Experience the summer of 1990 through the eyes of Bobbie Lamont as she navigates post-grad life and a broken heart. Set in the vibrant city of Birmingham, Alabama, Bobbie's journey takes a surprising turn when she meets Miller Hoffman, a troubled but charming teenager. From the moment they lock eyes, Bobbie knows there's something special about Miller. Despite their age difference and obstacles thrown their way, their love only grows stronger. But will their love be enough to overcome the challenges they face?

The Bobbie Lamont Series continues in this newest addition. It was August 1990, and Bobbie Lamont arrived in New York City. She is ready to begin her new job as an associate editor at Black Springs Press and wants her past behind her. She soon realizes even though she has moved a thousand miles away from her hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, she can’t escape her past or her memories. She struggles to get over losing Miller, the young man she met and fell in love with only a few months before. She spends the next five years working hard, rising through the ranks of Black Springs Press and bouncing from one relationship to another, hoping she will find love again. Her only sources of happiness are letters she receives from her best friend, Billie Carver, who lives in Boston, Massachusetts, her intense friendship with her roommate/co-worker Natalie Adams, and her unique relationship with best-selling author Henry Young.

Isabel Mathews had it all - a successful career as a popular professor at Tulane University and less than a year until she achieved her lifelong dream of becoming a full-time professor. But behind her perfect facade, she held onto a secret that could destroy everything she had worked for - an affair with her student, Raymond Walker, who was set to graduate the following June. Just when she thought she had everything under control, a phone call in the first week of October 1974 shattered her world. Her elderly father was in the hospital, and without hesitation, Isabel embarked on a journey to Nashville, Tennessee, to be by his side. Little did she know that this trip would change her life forever. Joining her on this unexpected journey were her office mates and drinking buddies, Henry Young and Malcolm Hoffman, Raymond, Malcolm’s teaching assistant and girlfriend, Frida Kirsch, and her half-niece, Susan Lamont. As they navigate the vibrant streets of the Music City, Isabel’s carefully constructed life begins to unravel, and she must confront her deepest fears and secrets. Full of heart, drama, and unexpected twists, “The Company She Keeps” will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end.

Twenty years after a brief romance with Miller Hoffman in the summer of 1990, a time she spent with her aunt in Birmingham, Alabama, Bobbie Lamont has become a successful yet troubled woman who has given up on love. The news of Miller's novel, a reflection of their past, catalyzes change. Under pressure from her publisher to write another book, her agent persuades her to review Miller's novel. As she reads, it unlocks forgotten memories and instills the courage to take another leap of faith in love.