Love is a Finite Experience

Publisher Marketing: Courtney snorted, "Oh, I suppose God doesn't like noise. Right, that makes sense. The maker of thunder, volcanoes, and opera singers doesn't like loud noise like she doesn't like gay people and single mothers." "Heretic," Harper mumbled with an amused smile as she reached for the front door of the small church. Neither expected the door to yield with a gentle tug. The surprise made Harper stumble backwards, and instinctively Courtney grabbed Harper by the waist to keep the other woman from crashing into her. "Courtney!" "Hey, I'm instituting martial law to override the no touching rule. If you're going to fall on me, I need to take a defensive stance to keep the both of us from hitting the ground. This is non-negotiable." Harper glanced over her shoulder and winced, "Nothing wrong with hitting the ground once in a while. You should try it. At least from there, you can't fall any further." "Oh, Harper, life isn't about failing. It's about climbing a little higher every day." "So says you and Hallmark." Harper grunted as she stepped forward and away from Courtney. The feel of the other woman's arms around her still lingering on her skin. Reeling from the death of her beloved brother, Harper's life finally spirals out of control when an audit from Corporate Headquarters sees her terminated from her own project. Cut off from the last thing anchoring her to reality, Harper attempts suicide only to fail, and find herself face to face with Courtney Denis, the woman who only hours before precipitated her breakdown with two words - "you're fired." Only this time, Courtney has an offer Harper cannot refuse. A road trip down to Florida. The two of them together. Contributor Bio:  Anders A 2008/2007 Hugo Award nominee, 2007 Chesley Award nominee and 2006 World Fantasy Award nominee, Lou Anders is the editorial director of Prometheus Books' science fiction imprint Pyr, as well as the editor of anthologies"Fast Forward 2" (Pyr, October 2008), "Sideways in Crime" (Solaris, June 2008), "Fast Forward 1"(Pyr, February 2007), "FutureShocks" (Roc, January 2006), "Projections: Science Fiction in Literature & Film" (MonkeyBrain, December 2004), "Live Without a Net" (Roc, 2003), and "Outside the Box" (Wildside Press, 2001). In 2000, he served as the Executive Editor of Bookface.com, and before that he worked as the Los Angeles Liaison for Titan Publishing Group. He is the author of "The Making of Star Trek: First Contact", and has published over 500 articles in various publications.