Asia Marceau has spent her entire life in awe that she has somehow managed to emerge unscathed, after being molested by her maternal grandfather - how else could she have survived abusive relationships, dabbling in drugs, and immersion in a religious culture so tightly bound as to be regarded as a cult? She is wrong. The death of her parents and their dreams sends Asia into a tailspin of activity. She squanders much of her inheritance on vacations and gifts for her family, but nothing brings her the validation she seeks. Suddenly, the unthinkable happens - she has a suitor In a courageous move, Asia ends her dismal marriage, and begins to explore the world of dating, after living a life devoid of pop culture - indeed, all things secular - for nearly two decades. Asia prefers younger men; men her own age pull her down, and can't keep up with her new zest for life. She is a cougar And she begins to journal her experiences, giving each of the next 25 men she encounters a number as his identifier - not as a degree of importance, but simply as the order in which they arrive... And it begins with Zero, the man she cast aside after nearly a quarter century of misery...