BTW: By The Way (After Oscar Series #3)

 You know that movie where the female sleeps with the main male protagonist, and then, the very next person she dates ends up being her Happily Ever After? I think it's called "Good Luck, Chuck"?? 

Well the After Oscar series by sister duos Molly Maddox and Lucy Lennox is a version of that. Oscar is a mysterious and quirky character who knows and/or has previously dated at least one of the main characters in each of the series' novels. And sometime after they break up (Oscar is the "always a bridesmaid never a bride" type of character), they meet their One True Love.

The third book in this new series is "BTW: By The Way"...

["James:

My assignment is simple: go to the Cape and seal the real estate deal for my most important client. No problem. I’m good at my job, I know how to close a sale, and this time won’t be any different.

Until I meet Sawyer, the sexy young bartender I accidentally kiss in the broom closet. Turns out, he’s one of the owners I’m here to negotiate with.

Okay, so that complicates things. As does the fact that he doesn’t want to sell. Or that we can’t keep our hands off each other despite being on opposite sides. And most of all… that I might be falling for him even though I know better. I’ve made the mistake of falling for a younger man before and I won’t do it again.

Sawyer:

For me, family is everything, and nothing represents ours more than the Sea Sprite, the motel that’s been in my family for eighty years. Sure, others (*cough*James*cough*) may describe it as rundown or derelict or in desperate need of a wrecking ball. But I call it our legacy.

I’ve got plans -- big plans to renovate the motel back to its vintage glory. The only thing standing in my way is James Allen, the fancy-schmancy lawyer from New York with his adorable smile, jaw-dropping assets, and his client’s millions of dollars.

James seems hellbent on destroying my future. But maybe there’s a way for us to build a new one together... "]

This world reminded me of the small-town-ness of like the Poconos but with a fun and light-hearted feel of Bethany Beach. Either way, I want to visit.

I also cried a lot during this book. I say that a lot, and I mean it (I cry a lot, it happens). This book was soooo cute and soooo good. And dare there be men in this world (fictional or otherwise) that can be so soft and caring and self-sacrificing. 

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