"Luna Lark used to love her name, but that was before people started saying it differently. 'I'm so sorry, Luna. Are you alright, Luna? Everything will be okay, Luna.' Luna doesn't want pity, what she wants is a fresh start. Somewhere she can make headway on her next novel, mend her broken heart, and - most importantly - keep herself to herself. For that Luna needs the most remote place she can find: Ondingside, a magical little island off the wild...

When Val Cameron, a Senior Editor with a New York publishing company, is sent to the Canadian Northwoods to sign a reclusive bestselling author or risk losing her job, she is definitely out of her element. Val is certain she can convince Charles Cable, but first she has to find him. Aided by a float plane pilot whose wife was killed two years ago in a case gone cold, Val's hunt for the recluse becomes even more muddled. When all signs point to Cable...

A recluse, having written stories peopled with beloved characters, releases them into the world on hot-air balloons, hoping they will find life and return to him.

"W Wilkach, niewielkiej lubuskiej wsi, miejscową społecznością wstrząsa tragedia. Zamordowano Olę, której na wpół zwęglone ciało odnaleziono na dryfującej po jeziorze łodzi. Policja szybko typuje podejrzanego - mieszkającego niedaleko miejsca zbrodni Traszkę, znanego z agresji odludka. Bezimienny - bohater znany z Prostej sprawy - pojawia się w Wilkach, nadszedł bowiem czas, by spłacił u Czarnego dług: ma pomóc w wytropieniu prawdziwego...

It is the fiery pinnacle of autumn in New York's Hudson Valley when Lola, a troubled recluse, reports her newborn kidnapped from outside a seedy bar. But no one's seen Lola with a baby, or even heard of him before now. Everyone assumes the boy is one of her delusions. Only Marko -- a chivalrous, drug-dealing ex-con of Romani descent -- is devoted to Lola. But even he questions her story, given her fragile sanity and reckless self-medication. With...

"After graduating high school, Mei and Yamato begin to venture towards their futures. To pursue their individual dreams, they have decided to go to different schools and come into new environments with new experiences and friends. But the excitement of college life also brings challenges into the relationships of Mei and her former schoolmates. And when a mutual friend strays from his high school love, the distance between Mei and Yamato starts to...

""The Village of Fate" is a mysterious computer game with characters so realistic, they almost seem like real people. Yoshio rationalizes it as best he can, but when the "offerings" the villagers leave him in the game start showing up at his house in real time, it's clear something strange is happening. What's more, ever since he started playing, Yoshio's life has steadily improved. His relationship with his family is on the mend, and he's reconnected...

"Friendship? Forget it! Mei Tachibana has no friends - and she doesn't need them! Ever since her 'friends' betrayed her in elementary school, she's sworn off friendship entirely. All it leads to is betrayal and heartbreak, and she can cope just fine by herself. However, one day everything changes when she accidentally roundhouse kicks the most popular boy in school! But Yamato Kurosawa isn't angry in the slightest - in fact, he thinks his ordinary...

"Mei is now in a vocational school to become a preschool teacher, and Yamato is in college with the aim of eventually becoming a professional photographer. But as they get more involved in their individual pursuits, they have fewer chances to see each other, putting a strain on their relationship. To make matters worse, an unsettling message about Yamato and Yamato's new female friend at his college have brought doubt into the future of Mei and Yamato's...