Sex Is Not a Substitute for Love was birthed from years of prayer and a desire to help women recognize that their value is never determined by their past, their relationships, or the mistakes they have made.

Through Marisa's story, readers encounter the realities of trauma, abuse, betrayal, unhealthy relationships, rejection, insecurity, and the search for love in the wrong places. Her journey explores what can happen when we look to relationships and intimacy to fill places that only God can truly fill.