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The Ultimate Stay At Home Date Night for Couples by Cathy Lacson

A refreshing and inventive manual for connection and romance, The Ultimate Stay At Home Date Night for Couples: Creative and Romantic Stay-at-Home Ideas for Couples to Connect, Laugh, and Grow Closer Together by Cathy Lacson presents a huge range of playful, budget-friendly, and out-of-the-box ideas to recharge a relationship.

Overcoming the common objections of cost, time, and creative limitations, this interactive guide presents a fairly exhaustive list of date night plans, categorized by complexity and ideal couple type – romantic, cozy homebodies, adventurers, and others. From classic board game reboots and reality show-inspired challenges to at-home spa nights and artistic […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2025-12-03T18:15:02+02:00December 3rd, 2025|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Relationships Book Reviews|

Review: The Marriage Seed by Lionel Moses

A hopeful, practical, and enlightening view on finding joy and fulfillment in relationships, The Marriage Seed: How to Cultivate the Relationship You Desire and Deserve by Lionel Moses takes readers on a reflective and revelatory journey for both themselves and others.

As opposed to many relationship guides that start from the premise of partnership and work forward from there, this holistic guide to relational health begins long before any first dates are taken or commitments are made. Beginning with self-awareness and a personal inventory of one’s desires, needs, and limitations, the book lays the foundation of self-acceptance and self-love, before […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2025-04-01T10:48:42+02:00March 7th, 2025|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Relationships Book Reviews|

Review: Quiet Love (& Growing It) by Matthew Hess

A guide for people who want to understand the intricacies of love and wish to better navigate their current relationship – or search for one – Quiet Love (& Growing It): 14 Rules to Find, Build, and Keep the Best Relationship of Your Life by Matthew Hess offers insightful, well-organized, and down-to-earth tips for keeping a long-term relationship.

Exploring the ebbs and flows of love, and revealing the chemistry behind our feelings, Hess elucidates on his titular concept of “Quiet Love.” Despite what Hollywood may tell us, we should not necessarily be looking for a flashy or overwhelming infatuation at […]

Marina Dora Martino2024-11-18T14:58:39+02:00October 31st, 2024|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Relationships Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|

Review: Beyond the Vows by Alvin Dorsey Jr.

Beyond the Vows: Navigating the Depths of Marriage and Divorce by Alvin Dorsey Jr. is an all-embracing guide on marriage and divorce that sheds incisive light on the most private aspects of relationships as they start, develop, and – in some unfortunate cases – come to an end.

Exploring the nuanced emotions that arise in marital relationships, Dorsey offers sympathetic and practical guidance to people of any age, at any stage in their relationship. As Dorsey outlines, marriage is so much more than exchanging vows – there are facets of settling legal paperwork, opening a joint bank account, and other […]

Marina Dora Martino2024-06-17T13:10:36+02:00June 14th, 2024|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Relationships Book Reviews|

Review: Healing the Stormy Marriage by R. Christian Bohlen with Helen M. Bohlen

Author R. Christian Bohlen and his wife Helen M. Bohlen address some of the most difficult problems a marriage can face with a resounding, positive note, in Healing the Stormy Marriage: Hope and Help for You When Your Loved One Has Mental Health or Addiction Issues.

Not long after Christian married Helen, seemingly the woman of his dreams, 35 years ago, problems began to arise. Helen, who was born with a handicapped leg, also harbored mental illness, evidenced, as she herself suspected, by the fact that she could remember her happy times at camp as a child, but almost […]

SPR2022-02-15T05:22:41+02:00January 10th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Relationships Book Reviews, Religion Book Reviews|

Review: The Better Man Plans by Bobby Cudd

Author Bobby Cudd delivers a comprehensive, accessible, and entertaining guide for those looking to improve how they show up for their relationships in The Better Man Plans: What men should know and do to cultivate more harmony and love with the women and children in their lives.

From examining traditional relationship conflicts and the internal failings of masculinity, to prescribing innovative activities and new approaches for connection, communication, and ambition, this book takes varied angles on the same fundamental issues. Perhaps most notably, the author touches on aspects of relationship that are often overlooked: romantic apathy, invisibly existing in […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2021-01-13T10:13:25+02:00December 6th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Relationships Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|

Review: Nia & the Numbers Game by Kela Henry, MD

Nia & the Numbers Game: A Teenager’s Guide to Education, Relationships & Sex by Kela Henry, MD takes a unique approach by combining fiction and facts to both entertain and educate adolescent readers.

The fictional aspect of this book focuses on Nia Ferguson, a young African-American girl. At the outset of Nia’s story, she’s a twelve-year-old adolescent whose parents have just split up. Although her father moves into an apartment nearby, Nia, along with her younger brother, PJ, face some challenges as they adjust to living in both parents’ homes.

Nia’s story chronicles various aspects of her life and the […]

Marta Cheng2019-01-22T06:04:55+02:00September 14th, 2018|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Relationships Book Reviews, Young Adult Book Reviews|

The Stiletto Woman: Reigniting Personal Empowerment by Marisa Ferraro

Life and dating can be challenging at the best of times but writer and blogger Marisa Ferraro outlines the right approach to both in The Stiletto Woman: Reigniting Personal Empowerment.

Ferraro takes a common sense approach to dating by urging women to find empowerment from a bad relationship. She candidly discusses dating dynamics while bemoaning the overuse of digital communication that hinders the intimate connection that’s vital to every relationship.

This useful dating manual offers a relatively simple equation for empowerment: “inner core values + worth = empowerment,” which gives the book a tone of seriousness – and effectiveness […]

Marta Cheng2019-01-22T06:05:04+02:00December 10th, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Relationships Book Reviews|