Sassy Evans and Perty Bradley are determined to get their
grandchildren married off and have great-grandchildren
before their close friends Trina, Lindy and Maureen do.
These eighty-something ladies are indomitable! Perty's
grandson, Dylan, has just moved back to Nashville and is
living in their carriage house apartment. Sassy and Perty
make plans to get Sassy's granddaughter, Caylor, and Dylan
together.
Caylor Evans moved in with Sassy five years ago when Sassy's
driver's license was revoked for poor eyesight. Caylor is an
English professor at James Robertson University and keeps a
very busy schedule with her classes, advising graduate
students, helping with the drama department productions
and writing her own inspirational romance novels. She is
committed to taking care of Sassy and has not dated in years.
Dylan Bradley lost his way in life, letting someone else
direct his steps and bring him down. He just lost his
position as a professor at a very prestigious art institute
in Philadelphia. He's back home in Nashville, trying to put
the pieces back together and find his way again. He gets a
part-time adjunct position at JRU for the spring semester,
teaching two classes and working with the scenery crew in
the drama department. He is quite an up-and-coming artist
himself, having had showings already in New York and
Philadelphia.
As Sassy and Perty create many opportunities to put Caylor
and Dylan together, the two of them are very much aware of
their grandmothers' wiles. Caylor pretends to have no
interest, but is very attracted to Dylan. Dylan is just
recuperating from an unscrupulous relationship with an older
woman. He pretends not to be interested, but can't seem to
get Caylor out of his head. A book he finds at Zarah's, on
of Caylor's friends, gets his attention, and he questions
Zarah briefly about it. Likewise, a painting that Caylor
sees at Dylan's apartment leaves her an uneasy feeling and
questions.
Caylor wrote six sleazy romance novels under a pen name
several years ago. She's not proud of that work. Dylan did
cover illustrations when he was in college to earn some
extra money, cover work for sleazy romance novels like
Caylor's. He also used an alias. Both fear they know the
truth about each other, yet are reluctant to speak about it.
The more Caylor and Dylan are thrown together, the stronger
the attraction becomes. Can they reveal their past and have
a future together?
THE ART OF ROMANCE is truly a delightful
blend of art and romance. This inspirational novel explores
the way our past creates our present and hopefully molds our
future. There are many truths brought to light in this story
and valuable lessons to be learned. Kaye Dacus has given us
some wonderful secondary characters that truly support
Caylor and Dylan in their search for love. This is a story
too good to miss!
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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