyline. I am so glad to have the whole story, all three books, in my hands, but I wish The Revenge had the same spark of the previous two titles.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book provided to me. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I must say this book was suspenseful and engaging. I was throughly impressed that I would like book 3 before reading the first two.

Bailey Hayes and Kashton Colello shocked the heck out of me.

This was also a first Tijan read for me as well. I love how even though I didn't read the first two, Tijan wrote just enough for me to have a general understanding of what happened in book 1 and 2. I was throughly impressed with that bit, Not every author can write in a way where I don't need a piece of paper to keep up

The Revenge is the long-awaited conclusion to the Insiders trilogy, and I have loved every step of it. First, it's because the main characters are fantastic. Bailey, who began the series as a young woman overwhelmed by everything, really comes into her own after experiencing some life-altering shocks at the end of book two. We walk with her as she claws her way back and finds the purpose and the drive to try to help Kash seek the revenge she seeks. Kash, already on the path to destroying his arch-enemy, now has the added impetus of what has happened to his adopted family. However, he also wants to keep Bailey safe, but Bailey's genius brain always finds a way to do things with the help of her loyal sidekick and brother, Matt. I am so glad we have gotten to know Matt over the course of these books and can see there is so much more to him than what he presents to the world. His mask of the dissolute wealthy playboy is perfect camouflage for what he and Bailey get up to. There are twists, turns, betrayals, confessions, and lots of action. The storyline is fabulous, and Tijan only lets us know what we need to. I never found myself second-guessing the plot. There is plenty of steam, but there is plenty of sweet romance between Kash and Bailey. Their love affair is so very hot and sweet, and I loved how he is always there for her. We also saw more of Kash's heart and how deeply he feels things both for Bailey and for his adopted family. As I have said before, this is the first book(s) I have read by Tijan, and I want to read more because I have loved loved loved this trilogy.

After so long, we finally have the conclusion to Bailey and Kash's story. It was quite a ride. I absolutely enjoyed the second half of the book more. The first part was a bit slow for me and I would say quite a different feel to the second half. But it doesn't make the story any less interesting. It is still enjoyable.

This book had so many twists and turns (much like the books before it) I I simply devoured it! I love Kash and Bailey so much. I can always feel the love that they have for each other. Also, how could you not love Matt?? Now I’m dying for a spin-off book about Matt or Chase! This book was everything I wanted the conclusion of this trilogy to be! Tijan is always an auto buy author for me so I definitely recommend these book and all of her others!!

I loved this trilogy. All the twist and turns. A real page turner.
The last book ripped my heart out with what Bailey had to go through but this book had a lovely surprise.
Kash is so damn hot. I love him, he’s the best. There’s no other book boyfriend like Kash Colello. Bailey and Kash are perfect together. He lets Bailey mourn and is there for her. Kash also takes care and protects those he consider his family
Bailey has something’s to work through. I love her relationship with her siblings and the new secret uncovered in this one.
This trilogy is unlike any I have read before. It’s a definite must read. I highly recommended this trilogy.

𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦!

What a great ending to this series. Action-packed, tense, suspenseful, emotional, angsty, steamy, twisty, addictive and explosive. I really enjoyed this series but I’m going to miss Bailey and Kash.

Thank you SMP Romance St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this gifted copy.

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Oh how I have loved this trilogy! Kash and Bailey have another rollercoaster of intrigue in this one as they tackle all the drama left behind by Quinn and Calhoun. I loved the dual POV and how much these two are there for each other even when they are physically apart. Such a great conclusion from one of my fave authors!

The Revenge is a strong conclusion to the saga of Bailey and Clash. There are lots of twists and turns that you definitely wont see coming! I don't want to give away anything except to say that all of the loose ends get tied together and it finally all makes sense! Enjoy this wild ride.

I have loved this series and am sad to see it end! This was a great conclusion to their story! This story was intense and suspenseful. It will have you hooked and needing to find out what is going to happen with all of the twists. There are so many great characters in this story but I really love Kash and Bailey! I would highly recommend this whole series!