With nowhere else to go, she turns to her willful Aunt Celia who manages a brothel in the East End. Her books have been greatly inspired by her own real life experiences. For instance, Ruthless (2013) was inspired by a lovely stripper alias Joanna, who Keane crossed paths with at a London club. Ruby Darke is still reeling from the vicious killing of Michael Ward—the man with the keys to her heart.

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Her quest for vengeance however leads to the unmasking of deadly secrets about her brothers’ lifestyles; something that has gotten them on the wrong side of some sinister figures. The only problem was that she didn’t like the fact that Josh earned his bread and butter in the boxing ring, fearing the worst for him. Outshone by her flawless sister Ruthie for the longest time, Annie Bailey finds herself in an awkward position. When he met quiet, demure Ruthie Bailey, he saw ideal wife material in her. Then he met her sister Annie – headstrong, bolshy, always up for a fight – and realised he’d married the wrong sister, and there was going to be hell to pay over it. Profession: You name it. Madam, club owner, gangster’s moll, mother, Mafia queen. In one word – trouble.Daisy and Kit, Ruby’s children, have their fair share of troubles, while her retail empire is beginning to fall apart. Any issues with the book list you are seeing? Or is there an author or series we don’t have? Let me know! Everything however changes in a heartbeat after she learns of the demise of her old friend Dolly Farrell.

Jessie Keane – No one uncovers the underworld like Jessie Keane

Whether she did it for intimacy or passion, Annie ends up with her man, albeit at the expense of her family. But when her daughter Angel is born, Dora, who is a drug addict, is passed over to Donny’s friends. Pregnant with twins, Ruby is forced to give away the fruits of her womb, something that prompts her to never trust a man again. Annie, a London gang head, is now living lavishly in New York with notorious mafia godfather, Constantine Barolli. Although at the bottom of the underworld pyramid, things change for them when Charlie gains control of the manor from the regional mob.Disaster however strikes, leaving Annie, Gina--Constantine’s sister--and his three children as the only survivors. All across the USA, people are showing up dead. The deaths don't appear to be connected in any way until one particular death occurs and gets the Secretary of Defense's attention. He arranges for a task force to investigate. Determined to unite and protect what is left of her family, the fifteen-year-old swears to look after her younger siblings, Bernadette and Henry. Raised in London’s East End, Charlie Stone and Terry Barton have been brothers for the longest time.

Never Go Back: an utterly gripping gangland crime thriller

Although the two friends find themselves living the dream life when they both marry and have children, things take a turn for the worse when Harlan, Charlie’s adopted son, becomes the center of controversy. Impregnated by her gangster boyfriend, she ends up on the streets and in the hands of an unscrupulous law enforcer named Donny Maguire. Growing into a stunning young woman, she meets aristocrat Cornelius Bray, who will forever change her life.

Publication Order of Ruby Darke Books

He had two brothers - both are now dead. His closest friend has been found hanging from a London bridge. As the police wrestle with a seemingly unsolvable case, Max is forced to revisit his painful past to find answers to a mystery that seems to make no sense at all. Who is targeting his family and why? Keane, who fulfilled her dreams of becoming a writer, often wonders whether Joanna ever fulfilled her dreams of becoming an actress.