Brooks lived in New York City and never wanted for a thing in her life. She grew up with a nanny, chef, and household staff. After college Brooks married well and never had to work a day in her life. Just as she was sitting on her self-made pedestal looking down at the world, her husband died in a car crash. Even though she had plenty of money to live on, everything she thought she knew about the world changed. After a year of solitude, she decided to get out into the world again. Her first boyfriend was atrocious. Her second dumped her before he had his pants back on. It was then she decided she needed a real change. She traveled and met new people. She reconnected with old friends. She started painting and taking art classes. She even sold her huge apartment and started fresh. Brooks took her life back and all the while she fell in love, without realizing it. Who knew love like this was possible?