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brilliance and friendship in all the things. And thank you to Jenny Nordbak, Jennifer Prokop, Joel Kincaid, Frauke Spanuth, and Adriana Anders for answering my very last-minute questions!

Thank you to the fabulous Tessa Woodward for her support and enthusiasm for my stories, as well as the entire team at Avon/HarperCollins who work on my books, especially Elle Keck, Pamela Jaffee, Imani Gary, Kayleigh Webb and Angela Craft. And thanks to Laura Bradford, who always looks out for me.

As always, much love and gratitude to Rich for his never-ending supply of patience and support.

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THE ROGUE OF FIFTH AVENUE

Silver-tongued lawyer.

Keeper of secrets.

Breaker of hearts.

He can solve any problem . . .

In serving the wealthy power brokers of New York society, Frank Tripp has finally gained the respectability and security his own upbringing lacked. There’s no issue he cannot fix . . . except for one: the beautiful and reckless daughter of an important client who doesn’t seem to understand the word danger.

She’s not looking for a hero . . .

Excitement lies just below Forty-Second Street and Mamie Greene is determined to explore all of it—while playing a modern-day Robin Hood along the way. What she doesn’t need is her father’s lawyer dogging her every step and threatening her efforts to help struggling families in the tenements.

However, she doesn’t count on Frank’s persistence . . . or the sparks that fly between them. When fate upends all her plans, Mamie must decide if she’s willing to risk it all on a rogue . . .

THE PRINCE OF BROADWAY

Powerful casino owner.

Ruthless mastermind.

Destroyer of men.

He lives in the shadows . . .

As the owner of the city’s most exclusive casino, Clayton Madden holds the fortunes of prominent families in the palms of his hands every night. There is one particular family he burns to ruin, however, one that has escaped his grasp . . . until now.

She is society’s darling . . .

Florence Greene is no one’s fool. She knows Clayton Madden is using her to ruin her prestigious family . . . and she’s using him right back. She plans to learn all she can from the mysterious casino owner—then open a casino of her own just for women.

With revenge on his mind, Clay agrees to mentor Florence. However, she soon proves more adept—and more alluring—than Clay bargained for. When his plans are threatened, Clay must decide if he is willing to gamble his empire on love.

About the Author

Joanna Shupe has always loved history, ever since she saw her first Schoolhouse Rock cartoon. In 2013, she won Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Golden Heart® Award for Best Historical. Since then, her books have appeared on numerous yearly “best of” lists, including Publishers Weekly, The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, Kobo, and BookPage. She lives in New Jersey with her two spirited daughters and dashing husband.

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By Joanna Shupe

Uptown Girls

The Rogue of Fifth Avenue

The Prince of Broadway

The Devil of Downtown

The Four Hundred series

A Daring Arrangement

A Scandalous Deal

A Notorious Vow

The Knickerbocker Club series

Magnate

Baron

Mogul

Tycoon

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Digital Edition JULY 2020 ISBN: 978-0-06-290686-1

Print Edition ISBN: 978-0-06-290685-4

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Cover illustration by Jon Paul Ferrara

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