I thoroughly enjoyed this series. I read this one last, although it is book two in the series. Reading them in order is helpful, because from reading book 3, I knew what was happening in book two before it happened. All the characters in these stories are in each book. About 3 girlfriends who have grandma's who are out to matchmake and find them husbands. The friendship between these three friends was very special and I enjoyed their interaction in all 3 stories.

Dylan has come back to Nashville to live with his grandparents, after a teaching assignment goes wrong and he gets fired over living with a professor (who was a control freak and was ruining Dylan's life). Although his grandparents love him regardless, his parents are a whole lot different and very unloving, thinking only of their careers. Dylan's brothers though help him out a lot in this story.

Caylor is 34 and single and leads a very busy and fulfilling life as a professor in the English department. She keeps busy doing many things and living with and helping out her grandmother, Sassy. When Dylan seeks employment at the same college as her and when both their grandmothers think they would be a good match, there is no stopping the spark of attraction these two will begin to share. But both of them have secrets they aren't sharing about their past and when those secrets are revealed, they will realize how much they do have in common. Truthfulness and courage (with some help from friends and loved ones) will help these two find the true 'art of romance'. ( )

Caylor Evans, inspirational romance writer and tenured English professor, has a secret: she once wrote 6 steamy romance novels under a pen name. Dylan Bradley, art teacher and artist, has secrets: he had a relationship with his boss and he once painted covers for romance novels under a pseudonym. (Yep, you guessed it--his paintings were the covers of her books--though neither knew the other back then.) When they meet in Nashville, sparks fly immediately, but Dylan is still working through his past relationship disaster, and Caylor is committed to taking care of her grandmother.
However, it's pretty obvious that the two are going to get together in the end. ( )

The Art of Romance

Kaye Dacus

Two zany grannies scheme to unite their artistic grandchildren. When twenty-eight year old Dylan Bradley, a former steamy romance illustrator, meets Caylor Evans, he’s trying to build up a new professional reputation while recovering from a bad breakup with an older woman. Meanwhile, thirty-four year old Caylor, having once written titillating romances under a pseudonym, now pens inspirational novels. When they form a professional alliance and Caylor’s manuscript is paired with Dylan’s proposed sketches for its book cover, suspicions arise. Can Dylan and Caylor discover the true art of romance while hiding secrets from their past?

I enjoy a good book. This was one that delivers on a good laugh and an enjoyable story line. The author does a good job with story line and eenjoyable characters that are likeable. I always like a mystery of any kind. It is always true that we hide our sins from the world, although they are always on display in front of our Lord.

I would like to thank Net Galley and Barbour Publishing, Inc. for allowing me to read and review this book in return for a free copy and was never asked to write a favorable review by anyone. ( )

I found this book very fun to read. I absolutely loved the meddling Grandmas. There were so cute. They sort of reminded me of my grandma, Nan. I could picture her doing some of the things they did. It gave me a nice chuckle!

I felt like Kaye Dacus did a wonderful job of creating very believable characters. I think that Dylan and Caylor were such a great match for each other. I was rooting for them the whole time.

And of course, Dylan’s brothers were great too. Hopefully, we will see more of them in the years to come.

This is book 2 and I will definitely be going back to locate book 1 to read.

You should definitely head over to Kaye’s website. She has tons of great behind-the-scenes looks into this story.

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