Mark Michaels - Partners In Passion: A Guide to Great Sex, Emotional Intimacy and Long-term Love

Praise for Partners in Passion

Partners in Passion is the perfect title because Mark and Patricia are just thatpassionate about each other and passionate in their commitment to explore human sexuality together. They share how they have created and maintained a deepening erotic connection through their joint explorations of sexuality.

Betty A. Dodson, artist, author, and PhD sexologist

Partners in Passion is not only a sensible, compassionate, readable book; it is the best book I have ever read about the varieties of love and physical/emotional intimacy. The authors explain why basing marriage on the falling-in-love experience is a poor idea. They expose the common cultural myths that wreck so many contemporary relationships. They include sensible health advice minus the scare factor. They successfully synthesize Western and Far Eastern views about passion. This book is a must-read for all people, young and old, of whatever sexual persuasion and culture, who are on relationship adventures seeking fulfilling intimacy and passionate partnership. My clients will benefit hugely from reading it.

Alice Kahn Ladas, EdD, coauthor of The G Spot: And Other Discoveries about Human Sexuality and Women and Bioenergetic Analysis

Its not every day that I learn something new about sex; the chapter on Tantra is among the best introductions to the topic Ive ever come across.

Ian Kerner, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of She Comes First

Partners in Passion is bursting with practical suggestions and sage guidance which will help couples become more sexually fulfilled, more intimate, and more fully human.

Felice Newman, author of The Whole Lesbian Sex Book: A Passionate Guide for All of Us

Creating an amazing sex life means more than learning some new tricks for pleasuring a partner. You also need to know how to have an amazing relationshipwith yourself, with a partner, and with your sexuality. Partners in Passion is full of tools and ideas to make that happen, no matter what your relationship history or sexual preferences. Patricia Johnson and Mark A. Michaels have done a fantastic job of offering compassionate advice and clear steps to building the kind of relationship that can support and contain the sex life you deserve.

Dr. Charlie Glickman, coauthor of The Ultimate Guide to Prostate Pleasure

Written with emphasis on the kindness, trust, and presence that are required in any healthy relationship, Partners in Passion illustrates delightful depths of insight, providing practical solutions to the very real issues that kill the passion and love in so many partnerships. Every couple needs to read this book!

Mikaya Heart, author of The Ultimate Guide to Orgasm for Women

Partners in Passion is the smartest and most comprehensive book on partner sex and erotic relationships available today. Brava, Mark and Patricia! I love this book.

Barbara Carrellas, author of Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century and Ecstasy Is Necessary

Patricia and Mark dont only write about being partners in passion; they are partners in passion. Drawing on their background in Tantra, their own long-term relationship, and the wisdom of other happy couples, Michaels and Johnson know just what it takes to keep things sparkling, sizzling, and sexy. Their book is an absolute must if you are in a relationship or hope to be.

Jamye Waxman, sex educator, coauthor of Hot Sex: Over 200 Things You Can Try Tonight!, and author of Getting Off: A Womans Guide to Masturbation

Partners in Passion is an outrageous, courageous, and much NEEDED endeavor. Michaels and Johnson distill the collective erotic wisdom of the ages, rewrite it with their own unique wit and generosity, and offer it back to us as a true gift! Their book raises the erotic consciousness and ushers in a new erotic paradigm for sexual relationshipssuch that all other erotic instructional manuals are merely supplemental. Read Partners in Passion first!

Jennifer Pritchett, founder and owner of The Smitten Kitten

Partners in Passion comes straight from the heart. Use this book as a gourmet guide to trust, touch, and ongoing adventures of discovery in the vast playing fields of loving relationship.

Gina Ogden, PhD, LMFT, and author of Expanding the Practice of Sex Therapy and The Return of Desire

These two passionate partners have done it again! Partners in Passion: A Guide to Great Sex, Emotional Intimacy and Long-Term Love ought to be the graduates gift, the newlyweds gift, your lovers holiday surprise, and the birthday present for your best friends 50th, too! Not only will you find intelligent, heartfelt information on many ideas and sexual concepts, your eyes will be opened to some of the myths that hold us back from fully finding pleasure and true intimacy. This is a grand blend of neuroscience, the most advanced thinking on relationship and sexuality education and practicesevery lovers library needs one!

Suzie Heumann, founder of Tantra.com

Other than our need and desire to eat, sex is what we crave the most. Its what drives us. It needs to be fun and varied. Religion, politics, government intrusion, imposed morals, have all tried to suck the fun out of sex. Partners in Passion puts the fun back! Its a comprehensive and insightful guide for people who take their sex play seriously and are committed to leaving the bedroom with smiles on their faces. Even I can learn a few things from this fascinating book.

Larry Flynt

Speaking as both a certified sex therapist and a sex neuroscientist, I am awed by the magnificence of Partners in Passion, which is truly the most comprehensive, intelligent resource available to everyone interested in forging dynamic, joyful, and sustainable intimate partnerships. The authors thoroughly address the biological, psychological, and social aspects of relationship in a nonjudgmental, wise, and literate manner that instructs and inspires. Their rigor and scholarly attention to detail is impressive. Those seeking to create conscious, loving partnerships will find a compendium of concrete tools and resources in this important book. I will be encouraging clients, students, and colleagues to share this work. Bravo!

Nan Wise, PhD candidate in congnitive neuroscience at Rutgers-Newark, and AASECT certified sex therapist

Partners in Passion by Michaels and Johnson is the most comprehensive compendium on sexuality to date. Erudite yet accessible, this book covers all the bases. Much more than just a guidebook to getting it on, Partners in Passion touches on many fields in sexology, including history, spirituality, anatomy and physiology, cultural constructions, gender differences, psychology, law, politics, art, and anthropology. An excellent book for college students who want a well-rounded text on sexuality, for partners engaging in the enhancement of their sexualities, or for those who are just curious about the messy complexities of human sexuality. This is a book for the whole family.

Dr. Winston Wilde, sexologist, sex therapist, marriage therapist, and author of Legacies of Love

Whatever your relationship might need for staying vibrant is here. A book that you and your partner will keep reading for decades.

Joan Price, author of Naked at Our Age

This book is an absolute must-read for everyone on this earth, as we are all sexual beings, many of us trying to navigate relationships which can be complicated and difficult. I love Patricia and Marks gentle guidance on how to improve the communication in your relationship. The frank way they discuss taboo subjects is inspiring and informative. If you wonder where the spark went in your love life, pick up