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Along Came Amor by Alexis Daria

I really, really enjoyed this final installment of the Primas of Power series! I remember liking the first book enough to want to read the next one, but it was just fine. Then I liked the second one more, and now this one was so good!! Ava's been through it: divorced parents young, a family that takes advantage of her, and abruptly left by her husband (and partner of ten years), which she often gets blamed for by her meddling extended family. The day her divorce finally goes through, she goes to a bar in her hotel and ends up meeting the hotel's owner, Roman. They spend the night together and she makes it clear it's a one time thing. Over the next months, he waits to hear from her and eventually does, which starts a secret hookup situation, much to his chagrin. But he sees Ava for who she really is, not who she pretends to be to keep everyone happy, and understands that she has to go at her own pace. Then they discover that he's best friends with cousin Jasmine's fiance, and the best man in their wedding to Ava's maid of honor, so that complicates things since she still wants to keep it a secret. Her story was so layered, and the way he was patient with her and fell first was lovely. It's also through his time spent with her that he realizes that his tendency to overwork himself in the name of caring for his family wasn't really working. I thought this did well to wrap up the trilogy as a whole at the end, and this is my favorite cover of the three (they're all gorgeous). 
•disability rep: migraine
•Latinx rep (Puerto Rican and Bajans)