Echoes at Dawn

Banks’s solid fifth addition to her Kelly Group International series picks up a secondary story from Whispers in the Dark. Grace Peterson, the sister of previous heroine Shea, shares Shea’s talents: telepathy and getting in trouble. Shea asks the KGI boys to help Grace escape those who would exploit her supernatural abilities; they send one of their trusted employees, Rio. He develops a telepathic link to Grace that soon draws them into each other’s arms. But when ghosts from Rio’s past return and take Grace away from him, Rio must decide where his allegiances lie. For all of KGI’s military background, sometimes the technological and tactical details are a little vague, but quick-paced, high-stakes action and plenty of smoldering explicit sex deliver a satisfying one-two punch of entertainment that will leave readers eager for the next book. Agent: Kimberly Whalen, Trident Media Group. (July)