Have you ever given your body to someone, hoping they would love you for it - and walked away emptier than before?
Have you ever wondered why something that felt like love left you feeling used, confused, or invisible?
The answer is simple - and it changes everything:
Sex is not love. And love is not sex.
In Sex Is Not Love and Love Is Not Sex: Healing the Heart That Confused Intimacy for Love, Dr. Johanna James - PhD, D.D., ordained minister, and founder of Risen with Christ Ministries - speaks directly to the women who gave their hearts (and their bodies) to people who were never sent by God.
Drawing from Scripture, ministry experience, and her own journey through brokenness and restoration, Dr. James walks readers through the most dangerous confusion in the modern church and culture: the belief that sexual intimacy equals love. She uncovers how that confusion forms, why it persists, and how God's truth can finally set a heart free.
Across five parts and sixteen chapters, this book covers:
. God's original design for love, sex, and covenant intimacy - and why it matters
. Why we confuse sex with love - and how childhood wounds, culture, and loneliness fuel the cycle
. Soul ties - what they are, how they form, and how to break free from silent bondage
. Counterfeit love - lust, attention, emotional need, and how to recognize what is never sent by God
. Why you keep choosing the wrong people - and what changes when you let God heal your discernment
. What every woman should look for in a healthy, God-aligned relationship
. A Declaration Page to speak over your life, a Prayer of Salvation, a personal Blessing, and closing Scriptures to anchor your healing
For the woman who has repeated the same painful relationship patterns and cannot figure out why. For the believer who wants to honor God but feels trapped in emotional or physical cycles that don't reflect His heart. For the woman who has been told she is "too much," "not enough," or simply not worth the real thing. For women's ministry leaders looking for a resource that addresses purity, identity, and healing with biblical authority and personal honesty.
This is not a book of condemnation. It is a book of clarity, healing, and freedom - written by a woman who has walked through the fire and come out whole.
You are worth more than moments of temporary attention. You are worth the love God designed.
Get your copy of Sex Is Not Love and Love Is Not Sex - and begin the journey back to your true self.
