El diablo de Manhattan
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- Author：Joanna Shupe
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Summary
Él ha construido un muro alrededor de su corazón。。。
Jack Mulligan pasó su infancia como un huérfano abandonado en las peligrosas calles del barrio Bowery y sobrevivió a base de fuerza， ambición e ingenio。 Ahora domina su territorio mejor que cualquier político o policía。 No ha llegado hasta donde está siendo indulgente， pero en la buena de Justine Greene （la personificación de mano de hierro en guante de terciopelo） puede que haya encontrado a su alma gemela。
Ella lleva el suyo en la mano。。。
Justine está consagrada a perseguir a maridos negligentes y a luchar por condiciones laborales justas。 Cuando su misión la lleva a encontrarse cara a cara con Jack， le sorprende descubrir que el hombre detrás del imperio del crimen es bastante más encantador y honrado que la mayoría de "caballeros" que conoce。
Al formar una insólita alianza， descubren un inesperado deseo， y cuando el pasado de Justine los atrapa， puede que Jack sea su única esperanza para sobrevivir。 ¿Está preparada para hacer un pacto con el diablo？
Jack Mulligan pasó su infancia como un huérfano abandonado en las peligrosas calles del barrio Bowery y sobrevivió a base de fuerza， ambición e ingenio。 Ahora domina su territorio mejor que cualquier político o policía。 No ha llegado hasta donde está siendo indulgente， pero en la buena de Justine Greene （la personificación de mano de hierro en guante de terciopelo） puede que haya encontrado a su alma gemela。
Ella lleva el suyo en la mano。。。
Justine está consagrada a perseguir a maridos negligentes y a luchar por condiciones laborales justas。 Cuando su misión la lleva a encontrarse cara a cara con Jack， le sorprende descubrir que el hombre detrás del imperio del crimen es bastante más encantador y honrado que la mayoría de "caballeros" que conoce。
Al formar una insólita alianza， descubren un inesperado deseo， y cuando el pasado de Justine los atrapa， puede que Jack sea su única esperanza para sobrevivir。 ¿Está preparada para hacer un pacto con el diablo？
Reviews
Joee （booksandacupofjoee）
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This was super cute and STEAMY！！！ I loved these two！ I'm always a sucker for a bad boy and Jack being the head a criminal syndicate makes him that。 But gosh he was so cute with Justine。 This was just very enjoyable。 I will say it did drag just a little towards the end。 But still so delightful to listen to！ This was super cute and STEAMY！！！ I loved these two！ I'm always a sucker for a bad boy and Jack being the head a criminal syndicate makes him that。 But gosh he was so cute with Justine。 This was just very enjoyable。 I will say it did drag just a little towards the end。 But still so delightful to listen to！ 。。。more
J。 L。
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this book was almost perfect just the flip floppy ending is the only thing i would change
Nicole Moon
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super fun！！！ the 3rd act breakup was super frustrating but the whole romance was wonderful
Brandi （brandisipsandreads）
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9。85h
Simply B
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3 ⭐️
Barrie Gardner
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I enjoyed the second book in this series， “Prince of Broadway” （I haven’t read the first yet） and I think it liked this one even better。 I love when the tough guy falls first and Jack became smitten with Justine early on。 Their banter was great， because she did not succumb to his charms。 Good sexy scenes。 It did have the tired “you’re too good for me so I need to say mean things to you and push you away “ trope at the end。 The tortured redemption， Jack drinking heavily， not eating or sleeping fo I enjoyed the second book in this series， “Prince of Broadway” （I haven’t read the first yet） and I think it liked this one even better。 I love when the tough guy falls first and Jack became smitten with Justine early on。 Their banter was great， because she did not succumb to his charms。 Good sexy scenes。 It did have the tired “you’re too good for me so I need to say mean things to you and push you away “ trope at the end。 The tortured redemption， Jack drinking heavily， not eating or sleeping for days because he’s sick over Justine， was so satisfying。 。。。more
MK
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A great ending to the series。 I really liked Justine and Jack。 Love how their relationship has them evaluating who they are and what they really want。 Both have to step way outside comfort zones to find their way to each other and their scenes are hot。 One thing that bothered me was how judgmental Florence was。 After the stuff she did in the previous book？ It was in Mamie's character but it felt like Florence was twisted around for the role in this book。 Small quibble though。 I really enjoyed it A great ending to the series。 I really liked Justine and Jack。 Love how their relationship has them evaluating who they are and what they really want。 Both have to step way outside comfort zones to find their way to each other and their scenes are hot。 One thing that bothered me was how judgmental Florence was。 After the stuff she did in the previous book？ It was in Mamie's character but it felt like Florence was twisted around for the role in this book。 Small quibble though。 I really enjoyed it。 。。。more
Kira
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Good:Justine was the most interesting of the Greene sisters by far--or at least the most realistic。 I would have loved to see more of her motivation for doing what she does， but overall she felt well-realized and I appreciated her decisiveness。 Jack wasn't quite as solid， leaning a bit too closely on the "criminal with a heart of gold" trope to be fully realized。 I appreciated that he had hobbies， and liked the bowling scenes well enough， but he fell a bit flat for me。 Solid secondary ma The Good:Justine was the most interesting of the Greene sisters by far--or at least the most realistic。 I would have loved to see more of her motivation for doing what she does， but overall she felt well-realized and I appreciated her decisiveness。 Jack wasn't quite as solid， leaning a bit too closely on the "criminal with a heart of gold" trope to be fully realized。 I appreciated that he had hobbies， and liked the bowling scenes well enough， but he fell a bit flat for me。 Solid secondary male characters， with an especially appreciated cameo from Clayton。 Duncan Greene was far， far away in this book， popping in for a few sentences at the very end。 That vastly improved my enjoyment， as he is one of the most obnoxious fictional fathers I've ever had the misfortune of reading。 The BadThe ending felt super rushed to me--and based on the back cover blurb I'd expected that it would be more of an issue with Justine， and less with Jack。 That was not the case， and the plotline of "gang leaders having a turf war" was pretty predictable， even if Justine's involvement was interesting。 As a few other reviewers have mentioned， Mamie and Florence both felt a bit out of character here， and I'd agree。 It could just be different perspectives， but it did seem that they were unnecessarily overprotective。 Mostly， though， I prefer my villain characters to REMAIN villains。 Jack wasn't looking for a way out until he met Justine， he was good at his job， and he had the support of his men。 So the idea that Justine just。。。。loves him into not being a criminal anymore is obnoxious。 I don't think this is a fault in the writing， but I do think that "the love of a good woman" is a trite motivation for a major change that doesn't work in the real world。 。。。more
Sonja
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I spent the whole book trying to figure out if they were referencing the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Simran
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（view spoiler）[Why did he have to leave crime behind？ Why can't we have drama and murky morals！！ Sigh I guess it's because the audience barely even tolerates swearing lmao （hide spoiler）] （view spoiler）[Why did he have to leave crime behind？ Why can't we have drama and murky morals！！ Sigh I guess it's because the audience barely even tolerates swearing lmao （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Sharon
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The best of the series， or at least the one that elucidates a fantasy I find most appealing。
Puneet
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This was a genuine enemies-to-lovers， which was great to read。 They threw barbs at each other and fell in love。
Susan （susayq ~）
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I really think this was my favorite of the series！ Justine and Jack were steamy together。 They loved the other even when they didn't think that was what they needed in their life。 I do have to say that I love that Jack was unrepentant about his life and how it wasn't always on the up and up。 A great ending to a wonderful series :） I really think this was my favorite of the series！ Justine and Jack were steamy together。 They loved the other even when they didn't think that was what they needed in their life。 I do have to say that I love that Jack was unrepentant about his life and how it wasn't always on the up and up。 A great ending to a wonderful series :） 。。。more
Megan Lockhart
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2。75 to 3
Brittany
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Jack and Justine are great together and i think their chemistry is fantastic。 but parts of the book dragged and the resolution at the end was a little unsatisfying。 overall though， i did have a good time。
Millie
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This series was pretty wild。 I think the biggest issue is that every single book/sister ended up with the exact same type of man and had the exact same conflict with their parents/family not supporting the relationship。 It was like reading the same book three times。 Except each time it progressively got worse because it became hypocritical and redundant。 Like do you really expect me to believe that Duncan Green is gonna be able to split hairs between each of these men because of some really thin This series was pretty wild。 I think the biggest issue is that every single book/sister ended up with the exact same type of man and had the exact same conflict with their parents/family not supporting the relationship。 It was like reading the same book three times。 Except each time it progressively got worse because it became hypocritical and redundant。 Like do you really expect me to believe that Duncan Green is gonna be able to split hairs between each of these men because of some really thin moral lines between running a casino and having a revenge plot on her father vs being a notorious criminal kingpin？ Like we are actually pretending the casino owner with a desire to ruin him is better than the guy donating 50 grand to charity and volunteering at soup kitchens？I really couldn't stand the evolution of the sister relationships in the series。 With each book it progressively got worse and by this book， I was so angry with Mamie and Florence I couldn't even remember liking them。 Which is probably why I like Justine the best， which was super unexpected。 This was definitely my favorite couple， but the plot was pretty lacking for me and I didn't really feel the passion there。 Ultimately this series was no where near the amazingness of the Fifth Avenue Rebels series。 And I have to say that some of the big differences I noticed at the end was that throughout this entire series there was not a single friend side character for any of the girls which was kind of unusual。 There were no society events either。 So that may be something that would draw you to this series because it was quite different from other historical series， even the other by this same author in the same time period。 。。。more
isa （queenofswordsandwords）
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Coco
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Love this author。 Totally loved Mulligan- the hero。
Nr_panda
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5+++++ This is an absolute gem！！！！ I've read plenty historical romances， and this book belongs in the top tier。 Joanna Shupe is an amazing storyteller， and her writing has me captivated from the very beginning。 Jack and Justine's character， banter， and romance only serve as the cherry on top。 Will be rereading this multiple times。 5+++++ This is an absolute gem！！！！ I've read plenty historical romances， and this book belongs in the top tier。 Joanna Shupe is an amazing storyteller， and her writing has me captivated from the very beginning。 Jack and Justine's character， banter， and romance only serve as the cherry on top。 Will be rereading this multiple times。 。。。more
Books Just 4 Me
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This was such a fun one！ Historical romance is one of my favorite genres， but the books I’ve chosen always focus on England or Scotland。 This is the first time I read one that took place in New York City。 The story involved the youngest girl from a prestigious family who winds up connected and involved with a criminal mastermind in New York。 She searches for the good in him and his eyes are opened to the good in others。 They have very strong chemistry and definitely hot romance。 This is the firs This was such a fun one！ Historical romance is one of my favorite genres， but the books I’ve chosen always focus on England or Scotland。 This is the first time I read one that took place in New York City。 The story involved the youngest girl from a prestigious family who winds up connected and involved with a criminal mastermind in New York。 She searches for the good in him and his eyes are opened to the good in others。 They have very strong chemistry and definitely hot romance。 This is the first time that I read Shupe and I really enjoyed her writing。 。。。more
Victoria Arms
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A nice quick read。 Cannot believe this guy casually had a bowling alley in the basement of his house and it just wasn't brought up more。 What kind a psychopath makes his friend clean up the pins for him as he and his date fling balls towards him in his private home bowling alley。Anyway I really enjoyed it。 A nice quick read。 Cannot believe this guy casually had a bowling alley in the basement of his house and it just wasn't brought up more。 What kind a psychopath makes his friend clean up the pins for him as he and his date fling balls towards him in his private home bowling alley。Anyway I really enjoyed it。 。。。more
Shawna
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3 stars - Historical Romance
Nicole Pelcher
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I absolutely adore Jack Mulligan。 This romance scratched a much needed itch for me。 We have a do-gooder heroine and an outright villain as a hero and I adored it。 Jack is very much a "I'm only soft for you hero。" An absolutely addictive read。 I absolutely adore Jack Mulligan。 This romance scratched a much needed itch for me。 We have a do-gooder heroine and an outright villain as a hero and I adored it。 Jack is very much a "I'm only soft for you hero。" An absolutely addictive read。 。。。more
A。M。
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This checked every box for me。 Absolutely loved it。 Smart and sympathetic MCs。 Scorching heat。 Fabulous banter。 Totally will reread。
Greta
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Maybe 3。5It was easy to read， well paced， loved the shifting POV and the characters were well described。。。。but。。。。there was something about the relationship between the h and H that I didn't like。 There was an imbalance to it。 I understand that Justine was a feminist。。。but there was a lack of compromise to her character that seemed to make me feel like the hero was less understoood， that his concerns/ opinions were less valued。 Maybe 3。5It was easy to read， well paced， loved the shifting POV and the characters were well described。。。。but。。。。there was something about the relationship between the h and H that I didn't like。 There was an imbalance to it。 I understand that Justine was a feminist。。。but there was a lack of compromise to her character that seemed to make me feel like the hero was less understoood， that his concerns/ opinions were less valued。 。。。more
Meg Kalani
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The Devil of Downtown: ★ ★ ★ 。 5 Joanna Shupe （Uptown Girls， #3） “I want you in my life， by my side。 You are more important to me than anything else in the world and I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you。”The romance was sweet & I loved Jack because he was protective and honestly kind of boy obsessed right off the bat。 Bad boy to the bone but had a heart of pure gold， to be honest。 I liked how independent Justine was and how much she wanted to help people。 I found it really endearing and brave o The Devil of Downtown: ★ ★ ★ 。 5 Joanna Shupe （Uptown Girls， #3） “I want you in my life， by my side。 You are more important to me than anything else in the world and I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you。”The romance was sweet & I loved Jack because he was protective and honestly kind of boy obsessed right off the bat。 Bad boy to the bone but had a heart of pure gold， to be honest。 I liked how independent Justine was and how much she wanted to help people。 I found it really endearing and brave of her， not to mention selfless。 But the plot was… messy。 Too convoluted for my taste。 And the third act conflict made me want to rip my hair out。 Plus her sisters？ Hated them。 They kind of redeemed themselves at the end but just by a smidge。 Joanna Shupe’s writing—I’ve realized—isn’t the typical Historical Romance writing。 It feels much more contemporary than one would expect， which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but just something to keep in mind if you chose to read her books。 Really， I needed something to tide me over until January， when The Duke Gets Even is releasing。 It’s already my most anticipated read of 2023。 Give me Nellie & Lockwood right now please。 。。。more
Joyce Alkek
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Jack Mulligan was 🔥。 Justine was a bit too good for me， but at least she wasn't stupid。 I hated how her sisters treated her。 The resolution wasn't quite what I was hoping for。 Jack Mulligan was 🔥。 Justine was a bit too good for me， but at least she wasn't stupid。 I hated how her sisters treated her。 The resolution wasn't quite what I was hoping for。 。。。more
Clara
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I was a bit disappointed in this book。 I was really excited to see Mulligan and Justine as they were great in the earlier instalments of the series， but I found Justine to be a bit of a caricature of a ‘serious’ woman， and I hated how there was such an emphasis on her being plain。 Jack’s reaction to her at first was also quite off-putting。 I did enjoy the social justice element and the plot was interesting。 Overall something just felt off with their relationship and I never quite believed it （as I was a bit disappointed in this book。 I was really excited to see Mulligan and Justine as they were great in the earlier instalments of the series， but I found Justine to be a bit of a caricature of a ‘serious’ woman， and I hated how there was such an emphasis on her being plain。 Jack’s reaction to her at first was also quite off-putting。 I did enjoy the social justice element and the plot was interesting。 Overall something just felt off with their relationship and I never quite believed it （as always， very spicy though 🔥🔥） 。。。more
Gloria Porter
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My first Joanna Shupe book。 The writing style is competent but pedestrian—the author likes to simply tell the reader what the characters are experiencing instead of that messy business of having the reader experience through the characters。 Despite the mention of corsets and broughams， the characters thoughts and language are lifted straight from the 21st century。 The love relationship is really just a sex relationship， and this all comes to an overly dramatic head when the uptown heroine leads My first Joanna Shupe book。 The writing style is competent but pedestrian—the author likes to simply tell the reader what the characters are experiencing instead of that messy business of having the reader experience through the characters。 Despite the mention of corsets and broughams， the characters thoughts and language are lifted straight from the 21st century。 The love relationship is really just a sex relationship， and this all comes to an overly dramatic head when the uptown heroine leads a gang into battle against a rival gang。 Totally forgettable。 。。。more
Tami Fidler
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I really enjoyed this book。 Nice and steamy， but the story was also compelling and intriguing。 I loved how strong and accepting Justine was， and I loved how Jack saw this in her and admired her for these traits。 A definite re-read for sure！
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