This series is beginning to feel like a multi-volume Dickensian novel that's reaching its conclusion. Our heroine has learned a lot along the way, made new friends, and matured. Family and romantic tangles are getting sorted out. Then, when you least expect it, you get insights into deep social issues (in this case, the conflicts that roil the Cuban-American community) and a dastardly villain brought to justice.

Side note: I don't keep kosher myself, but the number of recipes that involve either shrimp or pork, sometimes with cheese, in this book is enough to make me go running for a bagel.