Title: KieranAuthor: N.J. Walters
Series: Blackwell Brothers #3
Pages: 292
Publication Date: June 15, 2026
Publisher: Entangled: Amara
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Paranormal
Synopsis:
Love her. Defy Death. Lose everything.
Kieran Blackwell has always done everything right.
While his brothers rebelled against their father—the Grim Reaper himself—Kieran followed the rules. Reaped souls without question. Buried every shred of emotion that might make him weak. As Death’s most loyal son, he thought he’d earned his place at his father’s side.
He was wrong.
Now his brothers have fallen—choosing love over immortality—and Kieran has been sent to the small town of Redemption to clean up their mess. One final assignment. One impossible task.
Reap the soul of a woman destined to die.
It should’ve been simple. Find her. Do the job. Walk away.
Then he meets Georgia Baker. She’s warm, stubborn, and far too good for a creature like him. A small-town baker with a fierce heart and a dangerous past, she sees something in Kieran he thought he’d buried long ago.
And for the first time in centuries…he feels.
But Georgia isn’t just anyone. She’s his assignment.
And this time, failure doesn’t mean punishment. It means exile…or worse—losing the only woman who’s ever made him want to live.
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Kieran is the third and final book in the Blackwell Brothers Redemption series, and I went into it already loving this world and these characters. I’ve read and enjoyed both of the previous books, and I was so excited to see how Kieran’s story would unfold.
Kieran is sent to a small town to reap the soul of a woman fated to die and save his brothers from the mortal life they chose. It seems like a simple task to Kieran, until he meets Georgia, who makes him feel everything he has spent centuries trying to suppress and ignore.
Kieran and Georgia have an instant and intense connection, and I loved watching Kieran struggle with his ever-growing feelings. He’s spent so long holding himself back from others and staying in control and unfeeling that seeing Georgia break through his walls was great. Georgia is Kieran’s opposite. She’s warm and kind, and she trusts easily. Her optimism and overall goodness bring out a softer, more vulnerable side of Kieran that made me swoon.
And speaking of swooning, the romance in this book is chef’s kiss! These two have sooooo much chemistry, and every interaction between them is filled with sexual tension. I especially loved how Kieran could not help but be drawn into Georgia’s world, jumping in to help her at the bakery and just being there with her to support her when her ex returns and causes issues. He’s also very body positive and loves her curves, which she isn’t used to. Love it!
The bakery setting is fantastic too, and adds a cozy, sweet (pun intended) layer to the story. I loved that Georgia is a baker and that her shop becomes a central place for their connection to grow. It definitely adds to the warm, small-town vibes that we see throughout the series. The positive and intimate vibes of the bakery also contrast well with the darker elements.
Another highlight for me was seeing familiar faces from the first two books, though you don’t have to read them to fully enjoy this one. Each book can be read as a standalone. However, Kieran’s brothers and their partners all play roles here, and I loved getting more time with them. Their dynamics, their support for Kieran, even when he makes it difficult, and the way their stories intertwine really brought the whole series full circle in the best of ways.
I believe this is the final book in the series, and I’m definitely a little sad to say goodbye to this world. That being said, the ending wrapped everything up so well for Kieran, Georgia, and the others, and the series as a whole. I really enjoyed it and look forward to Walters’ next series!
- forbidden romance
- small town
- grumpy x sunshine
Once upon a time N.J. had the idea that she would like to quit her job at the bookstore, sell everything she owned, leave her hometown, and write romance novels in a place where no one knew her. And she did. Two years later, she went back to the bookstore and her hometown and settled in for another seven years.
One day she gave notice at her job on a Friday morning. On Sunday afternoon, she received a tentative acceptance for her first erotic romance novel and life would never be the same.
N.J. Walters is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.
