Wendy's first book, Love That Works, is based on years of her Sustainable Love writing. She tackles the challenging issues of sustaining relationships and creating healthy intimate lives with a disarming and down to earth clarity. Critics have acclaimed that Love That Works is an essential handbook for the daily practice of learning to cultivate the renewable resources of loving relationships and family.

Reviews:

"Wendy has an empathetic soul and exuberant voice; while reading her book, one is filled with the sense that she is not just talking to us, but listening as well." — Ian Kerner, PhD. NY Times best-selling author of She Comes First

Love That Works is the playbook of love. Love is a complicated sport and Coach Strgar lays out the x's and o's to help you succeed! It is a practical, everyday guide to understanding and managing your love life. Enter the "laboratory of love" and you'll get to stand back and see what real people do to sustain their loving relationships. Keep it handy, when things get difficult you'll want to refer to Love That Works.
—Mark Schoen, Ph.D., Founder, SexSmartFilms.com

LOVE THAT WORKS is an honest, loving, heartfelt cure for our culture of relationship cynicism. In discussing her own marriage and the relationships of others, we are confronted with hope, forgiveness, and vulnerability, through examples that both empower and give us courage in opening ourselves to love. A gem of a book for those seeking greater depth and meaning in their relationships. This book can help any love be sustainable!
—P. Michele Sugg, MSW, LCSW, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist; Sex Therapy Advisor, Alexander Foundation for Women's Health

In Love That Works, Wendy Strgar has given us a roadmap to more satisfying, sustainable relationships. This is an excellent book that everyone who is partnered or married should own. Love That Works is one of the best books I've read about the hard but rewarding work of what it means to love.
—Debby Herbenick, PhD, author of Because It Feels Good: A Woman's Guide to Sexual Pleasure & Satisfaction

Love that Works is a breath of fresh air. Wendy Strgar writes with the sensitivity of an old soul who draws wisdom from others and adds plenty of her own. There is information and nourishment on every page—whether you’re seeking the last word on vibrators and lubrication or searching for sage guidance on how to create a more delicious and sustainable relationship.
—Gina Ogden, PhD, author of Women Who Love Sex, The Heart & Soul of Sex, and The Return of Desire.

I loved this book! It reads like 'the zen of relationships' -- powerful quotes, followed up with a combination of memoir, case studies and philosophy. Wendy has obviously learned a lot from her own marriage and those of others, and she shares her insights in a powerful and memorable way. I loved her "love drills" -- focus exercises to help lovers become more loving. She has organized her thoughts with metaphors of the four elements: earth, air, fire and water -- as the basic ingredients of a lasting marriage. It's a very helpful book, and obviously a labor of love.
—Tina B. Tessina, PhD, author of: Money, Sex and Kids: Stop Fighting about the Three Things That Can Ruin Your Marriage

Excerpt:
"We all live in a laboratory of love—if we are awake. Every day, there are opportunities to learn to love the people who inhabit your world. Some days it comes out looking just like you planned. Some days, the relationship is so far off that it is barely recognizable. Most days, we all live somewhere in between striving to see the best in others and to act from the best in ourselves."