What Doesn't Kill You Runs You Over

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Resilience. Challenging stereotypes. Chronic illness. The transforming power of empathy and human connection.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Briar Clark is a skilled event planner who suffers from </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>) and </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> The challenges of a new job come with high stakes and the pressures of being </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>disabled</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> in a world that isn't built for her. Grant Hunt Briar's dismissive and </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>ableist co-worker</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> grapples with his own insecurities about being enough. His antagonistic attitude towards people with disabilities-especially Briar-is tested as Briar proves her competence in the face of health concerns skepticism and logistical setbacks. Slowly their working relationship evolves from one of high conflict to one of mutual respect culminating in an intense romantic attraction that sparks off the page.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Briar's best friend Liliana faces her own physical and emotional turmoil as her health is in peril and her marriage is disintegrating. When faced with the choice of giving up or starting over she must leave behind her comfort zone and step out into freedom. The two women must lean on one another through career changes heartbreak and health struggles. Their connection embodies fierce loyalty and the power of </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>female friendships</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>.</span></p><p></p>