Turn the zodiac into your personal love potion! Do you always fall for Mr. Right -- only to discover he's Mr. Dead Wrong? Are you spinning your wheels trying unsuccessfully to woo the object of your desire? Have you been searching high and low for that certain "something" in your love relationships? Look no further -- because the key to finding your perfect soulmate is in the stars! Now, Thelma Balfour, the author who brought you Black Sun Signs, presents a light-hearted and illuminating look at relationship, love, and sex under the stars. Maybe that Leo is too fiery for your oh-so-cool Cancer nature. Or perhaps your Aries personality is too feisty for the grounded Taurus who wants to bring you back down to earth. If you're trying to ignite a love connection -- or keep the fires burning in your current relationship -- you'll want a copy of Black Love Signs on your nightstand. Organized by sign, with special sections for men and for women, this is the essential guide for finding out what turns your mate on -- and off. From tips on how to hook up with potential partners to suggestions for the ideal date, Black Love Signs is a stellar guide to the intricacies -- and intimacies -- of loving relationships. Vern E. Smith author of The Jones Men Thelma Balfour has written a droll, entertaining travel through the astrological universe...on the black hand side. Jamie Foster Brown publisher of Sister 2 Sister magazine and editor of Betty Shabazz: A Sisterfriends' Tribute in Words and Pictures Easy, enjoyable, informative reading! Sybil Wilkes co-host of the Tom Joyner Morning Show All signs point to great fun and keen insight, thanks to Thelma and her work in Black Love Signs. Leslie Lockhart Quarterly Review of Books Cosmically informed and culturally specific. John Beifuss The Commercial Appeal A sexy, slangy, chatty book, written with a twinkle, and a wink. Thelma Balfour, author of Black Sun Signs, writes the astrology column for Heart & Soul, a national health and fitness magazine for African Americans, and is a stringer for USA Today. Thelma has studied and practiced astrology for more that twenty years. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee. Introduction: ASTROLOGY CAN ENHANCE YOUR ROMANTIC AND SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS Astrology can help you find that all-important person, that soul mate, the love of your life. I know some will say, "I don't care what the sign is -- there are jerks in all twelve signs." So true. But before you write off this whole concept, read further. I too was the skeptic. However, once I started to pay attention to the various signs, talk to people directly, and discover personality traits all on my own, I began to think, hey, there may be something to this. And there was -- for me, anyway. The point of this section is to let you, the reader, know what's up with Black Love Signs: how you can use this book as a reference, an owner's manual, or simply for information about twelve signs of the zodiac in general and the gory details of sex, love, and romance. Writing this book was interesting to say the least. The response was overwhelming from both the men and women. But what was most interesting to me was the differences in perception between men and women about what makes for good romance, sex, and love. Take one couple that I interviewed, first separately and then together. Initially, the man told me he liked to make love for at least two hours. I mentioned his comments casually to his companion, not for verification, but in conjunction with another question. The female promptly corrected me by saying that the two hours included dinner, listening to music, and bathing. Thank you very much! Some of the interviews were, of course, over the top, but I believe that many of the responses were strictly for shock value. Of course, my goal was to keep my poker face on because, after all, I thought I should be in control of the situation. But many times I wasn't at all, so I would simply leave the room for a minute, holler out aloud, compose myself, re-enter the room, and resume the interview. For the purposes of this book, the Sun sign aspect of astrology, the most noted and popular portion of the zodiac, will be examined. The sun is the central most important celestial body; therefore, your Sun sign is the most important aspect of your birth chart. (Your birth chart is determined by the position of all the planets at the time of your birth.) The sun moves around the earth each year and travels through all twelve signs of the zodiac. The Sun sign is the astrological sign that the sun is moving through at the time of your birth. For instance, the sun will move into the sign of Aquarius on January 20 and exit on February 18, so anyone born between January 23 and February 18 is known as an Aquarian, the sign of the water bearer. From an astrological standpoint, the Sun sign controls your personality, style, general demeanor, and outward appearance. For example, if you're a