Twenty years after writing a self-help book, a reclusive author finds himself falling in love and trying to seek his own answers in life while being pursued by a young man wanting to ask him questions.

An orphaned girl lives alone in an isolated cottage deep in the woods and is seemingly out of harm's way with just the company of her stuffed turtle, until dark otherworldly forces wreak havoc in the home with Stephanie at the center of turmoil.

Unusually bright thirteen-year-old Rynn lives in a big old house with her reclusive father... all alone. Or does she?

Set against the backdrop of a beautiful London garden, the story is a contemporary fairy tale. Facing eviction in a month if she can't resurrect the dying garden in her backyard, reclusive librarian Bella Brown meets her grumpy next-door neighbor, who happens to be a talented horticulturalist. As the two form an unlikely friendship, Bella begins to wonder if she can revive both the garden, and her dreams of becoming a children's book author.

In the not-too-distant future, a recluse who communicates with the outside world by means of a visiophone joins an online dating service at the behest of his therapist. At the same time, Thomas seeks out the services of a government-approved prostitute. Suddenly, he must confront his fears as real-life emotions begin to challenge Thomas's erotic fantasies.

Thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele, all the while confronting the pangs of adolescence. Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, an intimidating man clearly in need of help. Frank convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.