A busted bicycle mocks a broken heart, a teenage girl discovers the truth about desire in the heft of her grandmother's breast, and a spurned lover contemplates parenthood as the daughter of a sometimes father. These are the stories hearts tell. Once and Future Lovers illuminates these and other tales by shining a light on the critical moments in which men and women take the great risk that is loving. In this provocative collection of short fiction, characters grapple with the courage it takes to love once while discovering the inherent challenge put to all lovers: embracing or denying the possibility of loving again, and again.