Books Quoted in Leader’s Guide for Passionate Partnership

Each week of teaching you will find quotes from different authors that we used to help illustrate different areas of study. Below, we have included links to most of the books we quoted from so you can see what they actually look like. We have listed the titles under the weekly headings whenever each book is first introduced.

Throughout this study, you may wish to purchase a copy of a particular book cited to add to your own personal library. You may even discover that you already own some of them.

When you click on the titles, you will be taken to Amazon for further explanations about each book. This will also give you an opportunity to purchase any that interest you.

We will continue to update this page as new and interesting titles become available that we enjoy using in our teaching. Feel free to send us your recommendations as well.

Week 1

Super Marital Sex: Loving for Life by Paul Pearsall

Intimacy Ignited: Conversations Couple to Couple by Joseph and Linda Dillow, Peter and Lorraine Pintus

Avoiding the Greener Grass Syndrome: How to Grow Affair-Proof Hedges Around Your Marriage by Nancy C. Anderson

Week 2

Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul by John and Stasi Eldredge

The 5 Sex Needs of Men & Women: Discover the Secrets to Great Sex in a Godly Marriage by Gary and Barbara Rosberg and Ginger Kolbaba

A Celebration of Sex After 50 by Douglas E. Rosenau and James K. and Carolyn Childerston

When Two Become One: Enhancing Sexual Intimacy in Marriage by Christopher and Rachel McCluskey

Week 3

Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti: Understanding and Delighting in Our Differences by Bill and Pam Farrel

Making Sense of the Men in Your Life: What Makes Them Tick, What Ticks You Off, and How to Live in Harmony by Kevin Leman

Men Read Newspapers, Not Minds:…And Other Things I Wish I’d Known When I First Married by Sandra Picklesimer Aldrich

Intimate Issues: 21 Questions Christian Women Ask About Sex by Linda Dillow and Lorraine Pintus

Sex…According to God by Kay Arthur

The Intimate Mystery: Creating Strength and Beauty in Your Marriage by Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman

Rescue Your Love Life: Changing Those Dumb Attitudes and Behaviors That Will Sink Your Marriage by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

Lists to Live By For Every Married Couple by Alice Gray, Steve Stevens, and John Van Diest

Week 4

Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy? by Gary L. Thomas

Love and Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs by Emerson Eggerichs

Cracking the Communication Code: The Secret to Speaking Your Mate’s Language by Emerson Eggerichs

For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men by Shaunti Feldhahn

Week 5

Mom’s Needs, Dad’s Needs: Keeping Romance Alive Even After the Kids Arrive by Willard F. Harley, Jr.

No Time for Sex: Finding the Time You Need for Getting the Sex You Want by David and Claudia Arp

Red-Hot Monogamy: Making Your Marriage Sizzle by Bill and Pam Farrel

Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage by Kevin Leman

Sexual Intimacy in Marriage by William Cutrer and Sandra Glahn

Week 6

No new books used this week

Week 7

Sizzle! Seven Secrets to Ignite Your Marriage by Denise Vezey

The 10 Commandments of Marriage: The Do’s and Don’ts for a Lifelong Covenant by Ed Young

Week 8

His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage by Willard F. Harley, Jr.

Solomon on Sex: The Biblical Guide to Married Love by Joseph C. Dillow

Intimate Issues: 21 Questions Christian Women Ask About Sex by Linda Dillow and Lorraine Pintus

Week 9

A Celebration of Sex: A Guide to Enjoying God’s Gift of Sexual Intimacy by Douglas E. Rosenau

Intended for Pleasure: Sex Technique and Sexual Fulfillment in Christian Marriage by Ed and Gaye Wheat

From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well: Discover Human-Identical Hormones As a Safe and Effective Treatment for PMS, Perimenopause, Menopause or Hysterectomy by C. W. Randolph, M.D. and Genie James

Devotions for a Sacred Marriage: A Year of Weekly Devotions for Couples by Gary L. Thomas

The Mystery of Marriage: Meditations on the Miracle by MIke Mason

Week 10

No new books used this week