Are you and your honey a power couple? It’s the term coined decades ago by the fictional “General Hospital” characters Luke and Laura. Also in this group are Rhett and Scarlett, Rick and Ilsa, real-life celebs Brad and Angelina, Goldie and Kurt, and political pairings that include Bill and Hillary Clinton, Mary Matalin and James Carville, and the honorable First Couple, President and Mrs. Obama.

What makes two people a supercouple? For this issue of Be Inkandescent magazine, we asked 21 Power Couples from around the country to give us their take on what it means to marry business and love.

Scroll down to meet the Lucky Seven couples that work together in their own businesses. Click here to meet the other Fabulous 14 who manage big jobs in different firms.

Also in this issue:

• In “Heartbroken Open,” our February Book of the Month, you’ll read a beautiful tribute by Kristine Carlson to her beloved late husband, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” author and international motivational speaker Richard Carlson.

• Love is in the air at Taqueria el Poblano, a popular Mexican restaurant chain in Northern Virginia founded by Glen and Karen Adams, and Dan and Lindsay Michel. The owners of Taste: Oil, Vinegar, Spice, George Farrar and Jan Davis, are also mixing their love for food with their love for each other.

• Don’t miss our Q&A with our Fine Artists of the Month, Vivienne Flesher and Ward Schumaker, who not only live together and are professional artists—they create some of their art together. And, our Truly Amazing Woman of the Month, Clarice Smith, also has some great advice for collaborating. With her son, David Bruce Smith, she has created a series of fine art books.

How do these couples accomplish their goals without any friction? As Jimi Hendrix said, “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”

Here’s to the incredible power of love, and to your indelible success! — Hope Gibbs, publisher, Be Inkandescent magazine • founder, TheInkandescentGroup.com • InkandescentPR.com • Illustrations by MichaelGibbs.com.