The Art of Romance — Kaye Dacus

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 pseydonym 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?