Beyond Blushes

Picture a first date from the other side of the table. Does the woman across from you see a healthy, self-assured man who can hold a conversation on several levels, or does she see a nervous fellow, the kind Mark Covington nicknames Nervous Ned, sending out signals that make her look for company elsewhere?

Beyond Blushes is a blunt, practical manual about romance, sex, and seduction. Covington sets out methods for dating, winning over a partner, and satisfying the people you care about, with the goal of turning a shy, inexperienced man into a confident romantic.

The book is aimed at men with no sexual experience who are discovering sex for the first time, husbands who want more passion in their marriages, men dating again after a divorce, and anyone who wants to express who they really are without fear. Covington writes from the perspective of a heterosexual man who was once shy himself, and the advice is meant for men of any age, whether they are introverts or extroverts.