Set in 1999, Attachments by Rainbow Rowell is mainly told from the perspective of the character Lincoln O’Neil, who takes a job as an internet security officer for a local newspaper after moving back home. Lincoln’s job is to monitor any interoffice emails flagged by The Courier’s content filtering software. It’s through this role that Lincoln comes to know Beth Fremont. Before he realizes it, Lincoln falls in love with Beth even though they’ve never formally met.