Love without sex --please!!!!
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The theme of the movie was excellent--that Love is all around us.  That part was very inspiring.  But the sexual content and scenes ruined it for the family and general public to see.  The sex scenes spoiled the theme.  The soft porn was not an example of the love that was characterized in the rest of the movie.
I was sorry I couldn't recommend it to my teenage grandchildren.  Too bad to ruin such a good movie with degrading material.
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After listening to the CD, The Unimaginable Life, my husband and I thought, "Finally! Another couple who really "get" it!"
I quickly ordered the book....and was I ever disheartened. They still don't "get" it. Sadly, they think they have it all figured out....
Kenny can feel free to lust after any woman he finds attractive as long as he is only intimate with Julia. Julia has the unrewarding job of keeping Kenny from going to bed with other woman by filling his head with brain-washing non-sense.
I found Julia needy, passive-aggressive, and self-degrading. Kenny is one of those guys who needs to have his ego constantly fed in order to feel like a man. Both are immature, unenlightened beings.
I would suggest that you read To Love And Be Love by Sam Keen if you want a REAL approach towards a loving relationship. I think Kenny and Julia should read it as well! Maybe someone will send them a copy. ...
Yes...an unimaginable life. I could never imagine being in a relationship like theirs!
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At last! Someone succeeded to write a decent book about love as "we" "suffer" from it !  Alain de Botton is  ingenious in  the sense of being plain yet very deep without being unnecessarily and torturously complicated. He also has a very nice sense of humour. I sincerely would like to thank him for being such a friendly writer. Forget "Mars and Venus", your therapist, etc. Just read this book and feel as "being understood and helped"... If this book becomes a recommended highschool reading, then the world would be a less painful place...
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No matter how many stars I give Doing It for Love would adequately express how very much I LOVED and ADORED IT!!!! I have been a lover of everything Cassie Mae since I picked up the first book I read by her. She continues to get better with every book she writes! As with all of her books, I was grabbed from the very first page with our heroine, Liz, contemplating her life with her soulmate, Landon. She feels like their sex life has become boring, peas and carrots rather than what they used to be strawberries and whipped cream. She is surprised and elated when Landon proposes, but she wants more spark in the bedroom, so she comes up with the brilliant idea for the both of them to not have sex until their wedding night5 months from now. They even make a bet on who will give in first. They have make a wager. If she wins, she gets the honeymoon in the Bahamas, and if he wins, he gets Utah, yes Utah!!!! What they don't expect is how this will affect their relationship, and what they will learn and remember about why they fell in love in the first place.

I love all of Cassie Maes characters, but I have to say Landon and Liz are my favorite! They are a down-to-earth couple who are struggling with the normal things that twenty-somethings do, jobs and life in general. The fear of marriage and their future are all very realistic and something most of us have all dealt with. It was nice to read a book without so much angst and drama! Not only do these two love each other, but they genuinely like each other. It was sexy yet so incredibly sweet and touching, not to mention hilarious!

I can always count on Cassie Mae to make me laugh, but she did something I wasn't expecting, she made me cryhappy tears, and she made me remember why I fell in love with my husband. I have been married for quite a while, and after years together, life can become predictable, but it doesnt mean the love or excitement is gone. Of course, strawberries and whipped cream sex is good, but it doesnt determine a marriage, its the relationship and friendship that you have that enables you to love someone despite their faults however big or small!  Being able to laugh with and at one another helps too!! Thank you, Cassie Mae, for a beautiful, funny, and very realistic view of what it means to be in a long-term, committed relationship. Cant wait to read the next book in the series!!!!

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Simple loved this wonderful story! The main character  Haven has been betrayed, lied to, cheated on and degraded to such an extent by her former fiancee Jared that she no longer has confidence in herself when it comes to her life and never mind relationships. She owns a bookstore and lives with her bff Weezie just living and nothing more. She lives through her erotica and romance books she reads. Weezie is everything Haven longs to be--changing different men, never more than one date, never committed in a relationship,carefree, rich, beautiful and full of self esteem and confidence. Weezie drags her off to a party one night and while looking around she spots the woman Jared left her for. She just falls apart and remembers everything she's been trying to forget. She tosses back a few shots of tequilla and notices a very handsome man standing with some other men.  She takes some interest in him and notices that he's looking at her too!  Man she needs some air so she walks outside. Haven decides to sit on a lounge chair and just relax a little since the drinks have hit her. As she sitting she senses someone is by her and he asks if he can sit with her. Haven of course says she wants to be lone but he insists. They're talking but don't exchange names since it's not necessary. the conversation goes sexual and Haven is on guard because according to her former lover Jared she's not any good at that or anything. Her new friend says he can take care of her so he goes down on her  and blows her mind, she's never come like that. And he's expecting the favor to be done also. She gets sick and passes out. Haven wakes up the next morning home and doesn't know how she got there, she realizes that the mystery man must have taken her home but how? She realizes he went into her purse, found her license and of course her address and boy is she fuming. Don't men know that a woman purse is sacred territory and shouldn't be snooped around in? Little does she know but her mystery man is so in to her he starts sending flowers and gifts. The story continues but you really have to read it to get the full story.  This story shows that love can be found by chance even if you don't want it--especially if you don't want it.  Age doesn't make  difference if you truly love someone and hurdles have to be dealt with in order to reach your goal. Always fight for what you believe in especially love.  Really a great love story.
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I really appreciated this book!  I am an Adult Child of  a Dysfunctional Family, and this writing helped me a lot to get back to my original Love for my Parents--whom I blamed and despised before---not realizing that withhold feeling Love from Myself!
This is not the tacky, codependent Love most people are familiar with...It is more like a love that is unconditional acceptance of someone, some-thing---Everything .

My Parents, have also changed a bit due to my stepping out of the fighting, manipulating game.  I didn't fix them--but now it is acceptable to me.

I do not always want them to be near me--that can be destructive or harmful for me--but when I choose to be with them, I can be loving w/out playing games or roles or expectations of them being better than they are.

Anyway, Tara Singh has a way to express and describe something that is impossible to  explain with only words--I feel it is due to his extreme clarity and passion that makes the book work and carry his message through.  Not something you want to run through and be done with--it is so beyond words that you need some time to let yourself be ascended into the right mind-set and start really grasping what is described here.  I am still pulling it off the shelf to open it randomly and see what the message is that I come across.
A rare gift!  Enjoy.
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Galley provided by Publisher for review on my blog from which this is adapted. No remuneration was exchanged and all opinions presented herein are my own except as noted.

I really loved this book and it had no sex, and no four letter words. Nor was it religious, or no more so than would necessary in 13th century France. It's a great love story, interesting family relationships, and great intrigue. You may think you know who the baddie is but you won't really be sure.

I didn't even realize this was so deep into a series. There was obviously backstory, but this story stood on its own pretty well.

Even though there's no sex, it is still sexy. Imagine  acouple getting to know each other before having sex?!
I liked the author's style. I can't figure out the title's meaning  lilacs are not mentioned in the book.

Great read!
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I was so relieved and happy to finish this book, I couldn't believe it. Sadly the reason is not that it was so unbelievably good but rather the contrary.

"Come away with me" is a pure love story/ romance/ erotic novel. Period. Not more not less.
The plot is simple: Nathalie Conner is a photographer enjoying the beauty of the beach and taking pictures until a man accuses her of taking his pictures. Luke Williams is astonished to meet a woman who does not know who he is. This intrigues him and he shows a lot of interest. So they fall in love and have sex.

Every time they have a misunderstanding or something which could lead to a drama the idea is:
Are you mad?
Yes.
Sorry.
No go away!
Later: Oh I missed you!
Me too!
I want you.... And they make love.

Both characters would have potential especially d/t their past scars, but Kristen Proben just doesn't develop them.
What also annoyed me a lot was that the main character (former actor in Vampire movies and super star, whose middle name is Edward) simply reminds me too much of Robert Pattinson and this is something personal, I just couldn't imagine him in this book.

As a conclusion: for me this book lacked developed characters, rhythm and content, the events were unsurprising and sometimes even annoying and I did not even enjoy the sex scenes. I would also have enjoyed a bit of information about the film business, but other than reading famous names and huge sums of money there wasn't much about this either.

If however you are looking for a Love story without any complication, where two people simply enjoy each other this book might be the right one for you.
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I'm not going to bother with a synopsis of this book, as this has been done.
This book worked for me.

Yes, there are sexual scenarios that might be challenging to those who prefer more traditional erotica, as some of the reviews point out. This book has: polyamory, group sex, m/m, f/f, m/f, mmf... pretty much every combo you can think of, and there is sex between partners when one or both is in shifted form (wolf).

To me, all of the above is neither a selling point for this book, nor a deterrent.  When I read erotica, I want great sex scenes in the context of: creative plot (this book definitely has that!), likable characters (definitely likable!), and most of all, sex in a loving context. In this book, love does not come off as a plot device.  It pervades everything each character does and thinks, whether sexual or not.  Sex, in this book (though frequent) is only one way that each character shows their love for the others. I like that.

I also want to note that I like seeing characters who are smart and open-minded, who don't spend half the book doubting who they are, what they want, etc... I really Liked these characters!

In summary, I would strongly recommend this series of books to those who are very open minded, want strong likable characters and an interesting plot-line, as well as hot sex scenes in loving context.
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Thoroughly enjoyable!! Love is good for all of us!!,
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But then again I loved them all!! I am hungry with anticipation for the next novel due this summer. Oh, and I have to say to all the readers who have complained that there is too much sex and how they books keep getting worse, I respect your opinion but then why not pick a less sexual book you will enjoy? I wouldn't continue to read something if I didn't enjoy it. But, hey I say you can never have too much sex! @Laurell K. Hamilton, you have a great imagination for the metaphysical and the sexual. All women should embrace their sexuality the same. Even if it is only acted on in fantasies. Love Merry & Anita and there is not one book of theirs I do not own!
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ;) Grinning like an idiot thinking
About what it would be like  the have Arik and ( still grinning)
Come across his nude sun bating / napping!!! Oooooooo Yeah!!
I want some of that!!! Human or Kitty if he's sexy and Yummy like Arik sounds? I'm soo all over that !!! And him too if I had a chance!!! Ooooooo Yeah!!!
Sign me up Now !!! Please!!!  Soo to get off track but that is such a very,very yummy image!! I mean cone the idea of maybe getting your hand or mouth on that ,well that's definitely a awesome reason to stick to losing those next twenty pounds I'll tell you ;)
Honestly that's what gonna do it for me and I have over a 100 I need to lose,but for a chance at that it's more than worth it!
Anyway Kira and Arik were a fun couple to spend time with,not an overly deep story but a lot of good fun,hard to believe how much happened in just a few days to Kira ( seems all that action should have been at least a. month) but it was fun and just the right balance of sex,..... Some stores are just too SEX driven,some by the time your on the 3rd chapter sometimes you've either had them talking about it or doing it to the point by the time your say 40% or so they the book your like O crisp not more sex :(  I left another book about a Lion shifter that came out just a few days before this one but had to stop coz the characters and either constant sex or nearly constant sex talk was frustrating,boring kinda tedious and was making a be crazy,honestly it distracted from the story as a whole....
I was a lil afraid these characters might be over sexed as well but no they were a lot of fun ;) I wanted to knock do a peg or two at times just like Kira did and as Kira what the hell she was thinking at times like running off knowing her psycho ex was still out there, ok I'd have wanted to run from Arik too all things considered but.....
Sometimes I just wish women could me mouthy and smart with out constantly doing so many stupid things...
Like Bill Engvall once said dumb to be stupid ;)
Loved it and can't wait for more ;)
O and Eva , if you come across a lonely sexy hunk like Arik send him down towards Louisiana way ;)
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Thank you Jackie for writing a wonderful love story sans raunchy sex !  This work was full of love. Thank you for bringing the type of book I love to read to my kindle.
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My name is Anna and I'm writing this from my husbands amazon account since I can't from mine for some reason!!

How do you even begin writing a review of a book you absolutely love without having spoilers for those who have not read it yet? This is the exact reason I usually do not write reviews, however Zack Love deserves one for this book!! So, I will keep this short and sweet.

I did not know about Zack Love or this Epic book until I joined a readers group on Facebook. They had posted about this book with a short description of it. After reading the description I decided to try it out. You have to admit the title alone of this book is intriguing enough to spark curiosity! Sex in the Title just screams read me please, you won't be disappointed.

I have Epilepsy so there are many bad days for me now. On one of those bad days I began reading this book and was immediately drawn in ( I was kinda surprised by that ). All the emotions they felt in the book I was feeling! I laughed so much ( which I greatly needed )!! I wound up reading the book straight through in two and a half hours because I was addicted!!

No spoilers I promise, I do feel that everyone could relate to this book. The situations they go through and emotions they feel were very real. I personally loved Heeb!! I think hanging out with real life Heeb would be a great time!! What woman doesn't like to laugh?

Zack Love in my opinion is an amazing Author that I'm happy to have discovered him and this book via Facebook. I look forward to reading his future books!!!! If you haven't read this book or are still trying to decide if it's right for you, Please do yourself a favor and read it!!! It's truly great and I highly recommend it! Sex in the Title is now one of my favorite books!!
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This is excellent information.  But I wonder how many people have enough time in their days to practice this.  Certainly, more fulfilling sex, and deep passionate connections with our lovers should take precedence over watching TV or many of the other mundane activities of our lives. I'm not sure American culture (as I know it) has a place for this kind of information and activity - which is precisely why we need it.
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Dan . . . how do you do this every time?  You write such beautiful characters.  No matter how long or how short the story you always give the characters such heart and depth.  I would think most people would read the title to this story and think it is going to be a story about sex, sex and more sex (and trust me there is some beautiful sex in this story).  What they won't realize (unless they have read your stories before) is that it is about so much more.  I have personally had a couple of stressful years.  I feel like I have lost all my personality and am just surviving day to day.  I had no clue when I started reading this story that I was going to be inspired to find myself once again; to bring back my passions and see where that takes me.  That is exactly what your story is about.  It is remembering what gives you passion and not being afraid to live with a little fear of the unknown.  I love your quote "Fear is temporary.  Regret is permanent.  Adventure is taking a chance because it's better than the question mark if you don't."  I started to tear up when I was reading that.  I have been needing that push to find myself again and this was it.  So again (as always with your stories) I say . . . Thank You!  One of my all time favorite books is your "Memorizing You" and if someone ever needs a recommendation on one of the truest forms of a love story I recommend that book.  Now, if someone needs the inspiration to find themselves and dream big, I will be recommending "A Summer of Guiltless Sex".  Smooches!!!!!
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I really liked this book by L.B. Dunbar! This book is really refreshing as it is a book about dating later in life, and how coming out of a 20 year marriage leaves  one of the main characters in this book completely unprepared at the change in everything.

Emme is a 40 year old woman whose husband passed two years before and while she loved him she never felt passion like she is about to feel! After he cheated on Emme, they just basically stayed together for their two daughters.

Merek sees Emme at a block party during the 4th of July and they are attracted to each other! However Merek's main operations are hit and run, sex one time only, and this woman he sees seems different. Merek gives her a ride home even though its only around the block and Emme is glad to get home, as she is flustered!

Soon, Emme's neighbor takes it upon herself to secretly set them up, and she sends a text message to Merek, pretending she is Emme and the rest is history.

There is a lot of feelings that both of them do not know what to do with and there is a lot of mental and physical angst as well. After sneaking around for a couple of months they are caught by Emme's daughters and Merek's son and daughter as unknown to Emme, Merek has bought the house a few houses over on Emme's street and both their children already hang out and go swimming together all the time at Merek's house.

Then the fun starts as both sets of kids want their parents happy and they scheme and plot to put their parents together, even setting them up on a date!

Will Emme and Merek take a second chance at love? Read and find out I really enjoyed this book and gave it 5***** stars!