The Devil of Downtown

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"Nothing makes me happier than a new book from Joanna Shupe!"--Sarah MacLeanThe 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.Manhattankingpin.Brilliantmastermind.Gentlemangangster. He'sbuilt a wall around his heart...Orphanedand abandoned on the Bowery's mean streets, Jack Mulligan survived on strength, cunning, and ambition. Now he rules his territory better than any politician orcopper ever could. He didn't get here by being soft. But in uptown do-gooderJustine Greene--the very definition of an iron fist in a velvet glove--Jack mayhave met his match. Shewears hers on her sleeve... Justineis devoted to tracking down deadbeat husbands and fighting for fair workingconditions. When her mission brings her face-to-face with Jack, she's shockedto find the man behind the criminal empire is considerably more charming andhonorable than many "gentlemen" she knows. Forming an unlikelyalliance, they discover an unexpected desire. And when Justine's past catchesup with them, Jack may be her only hope of survival. Is she ready to make adeal with the devil...?