It's your everyday romance novel vs. the end of the world...
On the eve of the Iraq War, a group of struggling research scientists in Turkey discovers a tiny object that proves to be incredibly old -- so old, in fact, and so unusual, it could spell the end of life as we know it.
(This story is also part of Scifi-Fantasy Collection - Volume 1.)
This was a great novelette about some scientists in Turkey who stumble upon an unfathomably old object that threatens Earth. The storyline was fast-paced and catchy. I found it hard for me to stop reading at the end of each chapter, though it wasn't so much due to suspense or action, but wonder and curiosity. I can't say I noticed much of the "romance" indicated by the title, though!