Redeemed: Book Four of The Awakener Series Coning Soon

“Some debts are paid in blood. Some in fire. Some in the courage to love again.”

Palm-sized orbs zipped past Stephen’s face, sending his black braids whipping as thousands of souls blanketed the ceiling of the gathering room—a sacred space now tainted by treachery. He batted away the excited spirits, their joy at reunion a stark contrast to the weight crushing his chest. Somewhere in this cavern of immortals frozen in the bloom of their human existence, his daughter Tabitha had ripped his soul from his body and squeezed it in her palm, punishment for sins he could never undo. The council he’d sworn to guide had become corrupt, possessing the living and fueling chaos on Earth. And now, as a pulse of immense energy rattled the chamber around him, Stephen knew with cold certainty that something far worse was coming.

The bodies of the corrupt council members sat abandoned in the meeting hall, their souls stolen by Death before Stephen could intervene—taken not to the Two Tunnels he guarded, but to a judgment beyond his authority. Shamus’s words echoed in the cavernous space: a black mist, an entity, the Leechers recalled to heaven without warning. Stephen’s daughter had bonded with Death himself, and her mate had claimed the souls of those Stephen had failed to guide. The bloodstones at every exit still trapped him within these walls, a prisoner in his own domain, while the magnetic pull of the Two Tunnels grew stronger each day. Something powerful pressed against the barrier to the mortal world, and Stephen stood powerless to stop it—unable to protect the souls in his care, unable to reach his fractured love Serena, unable to undo the choices that had led them all to this moment of reckoning. The burn pit awaited the bodies, but what awaited his own corrupted soul?

Eternal love tested
Ultimate sacrifice
Impossible reunion
Ancient betrayal
Cosmic stakes
Redemption arc

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Strong romantic tension ✓

Supernatural abilities ✓

High stakes ✓

Emotional intensity ✓

Happy endings or hopeful resolutions ✓

World-building that enhances romance ✓

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Author R.E.S. Tidmore

She writes bold romance featuring feral heroines, broken heroes, and love stories that hurt before they heal.

Note from the Author

Redeemed, to me, is the icing on the cake—the culmination of years of imagination, hard work, and love poured into this series. Writing Redeemed allowed me to bring all the threads together and finally reveal the bigger picture I had in mind from the very beginning. In this book, readers are invited to take a bigger leap back in time, traveling to the origins of every character’s journey, and witnessing how their destinies have been intertwined from the start.

With each book, I peeled away more layers of the onion, revealing hidden motivations and connections. But Redeemed stands apart as both an ending and a new beginning. It’s where secrets are exposed, truths come to light, and the scope of the world expands beyond what I’d previously explored. I cherished the opportunity to give each couple space to have a voice and be seen in this final book. Their individual stories converge, yet each one remains deeply personal and meaningful.

Writing Sapphire and Stephen’s romance was especially rewarding. Their relationship had been quietly building in the background, and letting it blossom in Redeemed added a layer of hope and renewal to the narrative. This story was a long time coming, and I am deeply grateful to my readers for their patience and support along the way. Balancing my graduate studies with writing was no easy feat, and there were moments when the future of the series felt uncertain. But every message of encouragement from readers inspired me to keep going. Ultimately, Redeemed is a tribute to perseverance, to the power of endings that are also beginnings, and to the steadfast readers who made the journey worthwhile.