Whispers in the Dark (A KGI Novel) [Mass Market Paperback]

Maya Banks (Author)

Book Description

Release date: January 3, 2012 | Series: A KGI Novel (Book 4)

She came to him when he needed her the most.

  

She came to him at his lowest point. The voice of an angel, a whisper in the dark. She's the only thing that gets Nathan Kelly through his captivity, the endless days of torture and the fear that he'll never return to his family. With her help, he's able to escape. But he isn't truly free, because now she's disappeared and he's left with an all-consuming emptiness as he struggles to pick up the pieces of his life. Did he imagine his angel? Or is she out there, needing his help as he'd once needed hers? 

 

Now he rushes to save her before it's too late.

Shea has been on the run from people who will stop at nothing to exploit her unique abilities. She never wanted to drag Nathan, who'd already suffered so much, into danger, but she doesn't have a choice so she reaches out to him for help. Finally face-to-face after having already formed a soul-deep bond in hell, their emotional connection is even more powerful than their telepathic one. Nathan refuses to consider ever letting her go again, but she worries they can never have a life free of the dangers that dog her every step. He'll protect her with his every breath, but can he convince her that they are meant to face these threats together?

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; Original edition (January 3, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425246108
• ISBN-13: 978-0425246108
• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 1.2 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (114 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maya Banks lives in Texas with her husband, three children and assortment of pets. When she's not writing, she can be found hunting, fishing or playing poker.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Read!! January 3, 2012

By Patty

Format:Kindle Edition

I read the previous reviews and I get what they are saying. There is a paranormal twist but at least it's believable. You know she has extra abilities from the excerpt so it's not a surprise. It actually enhances the story and it makes the relationship between Nathan and Shea seem natural and not forced. The plot is good and its fast paced. While here ability makes her easy to find she is still trapped long enough that she is deeply traumatized and it is by no means a fail safe because it takes a lot of her energy to make the connection. I don't think there will be other paranormal elements in future books with the exception of Rio's because Shea and her sister are likely the only ones with powers that are strong enough to make a difference. Also there were major plot twists that had me going....WHAT?????? Shea is one of the best heroines so far in the KGI series. The story also has its typical male banter that is so funny. Its a great read and I would recommend it to anyone who loves romance.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars UP ALL NIGHT!!! January 3, 2012

By S. Mccullough

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I preordered this yesterday 'cause I knew it was coming out today. I was up in the middle of the night and downloaded to my K. I thought I'd read a page or two to get the feel. BOY WAS I WRONG!!! I finally climbed in beat at 5:30 this morning to get up at 7 to get to work!! First time in a very, very long time that has happened. I prefer straight romantic suspense but have given up on the genre ever having enough books to keep me going. I read some of the lighter paranormal and enjoy them. This was a very good blend of the two! I have really enjoyed all of the KGI books and look forward to the next. I was out on the data bases looking for the release date for the next one. So you know it looks like it comes out 7/3/12 if it does not get changed.
Grab this one and hold on for the ride. Be sure you gather your snacks and let the dog out before you start so you don't have to stop unitl the very end. Well worth the price of the book!

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Whispers in the Dark January 16, 2012

By A. Schreiner TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Mass Market Paperback

Nathan Kelly's plan was to serve his last tour in the Middle East, and then join his brothers in their private KGI operations, an elite group who contract with the government and private sector, taking on dangerous jobs. But his plan gets screwed up when he gets captured in Afghanistan. Stuck in a dark cave, tortured, naked, and starved, he is not sure how much longer he can survive. But then he hears a voice in his head. At first he thinks he is crazy, but the voice is persistent.

It turns out to be the voice of Shea, who lives back in the States. Shea and her sister Grace have a special gift. They can use telepathy to communicate with people -- not specific people, it seems, just random people. Shea can take away someone's pain as well, and Grace can do one step better by healing them. But their special powers bring much danger to them. A year ago, their parents were murdered, while Shea and Grace narrowly escaped. Now they are being hunted by people who want to abuse their ability and most likely do worse things to them. They have separated and don't keep in contact, to stay more hidden.

When Shea hears Nathan's torture sessions, she immediately does everything she can to help take away his pain so he can endure and survive. She anonymously clues his brothers in to where he is being held, so he can be rescued. Once she is secure in knowing he is safe, she stops contact with him, as she continues her own battle to survive. But Nathan is not going to forget that voice in his head, and when Shea ends up being hunted again, she calls out for help.

Whispers in the Dark by Maya Banks is the first I've read of this series, but I think it does pretty well as a stand-alone. It has a strong beginning, as we watch Nathan truly suffer at the hands of his captors.... While I'm not a fan of a supernatural twist being thrown into an otherwise straight-forward romantic suspense series, Shea's telepathic abilities didn't annoy me too much. I did find it odd that throughout the book, she communicates only with Nathan and a few other people. She can't control to whom she speaks with, but it also made it sound as though she would have had others trying to talk to her in her head.

But as I said, the beginning is really good. Once Nathan escapes and the story jumps ahead six months to where he is more physically recovered, comes the time where he meets physically with Shea. Here is where the story started to go downhill for me. The romance didn't work for me at all. I get that they have this bond because of the trauma they suffered while he was kidnapped and then later when she was kidnapped, but they meet face to face and pretty much fall in love instantly. They have sex and it's perfect, Nathan is perfect, Shea is perfect, everything is perfect. Well, except that they forget to use a condom several times. But otherwise, everything is just ... perfect. It got annoying and their relationship just turned out ... corny. Too mushy, too goody-goody, not appealing to me.

I also questioned how Shea could have this mind-blowing, romantic sex (more than once) with Nathan while her beloved sister, the person she cares about most in the world, is missing, possibly kidnapped by the evil bad guys. Shea didn't seem the type to be all smiles and joyful in bed, while the one person in her life who has always been there for her could be in danger.

Whispers in the Dark turned out to be OK for me. The suspense part gets a high grade, but with a lackluster romance, it was more of a disappointing read. Read more ›

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Please Ms. Banks may I have another???? January 4, 2012

By Natalie S VINE™ VOICE

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Nathan Kelly has been captured and is slowly giving up hope. Just when he is at his lowest, a gentle breeze slowly enters his mind and with it, he knows warmth and peace. Unsure and quite unbelieving at first, Nathan does his best to explain away the voice in his head. He figures he has finally gone over the deep end and is imagining the angel that he comes to know as Shea. Shea is very real, however, and is the reason Nathan makes it out alive. When she disconnected from Nathan's mind after his rescue, he at once felt the emptiness and now, even months later, Nathan finds himself trying to explain why he is unable to go forward with his life. And then he hears her plea for help.

Maya Banks has written a truly amazing book with WHISPERS IN THE DARK. It is emotional, gripping, suspenseful, and just plain fantastic. Empathy and telepathy are generally unknown and frighteningly looked at as something that doesn't happen or something that is faked. But in WHISPERS IN THE DARK, Ms. Banks makes me believe that Shea and Nathan are connected. She makes me believe in happily ever afters, and she once again proves to me that as a writer, there are none better.

Natalie S.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars very good story January 4, 2012

By sherrylikes2read

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I have read all of the KGI stories and I have to say this one was as good as the rest of them. I liked the new twist that she put into the story. This is one of the best stories I have read in the last 6 months. Great job on this one and I can't wait for the next one to come out in July.