The Devil of Downtown

By Joanna Shupe

The Devil of Downtown - Joanna Shupe
  • Release Date: 2020-06-30
  • Genre: Historical Romance
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 105 Ratings

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…?

Reviews

  • Devil of Downtown

    4
    By raeleigh000
    Fun.
  • Made it half-way

    1
    By oo4chelle
    I got about half-way into this book and got bored. The sisters were awful! Nothing like an abusive relationship painted as familial concern to turn a reader off. All they did was criticize and condemn and yet she loves them and respects them? Seriously??? Justine is okay yet naive and Jack is okay but nothing spectacular. The chemistry just wasn’t there for me.
  • A perfect ending

    5
    By Jnelle87
    Wow, she def saved her best for last. The characters jumped off the page. It was funny, engaging, edge of your seat suspense, sensual, and just a down right amazing book. Can’t wait to read it again and again.