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The Company

by Sarina Bowen

The Company series by Sarina Bowen has 2 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Moonlighter (2019).

Books
2 books
First published
2019
Status
ongoing
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Start here: Moonlighter (2019) — then read straight through in publication order.

Cover of Moonlighter, the first book in The Company

Reading order

The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.

  1. Moonlighter

    Novel

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  2. Loverboy

    Novel

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About The Company

The Company is Sarina Bowen's romantic-suspense duology built around a Bayer family-run private security firm in New York, spun out of the same Brooklyn hockey world as her Brooklyn Bruisers and Brooklyn Hockey books. Moonlighter opens the series with hockey player Eric Bayer, roped into bodyguard duty for Alex, a childhood friend turned client who's pregnant and being stalked by her ex; a trip meant to stay strictly professional turns into old sparks reignited under real danger. Loverboy follows Eric's colleague Gunnar, called back to New York from California to trace a cyber-crime running through the free WiFi of a struggling Brooklyn pie shop -- owned, it turns out, by Posy, an old flame from his bar-tending days who now has to call him "boss" while he goes undercover as her barista and works out who's stalking her customers.

Published in 2019 and 2020, the two books trade True North's slow-burn small-town pacing for banter-forward romantic comedy layered over a genuine suspense plot -- stalkers, hackers, and a security firm with more secrets than its clients. Each book is a full standalone with its own couple and case; readers who want Bowen's lighter, funnier register with real stakes attached should start here.

How to read this series

Publication order: Moonlighter (2019), then Loverboy (2020). Each book is a standalone case and couple within the Bayer family's security firm, so either can be read first without confusion, but Moonlighter introduces the firm and its founding family, which makes it the more natural starting point. Fans of Bowen's Brooklyn hockey books will also recognize Moonlighter's hero from that wider world, so readers already partway through Brooklyn Bruisers or Brooklyn Hockey may prefer to start there first. A third book, tentatively titled Ladykiller, has been referenced by fans and third-party listings but has no confirmed release date on Bowen's own site as of August 2026, so treat the duology as complete for now rather than waiting on it.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in The Company series?

Two published books: Moonlighter (2019) and Loverboy (2020). A possible third book, Ladykiller, has circulated on fan and retailer listings but is unconfirmed by the author as of August 2026.

What order should I read The Company in?

Publication order: Moonlighter, then Loverboy. Each is a standalone romance with its own couple and case.

What is The Company series about?

A New York private security firm run by the Bayer family, whose employees keep falling for the clients and old flames they're supposed to be protecting -- romantic comedy layered over real suspense plots.

Is The Company connected to Sarina Bowen's hockey books?

Yes -- Eric Bayer, the hero of Moonlighter, is a hockey player, and the series shares its Brooklyn setting with Bowen's Brooklyn Bruisers and Brooklyn Hockey books, though it can be read independently.

Is a third Company book coming?

Possibly -- a title called Ladykiller appears on some fan and retailer listings, but as of August 2026 Bowen's own publication schedule lists no confirmed date for it.

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