Do children change the dynamics of a marriage for better or for worse? Some couples stop directing their focus on each other and redirect it to their children or elsewhere. Author Carol Ummel Lindquist, Ph.D., explores the role of parenthood and shows how couples can make their marriage a solid, satisfying one after the children are born. Her book, which every couple — with kids or considering kids — should read is Happily Married with Kids: It’s Not Just a Fairy Tale, published by Berkley Publishing Group, January 2004. Read more… »

It’s fairly unusual for a first novel to become a smash hit but that’s what happened to author Carrie Kabak’s Cover the Butter, the story of a woman who has spent her life trying to please others only to have it begin rapidly unraveling. The book is an easy and fascinating read and I found it difficult to put down. Guaranteed to have you howling with laughter! Read more… »

Written by Mantak Chia and Rachel Carlton Abrams, M.D., The Multi-Orgasmic Woman: Discover Your Full Desire, Pleasure, and Vitality, explores female sexuality and shows how to achieve sexual pleasure at every age with step-by-step exercises and explicit diagrams. Read more… »

There have been books written about female midlife crisis but few of them have caused the stir or the media attention that The Breaking Point by Sue Shellenberger has generated. Perhaps much of the reason for this book being so popular is that so many middle-aged women are making decisions that women of previous generations were reluctant to make. Read more… »

Relationships need work. Depending upon the emotional needs of the people involved, some need more work than others, and some will be much more high maintenance than they appeared when they first began. Dr. Leonard Felder’s book, Wake Up or Break Up: 8 Crucial Steps to Strengthening Your Relationship, gives insight into ways to enhance your relationships, whether they’re with a spouse, someone you’re dating, or your kids. Read more… »