{"id":23319,"date":"2018-07-12T21:28:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T02:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=23319"},"modified":"2018-07-12T21:28:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T02:28:42","slug":"dangerous-to-know-by-megan-whitson-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=23319","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous to Know by Megan Whitson Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23320\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dangerous-to-Know.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dangerous-to-Know.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dangerous-to-Know-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dangerous-to-Know-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dangerous to Know<\/strong><\/em> was not at all what I expected when I agreed to review this book. I assumed it would follow the usual pattern for a Regency romance novel but I was in for quite a surprise. Featuring an emotionally tortured hero who defied most dictates of society, the story was often dark and disturbing. For some reason Lord Brumby was sought after by all the young women, perhaps because of his bad boy tendencies which are often attractive for all the wrong reasons. Isabella Bankmill was one of those young women and although all she recommended many of the obvious signs, she ignored them and soon lived to regret her poor choices.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dangerous to Know<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is quite well written and was difficult to put down once I got into it. I did not like Lord Bromby at all and wanted to step into the pages of the book and shake some sense into Isabella. It is a heart-breaking account of what can happen when one person allows another to take precedence over the Lord in their life.<\/p>\n<p>Loosely based on the life of Lord Byron, this book is not for readers looking for a light entertaining romance but is perfect for those looking for a bit more meat in their reading choices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10857\" title=\"divider2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png 317w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2-150x28.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by Audra Jennings, Publicist. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t look at him, dear. He\u2019s dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Isabella Bankmill seeks a husband whose character matches her list of requirements. The man must share her faith, but he must also possess a certain <em>je ne sais quoi<\/em>. The enigmatical Lord Gregory Gordon Bromby\u2014London\u2019s newest literary sensation\u2014certainly possesses the latter. Despite a deformed foot and alarming views on politics and religion, he attracts the ladies in droves.<\/p>\n<p>Haunted by his past and overwhelmed by his newfound celebrity status, Lord Bromby\u2019s obsession with his own doom leads to reckless behavior. When he is stalked by an obsessive aristocrat seeking an elopement, Bromby\u2019s friends urge him to marry a suitable lady as soon as possible. Intrigued by Isabella\u2019s convictions and hoping to avoid further scandal, Bromby proposes to Isabella.<\/p>\n<p>Isabella also receives an offer of marriage from kind-hearted philanthropist, David Beringer\u2014a man equally devoted to his faith\u2014but she only has eyes for Lord Bromby. Blinded by his talent and good looks, Isabella convinces herself that he\u2019s not as dangerous as everyone claims. But when Bromby\u2019s world violently collides with hers, Isabella must decide once and for all who is lord of her life. God or Bromby?<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-23321\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Megan-Whitson-Lee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Megan-Whitson-Lee.jpg 319w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Megan-Whitson-Lee-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Megan-Whitson-Lee-150x226.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/>Megan Whitson Lee<\/strong> is an anglophile and a recovering runaway. Over the years, she escaped to England and Australia before finally settling down in the US. These days, she lives a relatively quiet life as a wife, a mom of two greyhounds, an editor for Pelican Book Group, and a high school English teacher. She now escapes by writing novels instead of jumping on planes to foreign countries. Her novel, <em id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27882\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27881\">Captives<\/span><\/em>, won the 2016 Director&#8217;s Choice Award and was a finalist for a Selah Award in the women&#8217;s contemporary fiction category at Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Megan writes women&#8217;s contemporary thrillers and historical fiction featuring characters standing at the crossroads of major life decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Website:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27840\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27839\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27838\" href=\"http:\/\/www.meganwhitsonlee.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.meganwhitsonlee.com<\/a><\/span><\/u><br \/>\nFacebook: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27843\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27842\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27841\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/meganwhitsonlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/meganwhitsonlee\/<\/a><\/span><\/u><br \/>\nTwitter: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27846\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27845\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27844\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeganWhitsonLee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeganWhitsonLee<\/a><\/span><\/u><br \/>\nInstagram:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/meganwlee1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/meganwlee1\/<\/a><\/u><br \/>\nPinterest: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27849\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27848\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1531436054660_27847\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/megan_whitson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/megan_whitson\/<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY REVIEW: Dangerous to Know was not at all what I expected when I agreed to review this book. 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