The Devil of Downtown
by Joanna Shupe
Justine Greene runs a charity for the poor of Five Points. Jack Mulligan runs its underworld. They need each other's help.
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~384
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is The Devil of Downtown?
The Devil of Downtown is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Explicit open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Third person, dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Kidnapping
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The Devil of Downtown: quick answers
How spicy is The Devil of Downtown?
The Devil of Downtown is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
Is The Devil of Downtown a standalone?
No. The Devil of Downtown is book 3 of 3 in Uptown Girls. Start with The Rogue of Fifth Avenue. The series is complete.
What tropes are in The Devil of Downtown?
The Devil of Downtown features bad boy, opposites attract. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does The Devil of Downtown have content warnings?
Our notes for The Devil of Downtown include: kidnapping. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after The Devil of Downtown?
If you loved The Devil of Downtown, try Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie McGuire, Rule by Jay Crownover, Sweet Home by Tillie Cole. They share its bad boy and opposites attract energy at a similar spice level.