Bibliograph

The devil of Downtown, Joanna Shupe

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The devil of Downtown, Joanna Shupe

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The devil of Downtown

Oclc number

1125351611

Responsibility statement

Joanna Shupe

Series statement

Uptown girls

Summary

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...?--, Publisher's description

Target audience

adult

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