Publisher's Synopsis
Motherhood. Marriage. Family. Mix that in with sentimentality, music, and self-criticism, and you have the life of Monica.
After the loss of her high school sweetheart, Theo, nineteen-year-old Monica Cabrera finds herself as a young, Black, single mother trying to balance motherhood, work, and school. She has a handful of failed relationships due to her standards and making her son, William, a priority, among other things. As she is adjusting to changes in her work life and creating new memories with her family, she meets Brandon Leighton. Her presence comes at the right time in his life. Brandon is what she desires in a partner and stepfather for her son, but she maintains her love for Theo to help her keep his influence in the forefront of their son's life, which causes issues with both Brandon and her son. While dealing with the variety of drama within her extended family, she is constantly struggling to be the best mother, wife, sister, and friend that she can possibly be. In "Come Along with Me," the final story in the series, follow as Monica progresses over the next twenty years from the girl in the coming-of-age book "I Don't Want to Lose You" to a grown woman being presented with happenings in life that force her to learn how to let go.
