Glasgow, 2015. Jack Mackay dares not look back on a life of failure and mediocrity. The heavy-hearted sixty-seven-year-old is still haunted by what might have been. His recollections of the terrible events that befell him and his friends some fifty years earlier, and how he did not act when it mattered most is a memory he has tried to escape his entire adult life. London, 2015. A man lies dead in a one-room flat. His killer looks on, remorseless....

It seems that aspiring playwright Natalie and musician Reid have been in competition all their young lives. When they are forced to compete for scarce school budget dollars they embark on an all-out prank war. When it backfires; they are forced to cooperate, pool their talents and ambitions to produce a school musical. Not only is cooperation an unfamiliar role, it leads to their having feelings for each other. -- adapted from run-on sentence provided....

Sasha Stone knows her place -- first-chair clarinet, top of her class, and at the side of her oxford-wearing boyfriend. She's worked her entire life to ensure that her path to Oberlin Conservatory as a star musician is perfectly paved. But suddenly there's a fork in the road, in the shape of Isaac Harver. Her body shifts toward him when he walks by, her skin misses his touch even though she's never known it, and she relishes the smell of him -- smoke,...

It's been three years since the devastating accident ... three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever. Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the...

LIVE IN JAPAN Dai s band of teenage musicians finally has a name: Jass, a throwback to the early days of jazz. They're pulling in crowds, too, winning their first-ever payday and the jealousy of an older band. But Yukinori isn't content just to play clubs. He's got his sights set on the biggest venue in all of Tokyo, hoping to put them on the map with a sensational performance from a group of young unknowns. Yukinori may be a technical genius, and...

Dai, Tamada, and Yukinori have taken their jazz trio to the next level as the opening act for a famous, established group. In front of their biggest audience yet, they face down a tepid crowd and condescending band by unleashing everything they've got. But even that victory isn't enough for Yukinori. He's always had his sights on the big time: So Blue, Tokyo's hottest jazz club. His first attempt to get the band on that stage ended in humiliation,...

"Yuzu and Nino have been tasked with writing the debut song for a popular fashion-model duo. They manage to complete their first collaboration...but to what end? Meanwhile, Tsukika goes in search of Momo, but will she be able to find him when all she has is a questionable lead?"--Back cover.

Stockholm, the 1980s: Three teen girls decide to form a punk band, despite only one being a musician, not having any instruments, and being told by everyone that punk is dead. Focused on stirring things up in the world, but without a clue, the trio is a tribute to DIY culture and the power of rebellion.

"Nino Arisugawa, a girl who loves to sing, experiences her first heart-wrenching goodbye when her beloved childhood friend, Momo, moves away. And after Nino befriends Yuzu, a music composer, she experiences another sad parting! Luckily, Nino reunites with Momo and Yuzu in high school, but things haven't played out the way anyone expected... After completing the in-store performance that marks their final act as an active band, the members of In No...

"Music and longing collide in this ballad of unrequited love! Nino Arisugawa, a girl who loves to sing, experiences her first heart-wrenching goodbye when her beloved childhood friend, Momo, moves away. And after Nino befriends Yuzu, a music composer, she experiences another sad parting! Luckily, Nino reunites with Momo and Yuzu in high school, but things haven't played out the way anyone expected... In No Hurry gears up for a second Rock Horizon...