In “The Ties That Bind” by Brenda Jackson, she identifies parts of situational and verbal irony in a romantic love story that provides the same bond in future relationships. Most parts of this book are expected, but in a strange way. There are parts of the story where the author says one thing but wants another, which makes it interesting and leaves you wanting more. It’s an inevitable love story that somehow keeps you on your toes. The story is just plain predictable, which makes the situational ironies throughout the story a little hard to come by. By the end of the book, the challenge became less. The beginning of the book begins with the main characters Jenna and Randolph falling deeply in love and facing many struggles to keep them from being together, then they are separated and then reunited years later. During the years they were apart, they each had other people's children. The bond between the two main characters is so strong and powerful that it has been passed down to their children. The story leads you to think one way but unexpectedly turns into something....