Meredith Rutter Marple's I Live You For Ever is a memoir that documents her husband Gary’s descent into dementia and her role as a caregiver. The memoir captures her experiences, thoughts, and reflections, starting on May 14, 2010. She notices the mild slips, like memory...

Gay Marriage After Retirement: 25 Questions for Gay Couples to Ask and Answer Before You Marry by Amy Rose Herrick is an excellent guide for any couple, gay or straight, to use in their senior years. Several important points stood out to me. First, financial...

Communication issues can make or break any relationship. Effective communication is the key to a healthy marriage. In The Couples Communication Handbook, author Raffi Bilek presents clear-cut strategies for couples to acquire skills that help them navigate their relationships with empathy, understanding, and kindness. Bilek...

The Power of the Question by Michael S. Phillips is a self-help guide that aims to help readers get better at connecting with people by staying curious and actually listening in the moment. The author discusses the importance of emotional self-awareness and how different experiences...

The Sure Thing: A Pleasure Practice to Revive the Spark by Elana Auerbach introduces a weekly intimacy ritual shaped by Shabbat and built for couples who want a dependable way to reconnect. After years of missed timing in her marriage, Auerbach creates a set time...

Chance: Beginnings by Roberts Essex follows Chance from birth through adulthood, hitting plenty of highs and lows along the journey. Faith plays a big role in Chance’s life, but it’s messy and real, not sugar-coated or preachy. One such portrayal of this family’s faith is...

Momentum: A Memoir by Emily Brown opens with the author traveling to a memorial service for her Uncle Bib. As Emily listens to stories about her uncle’s warmth and generosity, she begins to compare them with memories of her own emotionally distant upbringing. She’s hoping...

Angels of Paradise is a memoir by Barbara Murphy. Barbara finds herself in prison on her birthday for the crime of kidnapping her own son. She had taken Valentin to the Bahamas to save both of them from a horrible life. In the Bahamas, she...

The Authentic Young Lover follows a clear path, guiding young adults through the inner work needed to form healthy relationships. Chris Hakim frames modern dating problems as four main obstacles: violence, pettiness, vanity, and agenda. Each chapter explains how these patterns show up in everyday...

The Third Option by Beca Salmon is a memoir that recounts the end of her marriage, beginning the night she discovers her husband, Jose, has been having a long-term affair. Salmon talks about pressing Jose for the truth, which he continually dodges. Her work as...