“Do they call you Mr。 Tickle, as well as The Enigma?”Y'all this book was everything I love in a Romance!! Tortured hero that I was obsessed with。 Suspense and surprises at every turn。 Complexity and characters development that hooked me from the start。 And all within a mafia world that has totally captivated me。 I loved every moment from cover to cover! James is my newest book boyfriend (even book husband if my hubby wouldn't mind)- I absolutely adored him。 Beau took slightly longer for me to co “Do they call you Mr。 Tickle, as well as The Enigma?”Y'all this book was everything I love in a Romance!! Tortured hero that I was obsessed with。 Suspense and surprises at every turn。 Complexity and characters development that hooked me from the start。 And all within a mafia world that has totally captivated me。 I loved every moment from cover to cover! James is my newest book boyfriend (even book husband if my hubby wouldn't mind)- I absolutely adored him。 Beau took slightly longer for me to connect with but I really loved her fight and how committed she was to honoring her mom。 I loved their relationship and the slow burn start and then holy cow their steamy scenes lit my Kindle on fire!! Just an incredibly well balanced romantic thriller that I can't recommend enough!! 。。。more
Trish ,
The plot of this book is crazy, twisty, unpredictable and I loved every word of it。 I’m a huge fan of “The Brit” and have been anticipating “The Enigma” and it did not disappoint。Beau has been stumbling through life for the last two years since her mother passed away。 She quit her job as a cop and is just trying to get by。 Then she meets a man just as broken as her, James Kelly。 James is on a mission to find the person who kills his family。 Beau and James are both in dark places in their lives b The plot of this book is crazy, twisty, unpredictable and I loved every word of it。 I’m a huge fan of “The Brit” and have been anticipating “The Enigma” and it did not disappoint。Beau has been stumbling through life for the last two years since her mother passed away。 She quit her job as a cop and is just trying to get by。 Then she meets a man just as broken as her, James Kelly。 James is on a mission to find the person who kills his family。 Beau and James are both in dark places in their lives but have found each other when they needed each other the most。 Beau is the light to his darkness and James in the stable her upside down world。 However, their pasts are intertwined and the Enigma comes to light。This was the perfect follow-up to “The Brit” and had me on the edge of my seat and I could not read this fast enough。 Once we got to the grit of the story, I needed to find out all of the secrets。 Jodi Ellen Malpas has weaved a dark web of revenge amongst the Unlawful Men and I’m all for it。 Beau being broken from her past only made her stronger for this story。 James was the strength she needed to be able to rise from the past that almost brought her down。 James is everything you’ll want in a man on a mission for revenge。 He’s tough, unapologetic, and does what he needs to finish his mission。 The last few chapters made my jaw drop and have been set up for an even wilder ride for the next book。 。。。more
Megan,
I really enjoyed this book! There was mystery and suspense from the very beginning。 This one did take me a bit to get into the flow but once I found it I couldn’t put the book down! This book has so many twists and turns! Just when you think you know what is going on something happens to tell you nope you’re wrong! If you like your romances and the darker and steamy side then this one is for you。 The chemistry between James and Beau were off the charts! I wouldn’t say the ending was a cliffhange I really enjoyed this book! There was mystery and suspense from the very beginning。 This one did take me a bit to get into the flow but once I found it I couldn’t put the book down! This book has so many twists and turns! Just when you think you know what is going on something happens to tell you nope you’re wrong! If you like your romances and the darker and steamy side then this one is for you。 The chemistry between James and Beau were off the charts! I wouldn’t say the ending was a cliffhanger it just definitely will make you want the next book ASAP! I would definitely recommend this book!Received a arc for a honest review。 。。。more
Jeeves Reads Romance,
"She’s toxic。 But to me, she’s a balm。 And I’m fatal。 But to her, I’m life。"Whoa boy, this was a lot to handle - and I absolutely LOVED it! I completely ignored real life for two straight days and just dove into this immersive, intense, hot, violent, and exhilarating read。 I don't know how she does it, but Malpas has somehow made me love books that contain things that I hate。 As with the fabulous The Brit, if you'd told me the storyline ahead of time。。。 I wouldn't have been interested。 And I was "She’s toxic。 But to me, she’s a balm。 And I’m fatal。 But to her, I’m life。"Whoa boy, this was a lot to handle - and I absolutely LOVED it! I completely ignored real life for two straight days and just dove into this immersive, intense, hot, violent, and exhilarating read。 I don't know how she does it, but Malpas has somehow made me love books that contain things that I hate。 As with the fabulous The Brit, if you'd told me the storyline ahead of time。。。 I wouldn't have been interested。 And I was nervous about the intensity of the first few steamy scenes in this, particularly some of the boundaries that are pushed。 But I was absolutely engrossed in the story, and the mental games swimming beneath the steam had me turning the pages at an alarming rate。 This couple is like a blazing inferno - burning hot and passionate; fueled by lust, grief, and a connection that ties them together even when they want nothing to do with each other。 The push/pull, cat and mouse game between them was utterly addictive, and my eyes were glued to every scene, taking in every nuance and subtle shift in the relationship。Do you need to read The Brit before starting this? Yes。 Definitely yes。 Not just because it's a great book, but because the characters live in the same world, and the storylines interconnect。 The two books have very different vibes - this one is less mafia and more head games with LOTS of steam - but they both have the same kind of intensity and storylines that become action-packed along the way。 This also ends on a major CLIFFHANGER that ties the series together, so I recommend that you read in order。 I honestly have no idea what we'll get in the third book, but you'll definitely be seeing more of these characters。The story follows Beau, a woman who has lost herself。 A former cop, Beau was once a rising star in law enforcement。 After the death of her mother, a detective, Beau has lost her trust in the justice system - and lost her desire to live。 She's been struggling through the fog of depression and grief for the last two years, and it doesn't seem like anything can pull her out of it。 Until Beau meets a man。 A mysterious, enigma of a man。 All of Beau's instincts are telling her to run from James, but he provides an escape from the depression。。。 and that is all kinds of appealing。 Desperate to feel something other than grief, Beau ignores the red flags that pop up all around James, and lets herself be pulled into his orbit。 But she has no idea what she's getting herself into。One of the best things about this book is that even though I read (and loved) The Brit, I still had zero idea what to expect from this。 The one-of-a-kind, layered storyline had me completely hooked, and it took so many unexpected turns along the way。 It's MEGA STEAMY, with boundary-pushing scenes and flawed characters who complement each other perfectly。 James and Beau's broken pieces fit together in a way that is compelling and unique, and the endless tension between them kept me riveted。 I felt so invested in their relationship, and James makes for quite the antihero。 This complex romance ties in with a brutal and suspenseful storyline, and the combination made this 500-page book fly by。 It's certainly not for the faint of heart, but if you made it through The Brit unscathed, then The Enigma will leave a lasting impression。 It's not a book that I'll be forgetting anytime soon, and book three cannot be here soon enough。 I was lucky enough to receive an early copy and am voluntarily leaving a review of this steamy, dark romance。 。。。more
Jenn T,
Move over Danny Black! There's a new man in town!! James Kelly *swoon* No one knows who he is until it's too late。 The Enigma。JEM has become a master at dark romance。 If you thought The Brit was good, just wait。 Your mind is about to be blown!!You know when you're watching a Thriller movie, gripping the edge of your seat, trying to figure out who the bad guy is, and just when you think you have it figured out, there's a twist and then you're shocked as hell at what's finally revealed? That's how Move over Danny Black! There's a new man in town!! James Kelly *swoon* No one knows who he is until it's too late。 The Enigma。JEM has become a master at dark romance。 If you thought The Brit was good, just wait。 Your mind is about to be blown!!You know when you're watching a Thriller movie, gripping the edge of your seat, trying to figure out who the bad guy is, and just when you think you have it figured out, there's a twist and then you're shocked as hell at what's finally revealed? That's how this book is。 Once you start reading you can't tear your eyes away from the pages。Two people, tragedy tears their lives apart, they're broken, cold, they live in darkness, but together they can escape and bask in warmth and light。 James was her escape。 Beau was his salvation。 They both knew it was wrong but neither of them could walk away。Wickedly dark and erotic, The Enigma is packed with suspense。 It's a battle between revenge and desire。 A passion so explosive, you'll feel the heat。A masterpiece。 Officially my best read of 2021!!TRULY。 EPIC。**I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review** 。。。more
Mary Mooney,
I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads, so here is my review。This is the second book in the Unlawful Men series and it is just as dark and twisted as The Brit but it is not connected, there are some mentions throughout。James "The Enigma" Kelly is an assassin, out to kill those that killed his family。 He doesn't have time for relationships but when Beau Hayley loses her Mom and is feeling lost because of the injustice, he wants to protect her。Beau is walking throu I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads, so here is my review。This is the second book in the Unlawful Men series and it is just as dark and twisted as The Brit but it is not connected, there are some mentions throughout。James "The Enigma" Kelly is an assassin, out to kill those that killed his family。 He doesn't have time for relationships but when Beau Hayley loses her Mom and is feeling lost because of the injustice, he wants to protect her。Beau is walking through life, fear of being in crowds。 She wants to know why her Mom died and who did it。 When she meets James, their connection is so strong she doesn't care what he does for a living, much less his last name。As they grow closer together, people try to pull them apart。 They learn things about each other that don't seem to bother Beau, being an ex-cop it should。 Two tortured souls playing one deadly game。 But who will survive? This is the line you have to ask yourself as you are reading。 For me, it was they both have to survive and live happily ever after。 This story is filled with pain, intrigue, suspense, loss, and a love that can not be denied。 It was a really good story and I hope there will be more to this series。 。。。more
JAN EDWARDS,
James Kelly。 The Enigma。 Assassin。 Complicated。 HOT AF!This story will draw you in and keep you intrigued because there are some unexpected moments, hot as hell sex, and a BIG twist I NEVER saw coming - way to go Jodi! As the story begins, you know that James Kelly kills people。 It’s in the first few sentences。 He’s on a mission to find THE BEAR who destroyed his family。 So he’s killing those that work for him trying to get ever closer to the man he wants revenge upon - and playing a cat and mou James Kelly。 The Enigma。 Assassin。 Complicated。 HOT AF!This story will draw you in and keep you intrigued because there are some unexpected moments, hot as hell sex, and a BIG twist I NEVER saw coming - way to go Jodi! As the story begins, you know that James Kelly kills people。 It’s in the first few sentences。 He’s on a mission to find THE BEAR who destroyed his family。 So he’s killing those that work for him trying to get ever closer to the man he wants revenge upon - and playing a cat and mouse game with FBI agent, Jazz Hayley。 But then tragedy strikes…。。and James becomes enthralled with Jazz’s daughter, Beau。 And talk about troubled。 Beau is a former cop, living with her uncles, and now painting rooms as an occupation。 She shops at Walmart right before closing to avoid crowds。 Then, she’s hired to paint James’ office and well, let the game of seduction begin。 Is he going to use Beau to get his revenge on THE BEAR or is he going to fall for her - or both?This story lags a bit in the middle and Beau at times frustrates the reader but that doesn’t really hurt the story because James will ALWAYS keep you reading…。。 Two of my favorite secondary characters (and no one writes secondary characters better than Jodi Ellen Malpas) are Goldie and Otto who work for James。 Absolutely LOVE them and how they aren’t afraid to stand up to James, criticize him, and then later in the story banter between each other。 Beau’s uncles are very important as the story goes on and again, written expertly。 Like I said, there are unexpected moments; you might think you know what’s going to happen next - you don’t。 I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you read the first book in this trilogy THE BRIT, before THE ENIGMA, because you definitely want to meet Danny Black in that novel。 This story is a separate tale but The Brit’s world comes into play too。 I truly cannot wait for THE RESURRECTION coming in January because, yes, you are left with many questions yet to be answered when you turn the last page of this one。 。。。more
Kellie Vann,
"。。。𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞。 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭。"The Enigma is just that。。。 an enigma。 I'm still so wrapped up and consumed by James Kelly and Beau Hayley that it feels impossible to properly capture my thoughts and feelings。 Jodi has created such an addicting world in the Unlawful Men series and has given us an incredible follow up to The Brit and surpassed all expectations held by me。 The Enigma may be one of my favorite books of 2021。 Jodi weaved so many webs of mystery, "。。。𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞。 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭。"The Enigma is just that。。。 an enigma。 I'm still so wrapped up and consumed by James Kelly and Beau Hayley that it feels impossible to properly capture my thoughts and feelings。 Jodi has created such an addicting world in the Unlawful Men series and has given us an incredible follow up to The Brit and surpassed all expectations held by me。 The Enigma may be one of my favorite books of 2021。 Jodi weaved so many webs of mystery, suspense, and pure romance。 James Kelly, better know as The Enigma, is the alpha males of all alpha males。 He's ruthless, cruel, and cunning。 James Kelly is a cold blooded killer, and Beau Hayley。。。 well, she's trained to catch cold blooded killers。 It's only right that she falls in love with him, right? "𝗛𝗲'𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸。 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿。"Beau Hayley has been through hell and back。 She's the epitome of strength and girl power。 She's stared tragedy in the face and overcome the impossible。 The last person she needs to get involved with is James Kelly and all of his secrets, but we all want what we shouldn't have。 James and Beau are both scarred, literally and figuratively, and crave revenge like no other。 Their chemistry is off the charts, their passion and love for each other unbreakable。 While the both of them have hard exteriors, their interiors。。。 it's so soft for each other。 The Enigma, while the suspense will wrap around you and have you on the edge of your seat, the love。。。 the love story is one of the best I've read。 Jodi created a masterpiece with The Enigma, and I'm dying for The Resurrection after that CLIFFHANGER! I can't even be mad because it was incredible。 Bravo to Jodi for creating this world and giving her readers one of the most enthralling books of the year!HUGE thank you to Valentine PR for providing me with an ARC of The Enigma in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jessie,
This book was so dark and deliciously good!! This is my favorite series from Jodi to date!! The Enigma is book 2 in the Unlawful Men series。 It is set in the world of The Brit。 If you haven’t read the Brit first I highly recommend you do that before the Enigma! Beau is a former cop who lost her mom (FBI agent) in a car explosion 2 years ago。 In Beau’s mind this was no accident and she is determined to prove it!! James is such a dark and mysterious character he definitely lives up to his name。 Wh This book was so dark and deliciously good!! This is my favorite series from Jodi to date!! The Enigma is book 2 in the Unlawful Men series。 It is set in the world of The Brit。 If you haven’t read the Brit first I highly recommend you do that before the Enigma! Beau is a former cop who lost her mom (FBI agent) in a car explosion 2 years ago。 In Beau’s mind this was no accident and she is determined to prove it!! James is such a dark and mysterious character he definitely lives up to his name。 While reading this there were hills and valleys in the story。 It was a bit of a slow burn but then the first spicy scene is an entire chapter!! TOTALLY WORTH THE WAIT! This was a new level of spicy for Jodi in my opinion。 The mystery behind Beau’s mom is a driving force throughout the book。 There were so many twists and turns in the plot。 If you like trying to solve a mystery you will love this! I won’t spoil the end of the book but I will say…BRING ON RESURRECTION!!! I cannot wait for book 3 in this series it will definitely be an epic conclusion!!! 。。。more
Becky Wise,
The Enigma just sucks you in from the start。 This is a fabulous read that I could not put down。 I loved every moment of this one。 James does not disappoint as he takes his vengeance for the death of his family。 Beau is a beautifully broken ex cop。 She has such determination when it comes to wanting closure for her moms death。 James and Beau have this wonderful connection that just pulls them together。 This Unlawful Men book is full of action, plenty of twist and turns and lets not forget explosi The Enigma just sucks you in from the start。 This is a fabulous read that I could not put down。 I loved every moment of this one。 James does not disappoint as he takes his vengeance for the death of his family。 Beau is a beautifully broken ex cop。 She has such determination when it comes to wanting closure for her moms death。 James and Beau have this wonderful connection that just pulls them together。 This Unlawful Men book is full of action, plenty of twist and turns and lets not forget explosive chemistry。 This one will steal your heart before you even know it happened。 I love this darker side that Jodi Ellen Malpas is bringing with this series。 You are just going to love the James/Beau dynamic so much。 Seriously this is an addicting series with a lot of surprises along the way that keep you glued to the pages until the very end。 I cannot wait to see where this series goes next。 。。。more
Shani Haim,
"I want to get to know you, Beau Hayley。 And that's come as a massive f*ing surprise。"5 MASSIVE SWOONY STARS 🥰😍WOW。 What a ride reading this wonderful book was!First, the start blew me away (very literally so!) and shocked me to the core。From there on out unravels the two seemingly different stories of James and Beau in Miami,Two stories of two broken souls who were so perfect for each other。Their tragedies brought them together, and it made them stronger as a couple and as individuals and it wa "I want to get to know you, Beau Hayley。 And that's come as a massive f*ing surprise。"5 MASSIVE SWOONY STARS 🥰😍WOW。 What a ride reading this wonderful book was!First, the start blew me away (very literally so!) and shocked me to the core。From there on out unravels the two seemingly different stories of James and Beau in Miami,Two stories of two broken souls who were so perfect for each other。Their tragedies brought them together, and it made them stronger as a couple and as individuals and it was SO beautiful to watch ❤️❤️❤️The story itself was dark like their hearts, but also a blazing fire of emotions, actions and steam 🔥 "I don't want to love either。 And yet here I am, in love with her。"I mean holy cow James is just。。。。 James is book husband material 😍Tall, dark, handsome, British and a whole lot of persistent。 😍He was Beau's beacon no matter what challenges he was confronted him, and he never gave up on her 😍"I breathe out, reaching for my temple and massaging。 "I have James issues。""And we finally have the real issue," he whispers。"Beau was strong and fiery and I loved that she never gave up on finding justice。 Her spirit was something else。 😍The side characters!! Goldie and Otto who were with James from forever were protective and funny and helped James navigate through all the turmoil he went through。 I loved them A LOT 😍If I say anything more I'll spill out all the twists and turns this amazing book had,So I'll have to zip my mouth shut since you're in for one massive ride。"She's toxic。 But to me, she's a balm。 And I'm fatal。 But to her, I'm life。" 🥰😍 。。。more
Missy Dahl,
4。5 starsWhen the queen says she's going to write dark you run。 When the queen writes another dark you don't go to jail toy immediately collect and devour the book。 Jodi, I don't think you can ever stop writing dark。 I love, live this side of your writing!!! The Enigma, where do I start。 Amazing alpha male, that is always more the meets the eye check, a strong take no crap, life handicap her a crap hand but refuses g to back diwn check。 One hell of a relationship check。 Wow, wow, wow with the se 4。5 starsWhen the queen says she's going to write dark you run。 When the queen writes another dark you don't go to jail toy immediately collect and devour the book。 Jodi, I don't think you can ever stop writing dark。 I love, live this side of your writing!!! The Enigma, where do I start。 Amazing alpha male, that is always more the meets the eye check, a strong take no crap, life handicap her a crap hand but refuses g to back diwn check。 One hell of a relationship check。 Wow, wow, wow with the sexy time check。 The main female character Beau is probably one of my favorite female Jodi characters。 You feel all of her blood, sweat, tears, happiness, destruction and rise。 She is one bad b*tch。 The push pull rollercosstet between James and Beau is beautifully heart wrenching and heart warming。 This is a couple that defy the odds。 James。。。。 he's the man you want to live, hate and then love again。 I can't not wait to see what happens with the next book。 Amazing read we all need to check out to keep the queen in dark romance!! 。。。more
Ruhla Haardt,
My mind is blown once again and trust Jodi Ellen Malpas to have me on edge, get my blood pressure rising, fall in lust, fall in love, make my heart bleed, and give me goosebumps all over。 JEM takes us on another wild, emotional, dark n dirty rollercoaster ride with THE ENIGMA and I keep feeling each written word in my bones。 Her writing is just so captivating that you feel everything these characters feel, and I am just mesmerised by her stories。 Each one grips me differently and my jaw is still My mind is blown once again and trust Jodi Ellen Malpas to have me on edge, get my blood pressure rising, fall in lust, fall in love, make my heart bleed, and give me goosebumps all over。 JEM takes us on another wild, emotional, dark n dirty rollercoaster ride with THE ENIGMA and I keep feeling each written word in my bones。 Her writing is just so captivating that you feel everything these characters feel, and I am just mesmerised by her stories。 Each one grips me differently and my jaw is still agape from the twist, turns and red-hot steam of this story。 There are certainly some surprises in this story that made my heart beat quicker。 Oh James, I just love Jodi´s Alpha´s, their bad boy vibes always make me saw-oon but behind every Alpha, there is a strong female and damn Beau Hayley is a force to be reckoned with, even emotionally broken, she kicks *ss。 James and Beau captured my heart with their complicated love and anguished souls。 “Darkness entices darkness”Their chemistry is like a volcano, always ready to explode。 They shouldn’t fall for each other; they are on different sides of the law and walk a fine line of right and wrong, love and hate but they feed off each other’s lustful dark desires and find solace in them to overcome their personal demons。“She is toxic。 But to me, she is balm。 And I´m fatal。 But to her, I´m life”THE ENIGMA is bloody brilliant, and I loved everything about this story。 It's gritty, dark, mysterious, erotic, and intriguing to a level you just cannot put this book down, a page-turner for sure。 I cannot wait for this story to continue in The Resurrection so January 2022 cannot come fast enough。 This is set in the world of the Brit, so I suggest reading THE BRIT first。Release: 16th November 2021***I received an ARC for an honest review!*** 。。。more
Booksobsessive ,
Wow! How do you write the perfect review that will reflect a masterpiece ? the answer? You can't, because I'm not a writer and I don't know how to put into words just how sensational this story is。。。 But this my review。Is it any wonder Jodi Ellen Malpas is many a readers favourite author when, not only does she continue to give us out of this word ,alpha after alpha, each unique and loveable in their own way, she continues to excel and prove just how superior she is when it comes to writing and Wow! How do you write the perfect review that will reflect a masterpiece ? the answer? You can't, because I'm not a writer and I don't know how to put into words just how sensational this story is。。。 But this my review。Is it any wonder Jodi Ellen Malpas is many a readers favourite author when, not only does she continue to give us out of this word ,alpha after alpha, each unique and loveable in their own way, she continues to excel and prove just how superior she is when it comes to writing and story telling!The Enigma is simply mind-blowing! Linked to the same world as The Brit。 Although it’s not quite as dark the suspense is there! James Kelly is everything and more you can imagine。 He's dark and brutal but mysterious and thrilling。 Quiet reserved but intriguing。 Ruthless, brutal yet calm and collected。 He's all power and control。 Possessive and protective yet himself, broken and scarred but determined。 Slowly becoming gentle, caring and loving , and it’s all everything Beau doesn't know she needs。 Despite Beau feeling in a current state of weakness, lacking motivation for life in general, James brings her the desire and release she craves and the freedom she dreams。 She's only temporarily lost because she's fierce and unbreakable。 "She's toxic。 But to me, she's a balm。 And I'm fatal。 But to her, I'm life。" If this story of pure brilliance, twists and missing pieces doesn't keep you up all night, completely engrossed whilst Trying to piece the puzzle together, I don't know what will, as it's impossible to put down。 The Enigma begins with two prologues。 The first is the most enticing chapter ever。 The second, had my heart racing, from then on I read with bated breath。 The intensity of this story had me on tenter hooks, nervous anticipation waiting for secrets to unravel, everyone and everything to come crashing down and the feeling in your stomach is chunderous, it's suffocating but chillingly exciting! The further I read, the deeper I was drawn。 And when you think you have it all worked out, your wrong, JEM really blows it out the water ! James and Beau's chemistry is electric, their connection deep。 The passion explosive。 The steam, burning, kink and erotic。 each scene is deliciously, sinfully written with pure class and gives you every reaction you imagine。 It’s fire ! I loved every bit of it ! So it's safe to say, Jodi has once again completely smashed it with another sensation making it the best read of 2021! Hold on tight your about to be enthralled。 Now, for this journey of finding their own justice, and the story to continue i await impatiently for The Resurrection! 。。。more
Brooklyn,
My mind is 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Oh man I can’t say too much other than READ。 THIS。 BOOK!!!! It’s an absolute masterpiece。 I had to DM Jodi after I finished!! I savored every word of this book for 3 days。 I usually finish a book within a day, but I just can’t with her books! I have to stop after a few chapters and just relish what I’m reading!!“Don’t break the bond” says James Kelly…。 Don’t worry James I can’t!!!!❤️❤️
Amour。Rebelle92 (Bran。d),
James-The Enigma-is definitely dark & intense with a bit of a soft spot for Beau。 His search for the Bear brings him more into Beau’s world。 Beau is lost & a shell of herself until she meets James。 Beau & James have a undeniable chemistry。 And we find out that they have way more in common than meets the eye。 They were once opposite sides of justice but lies, deception and her quest for the truth has Beau choosing James above everything。 I can’t wait until the Resurrection。 The end to this saga w James-The Enigma-is definitely dark & intense with a bit of a soft spot for Beau。 His search for the Bear brings him more into Beau’s world。 Beau is lost & a shell of herself until she meets James。 Beau & James have a undeniable chemistry。 And we find out that they have way more in common than meets the eye。 They were once opposite sides of justice but lies, deception and her quest for the truth has Beau choosing James above everything。 I can’t wait until the Resurrection。 The end to this saga will be epic! I have my suspicions about the Bear & if I’m right what a mind f@¢k。 Fave quotes: The scars look especially red today。 Angry。 Ugly。 Alive。 I draw a line down the length of my arm to my wrist, my lips twisting, the pain raw。 Dead flesh。 Dead skin。 A dead soul。 Condensation starts to creep up the mirror, fogging it, until I disappear。 Invisible。 And yet when James Kelly looked at me, I felt seen。 Completely bared。—-their relationship in a nutshell。 They see past each other’s scars and want to bring light to each other’s darkness I’ve searched for one reason not to love you, and yet all I can find are a million reason to love you。—-well damn! the Enigma is Mr Smooth💕 。。。more
Toni,
Do you like pushy, protective, and scary alpha males that take bad boy to a whole other level… perhaps unlawfully bad? Yes! Then step right into this novel, take a seat, and enjoy the ride! This is the second novel in The Unlawful Men series。 It was a perfect second novel to The Brit。 We have James aka The Enigma in this novel。 A mysterious enigma of males。 His name is apt。 He remains unknown to all until Beau enters his life and then his walls start to come down! I loved everything about this m Do you like pushy, protective, and scary alpha males that take bad boy to a whole other level… perhaps unlawfully bad? Yes! Then step right into this novel, take a seat, and enjoy the ride! This is the second novel in The Unlawful Men series。 It was a perfect second novel to The Brit。 We have James aka The Enigma in this novel。 A mysterious enigma of males。 His name is apt。 He remains unknown to all until Beau enters his life and then his walls start to come down! I loved everything about this man! The character of Beau had me in my feelings。 I liked her。 Then I didn’t like her。 Then I loved her。 Her character dynamic was all over the place for me which I believe Jodi wrote purposefully to enthrall me into the story。 This novel is written in dual POV。 One from Beau and one from James。 I liked that we got both perspectives。 It made James a more fully developed character。 The story/plot line was phenomenal。 It was almost a mystery that kept me guessing who the true villain was。 I’m excited that this story will continue。 I received an ARC from Valentine PR for an honest review。 。。。more
Allthings Alphamale ,
Well she did it again!! I am absolutely torn up over this!! I LOVED IT!! Jodi returns with with another page turner。 I was seriously glued to the pages。 I couldn't put it down。。These two broken souls found solace in each other。 Beau's life takes a turn when her mother FBI agent is tragically killed。 But Beau doesn't believe this is accident。 All she wants is answers and justice for her mom。 She completely losses herself。 Self destruction in its finest。 She leaves her fiancé at the alter and quit Well she did it again!! I am absolutely torn up over this!! I LOVED IT!! Jodi returns with with another page turner。 I was seriously glued to the pages。 I couldn't put it down。。These two broken souls found solace in each other。 Beau's life takes a turn when her mother FBI agent is tragically killed。 But Beau doesn't believe this is accident。 All she wants is answers and justice for her mom。 She completely losses herself。 Self destruction in its finest。 She leaves her fiancé at the alter and quits the force。 Get ready ladies for The Enigma AKA James Kelly。 This man is KINKY :P。 Ugh loved him so much。 James life took a turn when his whole world exploded in front of him。 Fueled by revenge he takes anyone out who stands in his way。 Beau and her digging into her moms case causes James to look into the women who may just be his downfall。 The chemistry was off the charts HOT!! Absolutely a delicious read。 January cant come soon enough to fall more in love with this world。***ARC in exchange for an honest review*** 。。。more
Poppy1102 ,
*jaw drops。。。。damn! Let me start by saying。。。damn! Because this book is bloody brilliant! Just damn! And also - it ends on a cliffhanger!!! This set in The Brits world, however the characters and the storyline are completely separate BUT I would still say read The Brit first - it's a must!Now, back to The Enigma。。。。It's not as dark as The Brit, but it's still deep, the first two chapters were just mind-blowing! Jodi most definitely knows how to reel you in!!!Beau has just received the results th *jaw drops。。。。damn! Let me start by saying。。。damn! Because this book is bloody brilliant! Just damn! And also - it ends on a cliffhanger!!! This set in The Brits world, however the characters and the storyline are completely separate BUT I would still say read The Brit first - it's a must!Now, back to The Enigma。。。。It's not as dark as The Brit, but it's still deep, the first two chapters were just mind-blowing! Jodi most definitely knows how to reel you in!!!Beau has just received the results that she's in the top 5% of the country's FBI Phase 1 Test and everything is A OK。。。。until it's not, until her mum is killed and her world implodes! It's being written off as an accident but she knows different, and it is killing her。 She know longer believes in the Justice system and so she's jus lost! So sad!Then we have James Kelly, who decides that Beau could bring trouble to his door and plans to get rid, until he sees her。。。。and he soon realises that he wasn't wrong! Beau = trouble but he's addicted, he can't function without her, and he may just be his downfall。。。。。He reminded me a bit of Miller (The One Night Series) just his stature, his 'work', the way he needs her etc, nothing is actually the same but it just felt that way, does that make sense? Maybe it's his aura?。。。)。I definitely need to reread Miller now 💞)James & Beau together is explosive, she's definitely not one to roll over and do as she's bid, she's kick-ass, and her mind is deep - she'd have made an excellent FBI agent!So yeah, James has his work cut out for him, and I'll not deny I did giggle along the way!They're electric, each of them are both just electric, so driven, so smart so bloody yummy! But together? Together, they're explosive!This will have you glued to the screen/pages, lots of action, and secrets and twists and turns, surprises that will have you open mouthed and screaming WTAF! It's awesome!I so can't wait for the next one - gutted that I have to wait but it is what it is。 Plus it gives me an excuse for a reread 😘Top marks! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐*I voluntarily received an arc and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Stacey,
🇬🇧𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙀𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙈𝘼🇬🇧🇬🇧𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛。 𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼’𝑚 𝑎 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘-𝑢𝑝。 𝑇𝑜 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼’𝑚 𝑏𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝。 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒。 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔— ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛。 𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑛𝑜 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡。🇬🇧After the tragic killing of her FBI mother, Beau Hayley is so hell bent on justice for her mums death, she completely loses her way。 She quits her job on the force, her focus is entirely on one thing, and that is to prov 🇬🇧𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙀𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙈𝘼🇬🇧🇬🇧𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛。 𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼’𝑚 𝑎 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘-𝑢𝑝。 𝑇𝑜 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼’𝑚 𝑏𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝。 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒。 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔— ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛。 𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑛𝑜 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡。🇬🇧After the tragic killing of her FBI mother, Beau Hayley is so hell bent on justice for her mums death, she completely loses her way。 She quits her job on the force, her focus is entirely on one thing, and that is to prove that her mum was murdered。。。 Until she receives a phone-call from an unrecognised number。 🇬🇧𝐼’𝑚 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 ℎ𝑖𝑚。 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑。 “𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑔𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑒 。” 𝐴 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑡。 𝐴 𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡。 “𝑂𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘 𝑚𝑒。”🇬🇧James Kelly。 The Enigma。 Another Brit in Miami, a man that Beau's mum was trying so hard to get in cuffs & sent down for being the elusive killing machine。 She was closing in on him and the operation, therefore she had to be eliminated。🇬🇧𝐼’𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑢 𝐻𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑒𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑜 𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑑, 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦。 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑚 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓。 🇬🇧Tick tock。。。 James & Beau fall deeper, feelings evolve。 He was never supposed to love her。 He was supposed to kill her。🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧Jodi returns to the darkness in this 2nd Unlawful Men story and again, this really worked for me and I found myself utterly consumed from the first page。 I loved James, saw a hint of the Lord in him so that gave me all the feels! The brief return of Danny Black was epic - now we await the Resurrection 🖤Jodi's work just shows how versatile she is as an author。 She clearly does her homework and blasts out perfection every time。 What a GIFT🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧/5 。。。more
Lisa Pearson,
NON SPOILER REVIEWSuspense…Intrigue…The Enigma。Firstly…The Enigma is set within the world of The Brit, but it is a completely different story with completely different characters。 It still carries a dark theme, but I wouldn’t say it was quite as dark or as action packed as The Brit, the mood of this book feels a little more subdued, but it is bursting with suspense and intrigue。Wow, James Kelly certainly stands up to his namesake as The Enigma。 The start of this book is full of suspense and intr NON SPOILER REVIEWSuspense…Intrigue…The Enigma。Firstly…The Enigma is set within the world of The Brit, but it is a completely different story with completely different characters。 It still carries a dark theme, but I wouldn’t say it was quite as dark or as action packed as The Brit, the mood of this book feels a little more subdued, but it is bursting with suspense and intrigue。Wow, James Kelly certainly stands up to his namesake as The Enigma。 The start of this book is full of suspense and intrigue surrounding our main characters, James and Beau。 Again we get two prologues, one for each main character setting the foundations。 Both characters are broken souls after suffering huge loses, they both carry a world of pain, grief, hatred, revenge and retribution on their shoulders, consuming their lives and driving them both to fulfil their personal battles for justice。When they come together ‘physically’ they find solace and peace within each other, and they soon become each other’s saviour。 Both their characters will pull at the heartstrings, especially Beau, bless her, roaming the late night supermarket as she can’t cope with crowds of people, masking her true mental state and feelings, struggling daily to exist。Wanting no more than a physical relationship for release and to escape, there was at times a lack of communication between them, refusing to open up and tell each other their secrets, and answer each other’s questions, which did frustrate me a little …part of that was because I became so eager for answers。 But wow, their first sexual encounter was erotic, kinky and passionate… and shocked me a little。 Yes, our new alpha likes a bit of kink ;-) I won’t forget that love scene in a hurry。 Around 35-60% into the pace slows a little taking us into a bit of slow burn, drip feeding us clues and giving us glimpses of what’s going on in the background of the plot。 Which I will not divulge and give anything away。Then around 60% onwards the plot twists start coming a plenty, which are gripping and shocking。 I definitely didn’t know which characters I could trust throughout this book。 Again this Author has created brilliant secondary characters。As always from Malpas, her vivid story telling and top quality penmanship is second to none。 Her imagined blows my mind。I found whenever I wasn’t reading the book I couldn’t stop thinking about it, trying to figure the characters and the plot out, which I failed at miserably lol。 Oh my that ending!!!! …It has left me so excited and eagerly anticipating the next book in the Unlawful Men …The Resurrection。 I can’t wait!!! 🇬🇧 4。1/2 intriguing stars。 🇬🇧*I recommend you read The Brit first as there are connections。 。。。more
✰ Bianca ✰ BJ's Book Blog ✰ ,
Beau + JamesJames came to Miami for revenge。Back home in England some crime lord called The Bear was responsible for burning down his family home - killing everyone! And now he has a list of names, people he has to kill, people connected to The Bear。Beau used to be a cop。 Then her cop mom was killed in front of her and life hasn't been the same since。 She can't accept that it was an accident。 And physically and mentally she's also not back to where she used to be。Insta attraction/connection betw Beau + JamesJames came to Miami for revenge。Back home in England some crime lord called The Bear was responsible for burning down his family home - killing everyone! And now he has a list of names, people he has to kill, people connected to The Bear。Beau used to be a cop。 Then her cop mom was killed in front of her and life hasn't been the same since。 She can't accept that it was an accident。 And physically and mentally she's also not back to where she used to be。Insta attraction/connection between our two darlings 。。。 but there are so many secrets between them!LET THE FUN TIMES BEGIN 。。。 ☺WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH BEAU + JAMES?WILL THERE BE A HAPPILY EVER AFTER?READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT ☺══════════════════PHEW! 🔥I really loved reading this!Yes, it was a bit dark and murdery, but it was also very heartbreaking and adorable and sweet and sexxxay!Beau and James are just so perfect for each other。 But of course they're also kinda on opposite sides of the law。 But Beau is not a cop anymore, and she wants revenge for her mom too。It was a really sweet romance, even though we have so much darkness and murder and porn and pain 。。。 🤣 Those two need each other to heal - no one else would understand what they've been through。I just loved reading this。。。 there were a few slow moments here and there, but the end made up for everything with all that excitement!I can't wait to read book three in January!For everyone who has read and loved The Brit 。。。 get ready for some Resurrection! 😎Wouldn't mind getting a Miami-based TV show out of those books!Oh - tiny little complaining rant - it's one of my book weirdnesses。 The British thing。 Jodi is British。 Our hero is British。 All perfectly fine。 BUT。。。 our heroine is not British。 So I would've wished for an American editor to fix all of Beau's British words and expressions - and there are a lot! But don't worry, I'm the only one bothered by that!THE ENIGMA was a very exciting and mysterious and heartbreaking and erotic romantic suspense love story! Run to your nearest amazon for your own James - this one is MINE! ☺ 💜 💜 。。。more
Katherine Bongo Bridge (Feistybbb),
NON SPOILER REVIEW Enigma…。a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand。 That is certainly what James Kelly is Jodi Ellen Malpas’ gritty new story。 ‘I stare at myself in the reflection。 I see them clearly。 The devil on one shoulder。 An angel on the other。 The devil speaks louder。 The angel never made it。’ Set in the world of The Brit, although a separate story, I would highly recommend that you read that book first, as they are connected in ways。 Wow, the first 45% of this boo NON SPOILER REVIEW Enigma…。a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand。 That is certainly what James Kelly is Jodi Ellen Malpas’ gritty new story。 ‘I stare at myself in the reflection。 I see them clearly。 The devil on one shoulder。 An angel on the other。 The devil speaks louder。 The angel never made it。’ Set in the world of The Brit, although a separate story, I would highly recommend that you read that book first, as they are connected in ways。 Wow, the first 45% of this book was full on intrigue! Again, like the Brit, it didn’t feel like I was reading a Jodi book。 It was so gritty, intense and mysterious。 It does have a totally different tone to the Brit。 Whereas The Brit is full on action from chapter to chapter, the Enigma is more subdued for most part of the book and really focuses on the characters, James and Beau and how they are dealing with the aftermath of tragic events that occurred in their pasts。 James is…well he’s an absolute Enigma, that’s the only way I can describe him。 The first meet between him and Beau was completely unexpected, not what die-hard Jodi fans would expect, and I loved it! And let’s talk about the first intimate scene between them, wow!! Definitely the hottest sex scene that Jodi has ever written…James certainly has certain ways in the bedroom! So hot 🥵 I will say between 45-60% the story did flatline a bit for me and the pace really slowed down。 The dialogue too between Beau and James frustrated me at times。 It was quite stilted, asking a question, then answering with a question and then not getting anywhere lol I desperately needed something to happen to keep my attention up。…And it did! The latter part of the book does get back to its gripping intense nature and you’re constantly thinking who the bad guy is? There are lots of twists and turns, so be prepared! The tone of this book is dark…ish but not as gruesome and action packed as The Brit was。 I would have liked have been on a few kills with James lol but that’s just me。 This story is really about two broken people, who are deep down struggling and dealing with PTSD - especially Beau who uses James and his ‘ways’ in the bedroom as a chance to escape。 ‘Don’t fight the bond。’ As always, Jodi’s secondary characters really make an impression on me and Otto and Goldie are just brilliant! Goldie has one of the best lines ever, I was in hysterics! When you read it, you’ll know what line。 So to conclude The Enigma was an enjoyable read, with a lot of intrigue that leads perfectly into book three, The Resurrection。 Those that have read The Brit will definitely understand that title and know where this story is leading to。 Jodi’s writing is captivating as always and draws you in from the first page。 It was just the pace in the middle of the book and the non development of Beaus character that made it a 4 star for me。 I was really hoping she would become the feisty cop that she once was, but I sadly just found her quite frustrating and stubborn by the end of the book, which was a shame。 Hopefully in book 3 we will see this feistiness! Luckily we don’t have to wait too long, as book 3 is releasing in January。I’m ready to be Resurrected! 。。。more