This well-researched and accessible book explores the experience of unrequited love in light of the biblical witness to God's love for humanity.

How do you fall back in love? This was the underlying problem of one in four couples seeking help from relationship therapist Andrew G. Marshall. They described their problem as: 'I love you but I'm not in love with you'. Noticing how widespread the phenomenon had become, he decided to look more closely. Why were these relationships becoming defined more by companionship than by passion, and why was companionship no longer enough? From his research Andrew has devised his own unique programme. By looking at how a couple communicate, argue, share love, take responsibility, give and learn he offers in seven steps a reassuring and empowering map for how two individuals can better understand themselves, strengthen their bond and recover that lost magic.

Unconditional love is eagerly promised at weddings, but rarely practiced in real life. As a result, romantic hopes are often replaced with disappointment in the home. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. The Love Dare, the New York Times No. 1 best seller that has sold five million copies and was major plot device in the popular movie Fireproof, is a 40-day challenge for husbands and wives to understand and practice unconditional love. Whether your marriage is hanging by a thread or healthy and strong, The Love Dare is a journey you need to take. It’s time to learn the keys to finding true intimacy and developing a dynamic marriage. This second edition also features a special link to a free online marriage evaluation, a new preface by Stephen and Alex Kendrick, minor text updates, and select testimonials from The Love Dare readers. Take the dare!

I'm a good girl-until I got drunk in Vegas and married a panties-flaming-hot Irishman. Oops. I've always lived my life by the rules. Unlike my two sisters, I'm the good one. The responsible one. Going outside my comfort zone is when I wear red lipstick before five PM. That comfort zone of mine? It's smashed to smithereens on a wild night in Las Vegas when I met--and married--Liam Gallagher. After one shot of tequila, then two, then too many to count, a good girl's rules tend to disappear. And so do her panties, and her bra, and various other articles of clothing when she's with an Irishman who knows his way around a woman's body. Now my husband wants us to stay married. For six months. He says it'll be worth my while. Considering our chemistry underneath the sheets, I can't say that he's wrong. Liam isn't safe, though. Liam definitely isn't comfortable. He's like the male equivalent of wearing red lipstick in the daytime all wrapped up in an irresistible, dangerous package. Yet this stubborn Irishman isn't about to let me go, drunken Princess Bride-themed Vegas wedding or no. Now I have to decide if I'm brave enough to break the rules for love.

"I became the keeper of secrets, and there were consequences. With my silence I protected my children and allowed them to forever see their father as a hero, but I had also given my husband a clean slate upon which he could rewrite his history, minus the embarrassing part. At first, silence was the glue that bound us together, then it was the weight under which we crumbled." *** "Cheaters are selfish people. In fact, the most damning thing about cheating is that it reveals a lack of caring for and commitment to the whole family unit, not just one's spouse. 'I'm cheating because I care about my family so much more than my selfish desires,' said no person ever." *** Infidelity and the drama it creates have been around since the beginning of time. As a result, there is no shortage of advice on how to prevent it, what to do once it starts, or how to pick up the pieces once it ends . . . if it ends. Why do some marriages survive and others dissolve in the aftermath? Is there some magic ingredient present in enduring relationships? Is it possible to heal as individuals, yet fail to heal as a couple? In this deeply personal and intuitive book, one woman of faith tells her story of love, disillusionment, and resilience in a down-to-earth, upbeat, and sometimes humorous style that reflects the strength that comes from knowing God loves us, that he is in charge, and that he has the desire and ability to shape us into better people through our adversity. It will persuade you that, although we live in an age of throw-away marriages, there are still those who believe traditional values exist, that a family is a sacred commitment, that giving up is not an option.

Priyanka, a tom-boy Delhiite girl was living her life content until she encounters a break-up she had never imagined. Her best buddies helped her moving on but the incidence was too much of a shock for her to take and left her in say-no-to-boys-ever-again decision. Then what made her fall for another guy that too from a distinct city when she knows her family would never support that? Is falling in love enough for getting married? Why even on the date of her marriage, Priyanka was not sure if she will be getting married today or not? What all they had to go through to get married? Did they disappoint their parents whom they loved and respected most or they had to sacrifice their love for family? Enjoy Priyanka and Arjun’s roller coaster ride for their marriage through this novel.

Trish Ryan was the quintessential successful thirtysomething woman -- she had a career as an attorney, a nice car, and a succession of men clamoring for her affection. But despite all her accomplishments, the things by which she defined her life continually left her disappointed, especially when it came to dating. Like the heroines of chick-lit novels and Sex and the City, she couldn't escape her bad luck with men: men who cheated, who left her, who made her a lesser version of herself. After years of trying everything out there to make love work -- new age philosophy, feminist empowerment, myriad of self-help programs -- she finally, hesitantly, decided to give God a try. This is Ryan's story of how her search for the right guy turned into the search for the right God, and (spoiler alert!) how she ended up with the happily-ever-after ending.