Some relationships last, others fall apart, and still others seem to thrive and grow as the years go on. The Two Truths About Love is a guide to creating this third type of relationship—an extraordinary partnership wherein each partner feels fully accepted and loved as they are. Designed over the course of thousands of hours conducting face-to-face counseling sessions with clients, psychotherapist and former Buddhist monk Jason B. Fischer’s unique approach has already improved the lives of countless individuals and couples. The two secrets to creating extraordinary relationships are simple: partners must 1. Give permission for the other person to be who they truly are while also 2. Taking responsibility for their own reactions, behaviors, assumptions, and expectations of their partner and the relationship. This book gives readers the tools to start giving permission and taking responsibility in their own relationships and offers strategies for letting go of dissatisfaction and habitual conflicts. In short, accessible chapters, readers learn how to put these seemingly simple rules into practice to regain balance and peace in their partnerships.

'Brilliant and touching' Maggie O'Farrell 'A must-read for everyone wanting to understand more about what makes us fall in - and out - of love' Philippa Perry 'A charming, useful, kind book about the pains and hopes of relationships' Alain de Botton Drawing on over 30 years of therapeutic encounters with people facing hurdles in their love lives, former Chair of the British Psychoanalytic Council Susanna Abse takes us deep inside one of the most fascinating realms there is: other people's relationships. Candid and captivating, each chapter is inspired by a classic, timeless story. Parents blow their straw house down; Rapunzel yearns for companionship but remains trapped in her castle. Couples strive to navigate the fall from Eden, the bitter taste of the poison apple and strangers in their beds. From dealing with infidelity to navigating our changing role within a single relationship over the course of a lifetime, Tell Me the Truth About Love sheds vivid light on the human heart, and its struggle to both embrace life's greatest gift and protect itself from pain. Inside, you will find solace, wisdom and unparalleled insight into how, and why, we love.

In the anticipated sequel to Zora's Cry, revisit the lives of the four women from the P.O.W.E.R. discipleship group. Zora is facing some challenges adjusting to married life after so many years as a single, and the pressure only increases when her new husband, Preston, declares his call to the ministry. Monet is happily dating but still unsure if marriage is for her. Belinda's stepson T.J. has grown dangerously rebellious, testing her faith and her marriage to the limit. And Paula has just given birth to a girl and is stunned when her husband demands a paternity test. The women pull together in prayer as they search for answers and end up confirming the truth about love: that it never fails.

As a little girl, Willow Mazer always knew in her heart that life had something more in store for her than what she had heard and read in fairytales. She knew that aside from the fantasy of marriage, family, and white picket fences, something inside was challenging her to find her own truth. Willow is now in her early thirties, and what she thinks is an innocent trip to Florida to visit her dying grandmother actually turns into a transformational experience – a journey into what defines not just love for another, but love for one self. She learns the greatest lesson on earth – unconditional love. ******************************************** If you love hearing stories about signs and things that can’t be coincidences, keep reading. Willow will bring you goose bumps and remind your heart of God’s universal truth.

Wisdom literature, Eastern spiritual and psychoanalytic truths are clearly synthesized in this simple book. The reader is shown how Three Words will elevate consciousness and demystify love and being well.

We live every day without being aware that fear controls many of our choices and decisions. The consequences our fear-based behavior has on our life and relationships also contributes to the collective fear and distrust in the world. When we recognize fear for what it really is, we can initiate an effort to deal with it. In The Truth About Love and Fear, author Rudolf Eckhardt shows how we can take individual responsibility for our issues by addressing our fears and insecurities. This will transform our lives and the lives of those around us. He provides answers to questions about consciousness, life, and relationships and discusses how life is about being and not about doing; you can be a powerful person, rather than just engaging in acts of power; true change is different from changing your feelings, perception, thoughts, and behaviors; it feels to experience unconditional love; fear and guilt have power; and love and fear influence your mind and control your behavior. The Truth About Love and Fear leads you to a new understanding of the nature of unconditional love, acceptance, and trust and explains the potential of your personal power and the lack of it in your life. It challenges your present way of thinking, makes you question your perception, ad changes your belief of who you are and the way you see your relationships and life. It alters your thoughts of your past, your present, and your future.

'Honest, hilarious, and profoundly human' Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author Daniel Mayrock's life is at a crossroads: 1. His bookshop is failing. 2. He's sick of feeling useless. 3. His wife, Jill, is ready to start a family. 4. She has no idea about 1 and 2. Dan is scared. Then Jill gets pregnant. And now all Dan knows is: 5. Dan loves Jill. Brimming with Dan's hilarious sense of humour and unique world-view, his obsessive list-making paints a picture of a man who's willing to do just about anything for the love (and soon-to-be new love) of his life... Praise for 21 Truths About Love: 'A fresh, humorous exploration of what makes us vulnerable and what makes us responsible, and you can't help but root for Daniel Mayrock even when he's at his most mistaken. This is a love story of great pathos and beauty' Sharma Shields, author of The Cassandra 'The most phenomenally entertaining and clever novel of the year. Poignant and hilarious...' BookWeb 'Fun, fresh, and incredibly heart-warming . . . a can't-be-missed read' The Young Folks 'A pleasure' The Seattle Times 'Often moving, sometimes shocking, always entertaining' Booklist 'A clever, genre-bending portrait of a man under pressure' Kirkus 'A sometimes wild, sometimes serene, and always heartfelt ride' The Harvard Crimson 'Funny, sad, uplifting but always relatable' Shelf Awareness 'Reasons we love Twenty-One Truths About Love: 1. It's deeply moving and full of emotion 2. The protagonist is relatable (he quit his job to open a bookshop!) and so are his struggles 3. It's a thoughtful reflection about love and what it means to be a good person 4. Did we mention the protagonist owns a bookshop? 5. It's one of the most unique books out today, because: 6. It's written entirely in lists' BookBub 'What to know about this novel: 1) It's written entirely in lists. 2) It's about an anxious man struggling with family and financial issues. And 3) It's an unconventional, endearing tale of impending fatherhood' The Washington Post

From the beloved author of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend comes a wonderful new novel about a struggling man, written entirely in lists. Daniel Mayrock's life is at a crossroads. He knows the following to be true: 1. He loves his wife Jill... more than anything. 2. He only regrets quitting his job and opening a bookshop a little (maybe more than a little) 3. Jill is ready to have a baby. 4. The bookshop isn’t doing well. Financial crisis is imminent. Dan doesn't know how to fix it. 5. Dan hasn’t told Jill about their financial trouble. 6. Then Jill gets pregnant. This heartfelt story is about the lengths one man will go to and the risks he will take to save his family. But Dan doesn’t just want to save his failing bookstore and his family’s finances: 1. Dan wants to do something special. 2. He’s a man who is tired of feeling ordinary. 3. He’s sick of feeling like a failure. 4. He doesn't want to live in the shadow of his wife’s deceased first husband. Dan is also an obsessive list maker; his story unfolds entirely in his lists, which are brimming with Dan’s hilarious sense of humor, unique world-view, and deeply personal thoughts. When read in full, his lists paint a picture of a man struggling to be a man, a man who has reached a point where he’s willing to do anything for the love (and soon-to-be new love) of his life.

Follow best friends Eve and Cherry as they discover the Truth About Love and all the places you can find it; from the grassy lawns of a London university to the very top of the Eiffel Tower. Love is always in the last place you expect to find it. The Truth About Love is the complete series of three interweaving storylines. Book 1 Eve Harris has always had a point to prove: where you come from doesn't matter, it's what you aim for that counts. She has it all planned; find the perfect teaching job, live with her best friend, Cherry, and never get dragged back into the destructive world of her youth. The last thing she expects is to bump into millionaire heir Cameron Wallis on her last day on campus. Nor is she expecting to discover that when she gives him a chance to win her over, he's nothing like the playboy the newspapers paint him to be. Will Eve be able to let go of her judgments and embrace a spontaneous affair with Cam that isn't part of her plan? Or will the constraints from both their families prevent Cam and Eve from discovering The Truth About Love? Book Two: Cherry Donaldson goes through dates like some women go through coffee. So when she finds herself in need of a temporary roommate, saying yes to the gorgeous guy—even if he's not her usual type—is a bad idea. A very bad idea. The last thing she expects is to fall into a friendship with Jared. But he makes it so easy. And before she knows it, the lines blur, and his annoying habits become just a little bit charming. Will Cherry break her own rules to take a chance on the guy she now calls a friend or is The Truth About Love too much to bear? Book Three: When Eve Harris agrees to give billionaire playboy Cameron Wallis another chance, she doesn't anticipate finding herself in Paris living the dream. The chance to spend time with Cam away from gossip columns and the media is too tempting. But Paris isn't the fairy-tale she envisaged and all too quickly, Eve realises just how different her and Cam's lives really are. Will Eve be able to overcome her own insecurities and wade through the Truth About Love to get the man and her happily ever after?

We are trained from the youngest of ages to imagine that love is a force outside of ourselves; that if you keep swiping, one day your prince will come; that love is something you have to look for, work for, diet for. The truth is: we are creators of love, not discoverers of love, and until we realise that love comes out of us, rather than to us, we'll never really get it or feel it. Conor Creighton learned this the hard way with a string of tumultuous relationships in his past. That was until, through meditation, he woke up to the powerful force that is self-love and watched as his relationships and the whole world transformed around him. In a unique hybrid of memoir and self-help, here Conor uses his life lessons to help readers wake up to the truth about love. A modern manifesto and spiritual guide to relationships, The Truth About Love makes a daring call to action, showing how to change yourself and the world around you through the courageous act of opening your heart.