Ladies, if you crave intimacy with your husband, and you're not sure where to start in bringing about change in your marriage, pick up a copy of Lucille Williams' book, "The Intimacy You Crave: Straight Talk about Sex and Pancakes." Her biblical, humorous and practical book offers plenty of fuel for increasing intimacy in your marriage.

Williams' fun expressions for "sex" will keep you chuckling throughout the book as she takes you on a journey of discovery. The book is divided into four main parts--Straight Talk, Hindrances, Understanding His Sexuality, and Bringing it All Together. Squashed inside those four parts, Williams covers all kinds of topics from body image to sexual abuse and it's impact on marriage, how men are visual creatures, and what to do to "keep the engine running," and more. So much more. She tackles issues of pornography and what's acceptable and gives sound biblical reasoning for her statements.

While I'm not sure I agree with her reason for writing the book, I think Williams ended up with a good manual nonetheless. As the wife of a children's pastor, her heart is to prevent the devastation of divorce in the lives of children. I get that, but we should be all about making our marriages great because it's God's design, a picture of the church, and shows His glory to the world. And, as a result, godly marriage stay together and children are protected from devastation. But that alone should not be our reason to pursue intimacy in marriage. Still, as I said, the book ends up being a great go-to for questions the reader might have. At one point Williams says, "God cares about your sex life, and God wants it to be all He created it to be. And it needs to be beyond amazing, just like the Creator intended." How can you go wrong with that?

The book includes quotes from anonymous husbands which can actually help the reader understand their own man better. There are "Secret Sex Missions," should the reader choose to accept them. (Though many are simply relationship builders and communication builders and not necessarily sex-related. However, they may lead to sex.) Williams also includes a section at the end of each chapter designed to help the reader open the dialogue with her husband.

Overall, this is a good book. While the topics can be sensitive to some, the authors' good humor sprinkled throughout makes it easier on the reader.

Note: I received a copy of the book from the publisher through NetGalley for this honest review. The opinions expressed are my own.