Jenna Bush Hager chose an epic, and heartbreaking, love story for her February 2025 Read with Jenna pick.. “This Is a Love Story” by Jessica Soffer gives away its sweeping themes in the title.

And of course, these romantic books are exciting, poignant, moving but there's something about the complexities of marriage and long-term love that make for a more satisfying read in my opinion.

In books like “My Marriage Sabbatical,” “All Fours” and “Consider Yourself Kissed,” women carve out a place between marriage and divorce.

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