With her 34th birthday looming, Topaz feels like part of her life is over: her love life When her sister enters her in a local radio competition, which asks the question: Does life begin at forty?, her life changes forever. Betrayed by love, internationally successful children's illustrator, Topaz Lane, has a jaundiced view of relationships. Sworn off men for life, she feels embittered that she'll never achieve her one true dream: to have a family. She soon discovers that everyone has a wound, and everyone has a gift to share.