Book excerpt: Zack Richards has just turned fifty. His mother passed away a year ago from breast cancer. Six months ago "the most beautiful girl in the world" (as Zack referred to her) his wife Julie was killed by a drunk driver. Now his father has become ill with some very peculiar symptoms. Then to top it off his job as an engineer at Hunter Motors is being seriously threatened. When all this is put together, Zack is going through a mid-life crisis of monumental proportions. After a series of foreign and unexpected events, Zack decides to begin a spiritual journey in the quest of nothing less than... the meaning of life! Why are all the important people in my life leaving me and where are they now that they're gone, are the questions that fuel Zack's mission. In the midst of his searching, Zack's sister-in-law introduces him to the beautiful, confident, but vulnerable Brenda. His best friend's wife introduces him to the perky, vivacious and extremely vulnerable Sara.