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Caylor Evans moved in with Sassy five years ago when Sassy's driver's license was revoked for poor eyesight.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!