KNIGHT’S STORM (Sanctuary Falls 1) by Katie Reus-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 24, 2026

Someone is trying to frame her for murder.

When Berkley Knight wakes up in a dead man’s house with no memory of how she got there, she runs. Given her checkered past, she doesn’t trust the cops, so she calls her brother for help. They retrace her steps, trying to figure out who could have dumped her there and why. But when they start digging, they wind up with even more questions—and in more danger.

He’ll do whatever it takes to clear her name.

Unfortunately, the same thing happens again, only this time Berkley wakes up in her murdered ex-husband’s house. Now she’s the prime suspect and soon realizes that whoever is terrorizing her, is attempting to systematically destroy her life. The one thing she never imagined was turning to her enemy for help, but Nick Storm is exactly who she needs to fight the maniac who’s terrorizing her. It turns out the danger is much closer than either of them realize. And the only way they will both survive is to trust each other.

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REVIEW: KNIGHT’S STORM is the first instalment in Katie Reus’ contemporary, adult SANCTUARY FALLS romantic suspense series. This is rehabber / construction worker Nick Storm, and antiques cataloguer Berkley Knight’s story line.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Nick and Berkley KNIGHT’S STORM focuses on the hunt for a killer. Not once but twice, our heroine Berkley Knight woke up in a strange house, with a dead body, having no memory of what happened or why. Working for her nemesis Nick Storm on the cataloguing of his newly acquired mansion, Berkley found herself under the guardian and protection of our story line hero as law enforcement began a deep dive into the possibility of what was happening and why but all is not as it appears to be, and our heroine is caught in the middle of a dangerous game-someone is targeting Berkley Knight, and the list of suspects continues to grow.

The world building introduces several players and secondary characters in the author’s Sanctuary Falls romantic suspense series. From Berkley’s numerous siblings, and Nick’s sister, KNIGHT’S STORM focuses on the interactions and potential relationships between extended families and friends.

The relationship between Nick and Berkley begins acrimoniously, approximately one year earlier, in the face of betrayal and lies. Berkley and Nick avoid one another at every opportunity but the threats against Berkley become personal and deadly, and in this, Nick is determined to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and sometimes questionable secondary and supporting characters including Nick’s sister Clover Storm, and Berkley’s siblings Micah, Apollo, Cormac, Krystal and her husband Mike as well as Berkley’s friends Silvia and Kendall Bond, and Berkley’s ex Dr. Henry Moore.

KNIGHT’S STORM is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, jealousy and murder, family and friendships, relationships and love. The fast paced, character driven premise is intriguing, edgy and dramatic; the romance is seductive; the characters are desperate and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy