"The Art of Romance is a pleasant and thought-provoking read"
Reviewed by Evangeline Han
Posted March 25, 2011
Inspirational Romance | Romance Contemporary
Twenty-eight year old Dylan Bradley is an artist and an art
professor who has just moved back to Nashville, Tennessee
after losing his job due to an affair. Thirty-four year old
Caylor Evans is an English professor who writes novels when
she is not lecturing. Unbeknownst to them, their
grandmothers are scheming to bring them together. When their
paths cross, they are attracted to each other but push away
those feelings due to their hidden pasts. Both Dylan and
Caylor must learn how to face the pasts that they are
ashamed of and overcome them if there is ever going to be
any hope for a relationship. Kaye Dacus did a marvelous job in creating an aura of
mystery surrounding Dylan Bradley and Caylor Evans. Reading
THE ART OF ROMANCE was enjoyable as little bits about the
characters of Dylan and Caylor are slowly unfolded
throughout the book. Just as it seems that a reader knows
everything that needs to be known about Dylan and Caylor, a
surprising event happens and the plot takes another twist. But, some scenes in the book seemed over-narrated
and certain descriptions are only understandable to
those living in United States. For example, the scene in
which Caylor decides to take a certain highway route might
be confusing to those not living in Tennessee or United States. THE ART OF ROMANCE is the second book is the Matchmakers
Series. Many helpful hints and explanations
were given when issues touched in the first book, Love
Remains, were dealt with in THE ART OF ROMANCE and I did
not need to refer back to Love Remains for more
information. I found THE ART OF ROMANCE a thought-provoking read as it
touches on the issue of an age gap between partners in a
relationship, especially when it is the female character
being older than the male character. Although I am not an
avid fan of relationships whereby the female character is
older than the male character, reading THE ART OF ROMANCE
has been a pleasant experience for me as the grammar and
descriptions were good. There is a third book in the
Matchmakers Series, TURNABOUT'S FAIR PLAY, and I am looking
forward to reading it.
SUMMARY
English professor Caylor Evans moved in with her
grandmother five years ago when Sassy’s eyesight became too
poor to get her driver’s license renewed. Though she is now
writing sweet/inspirational romance novels, Caylor still
draws inspiration for her heroes from the portfolio of
covers and sample images drawn/painted by Patrick Callaghan
for the steamy romances she used to write (as “Melanie
Mason”), and dreams of meeting a man like that cover model. After losing his teaching position and being shunned by the
fine-arts community in Philadelphia, artist Dylan Bradley
has returned home to Nashville to regroup and determine the
next step for his life. His grandparents offer him their
guest house for as long as he wants it—along with plenty of
opportunities to meet young women. Though it was years ago,
Dylan is uncomfortable with the fact that his face—only
slightly disguised—is on the covers of half a dozen steamy
romance novels by Melanie Mason, the artwork he did to put
himself through college under the pseudonym Patrick
Callaghan. Especially after he meets Caylor Evans, a woman
who has her life together in a way he only dreams of. Will
Caylor and Dylan learn that the true art of romance is
grounded in honesty and truth?
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