The Devil of Downtown
Uptown Girls
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4.8 • 10 Ratings
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Publisher Description
“Nothing makes me happier than a new book from Joanna Shupe!”—Sarah MacLean
The final novel in Joanna Shupe's critically acclaimed Uptown Girl series about a beauitful do-gooder who must decide if she can team up with one of New York's brashest criminals without losing something irreplaceable: her heart.
Manhattan
kingpin.
Brilliant
mastermind.
Gentleman
gangster.
He’s
built a wall around his heart…
Orphaned
and abandoned on the Bowery’s mean streets, Jack Mulligan survived on strength,
cunning, and ambition. Now he rules his territory better than any politician or
copper ever could. He didn’t get here by being soft. But in uptown do-gooder
Justine Greene—the very definition of an iron fist in a velvet glove—Jack may
have met his match.
She
wears hers on her sleeve…
Justine
is devoted to tracking down deadbeat husbands and fighting for fair working
conditions. When her mission brings her face-to-face with Jack, she’s shocked
to find the man behind the criminal empire is considerably more charming and
honorable than many “gentlemen” she knows.
Forming an unlikely
alliance, they discover an unexpected desire. And when Justine’s past catches
up with them, Jack may be her only hope of survival. Is she ready to make a
deal with the devil…?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A dauntless heiress becomes entangled with a devilishly handsome criminal kingpin in Shupe's sizzling third Uptown Girls romance (after The Prince of Broadway). Gutsy do-gooder Justine Greene's volunteer work representing the desperate and downtrodden of Gilded Age New York for the Legal Aid Society often lands her in compromising situations. For her latest case, she must locate her client's deadbeat husband, putting her in the orbit of Jack Mulligan, the powerful overseer of the biggest criminal empire in New York State. Not one to be cowed, Justine asks the dastardly yet debonair Mulligan for his assistance in tracking down the man. As Mulligan helps Justine maneuver among New York City's seedier element, their mutual attraction and flirtatious verbal sparring grow into an unorthodox relationship. Shupe masterfully captures the culture of New York City in the 1890s, highlighting the restrictions placed on women. In this context, it's easy to see the appeal of the freedom offered by Mulligan's roguish ways. The heat between the protagonists is palpable as their dangerous encounters in the criminal underworld push them toward each other. Blending drama, banter, and sensuality, this electrifying historical romance keeps the series going strong.
