Love & Respect
by Emmerson Eggerichs
This book shows the importance of both the husband and wife following the admonition in Ephesians 5:33; for the husband, to love his wife as Christ loved the Church; for the wife, to respect her husband. Eggerichs does a great job of pointing out why God directs women to respect their husbands as opposed to loving them.

Covenant Marriage
by Fred Lowery
This book shows you how to go beyond commitment so you can have a covenant marriage that will last a lifetime.

The Five Love Languages
by Gary Chapman
Different people express love in different ways. If you understand each other's love languages, you can learn to give and receive love more effectively.

The Good Marriage: How and Why Love Lasts
by Judith S. Wallerstein, Sandra Blakeslee
Inspired by the hope that the experience of satisfied husbands and wives might provide useful lessons to others, the authors interviewed 50 couples who had been married nine years or more. This book tells why these strong marriages flourish.

His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage
by Willard F. Harley Jr.
Marriage works only when each spouse takes the time to consider the other's needs and strives to meet them. The author identifies ten most vital needs of men and women and shows husbands and wives how to satisfy those needs in their spouses.

A Lasting Promise ,
by Scott Stanley, Daniel Trathen, Savanna McCain, Milt Bryan
Based on the best-selling book, Fighting for Your Marriage, this book will help you create a marriage of lasting love. The powerful and practical principles are solidly supported by Scripture with a unique blending of university research.

Redeeming Love
by Francine Rivers
A novel every couple should read which shows what marital love really looks like. It retells the story of Hosea in the gold country of California in the 1850's.

The Second Half of Marriage
by David Arp, Claudia Arp
The Second Half of Marriage is full of rich insights into marriage in later life and the many challenges and hopes it offers.

Secrets to Lasting Love
by Gary Smalley
Gary Smalley's gift for helping couples create more meaningful communication and deeper understanding so that they can establish an unwavering bond is the inspiration behind Secrets to Lasting Love, the culmination of Smalley's decades of work.

Seven Principles to Making Your Marriage Work
by John Gottman
This foremost marriage researcher looks at the basic principles to guide couples to a harmonious and long lasting relationship, packed with practical questionnaires and exercises.

Sacred Marriage
by Gary Thomas
This instant classic asks, "What if God is more concerned about your holiness than your happiness?" Maybe a healthy marriage is more about character than compatibility.

Sheet Music
by Kevin Leman
With humor and insight this best selling author explores the importance of a healthy sexual relationship in a forthright manner toward building an intimacy that lasts a lifetime.

When Bad Things Happen to Good Marriages ,
by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott
No matter how good your marriage is, it's not invulnerable. Bad things happen to the best of marriages. The question isn't whether you'll face struggles as a couple, but how you'll handle them when they come. When the going gets tough, what does it take to preserve - and in the long run, even strengthen - your union?

What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew About Women
Dr. James Dobson. Tyndale Publishers, 1975. 186 pages.
This is one of the all-time classic resources for married couples, men and women. Written over 20 years ago, it remains the definitive work on helping men understand what their wife needs from them. The author tracks many of today's mixed messages that women are receiving and how these ideas have brought women many new challenges to their identities and roles. This resource offers an insightful look at how couples can work through these issues of identity and roles and craft a great marriage. You will find the author's insight humorous, practical and right on target. Recommended for every married couple. Especially useful for couples who may be struggling with their roles within their marriage, understanding the gender differences but using these differences to strengthen their marriage.

Bring Home The Joy
by Larry Crabb, Kevin Leman, Gary Smalley, Neil Warren Clark, et al. Zondervan Books, 1998. 210 pages.
This new resource is loaded with timeless insights from a collection of the best-selling and best-known experts on marriage and family. The goal of this book is to re-energize each marriage with vitality and enjoyment. Some of the "secrets" the reader will learn include the number one priority in your marriage, how to fight in a way that lets you both come out winners, the incredible power of commitment, becoming soul mates and how to have mutually enjoyable sex. What I like about this book is the practical tips. This is a great resource for couples to read. Highly recommended for a pastor's or churches library.

Marriage Clues For The Clueless
Len Woods, Christopher Hudson, et al. Promise Press, 1999. 237 pages.
Another helpful resource that addresses how one can have an enjoyable marriage. What I like about this compact book is that it is loaded with lot's of tips that even us dummies can latch on. Though the book is compact, it is loaded with such helpful ideas as keeping your love alive, romancing your spouse, understanding how children change a marriage, the empty nest syndrome, etc. This is a recommended book for seasoned couples and it is especially applicable as couples celebrate their anniversary. This book is recommended for every married couple and would be an excellent resource for a small group study of couples or a Sunday School class.