Moorewood Family Rules, HelenKay Dimon
Moorewood Family Rules, HelenKay Dimon
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Moorewood Family Rules
A Novel

Author: HelenKay Dimon

Narrator: Mia Barron

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/25/2023

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Crime, Women


Synopsis

Knives Out and Ocean’s 8 meets The Nest in this hilariously twisty novel by award-winning author HelenKay Dimon, about a woman who returns home from prison to her dysfunctional con artist family and tries to get them to go legit.
One day a con man met an heiress, wooed her, married her, had two kids…and kept on conning. Jillian Moorewood is the oldest child from that meet-cute-gone-wrong marriage. The stable one. The sensible and dependable one. The one who protects and fixes. The one who went to prison to save their sorry butts. Now, thirty-nine months later, she’s out and she’s more than a little pissed.Finally home she finds the scheming clan in full family fleecing mode. They all claim they didn’t really agree to Jillian’s previous go-legit-or-else ultimatum before she went away. They viewed it as a “suggestion” then ignored it. So, business as usual. But Jillian is done with the lies and fakery. She demands the whole messed-up crew clean up its act, and this time she’s not kidding—she has the leverage to make it happen.Problem is, her life is in shambles, but with the help of a great aunt (crooked but loveable), a bodyguard (who is a nice surprise after three years in prison), and a few allies (all working undercover), Jillian starts to put her life back together. She kicks out a few mooching relatives living under her roof, sets limits on everyone’s access to the money, ducks from their various attacks, and sees if that bodyguard is maybe interested in sticking around for a while. For the first time, she’s Jillian Moorewood, her own woman, and she’s ready to figure out who she is. 

About HelenKay Dimon

HelenKay Dimon is a former divorce lawyer with a dual writing personality. Her books have been featured in numerous venues, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Cosmopolitan. Her most recent release, Moorewood Family Rules, has been optioned by Paramount for television. She also writes thrillers as Darby Kane and is a #1 international bestseller in that genre. Two of her thrillers have been optioned for television, including her debut, Pretty Little Wife. For more information go to helenkaydimon.com


Reviews

Goodreads review by Holly on February 18, 2023

2.5 stars This is the second book I've read this week that used a "Knives Out" comparison! I was planning to go ahead and watch the movie, but apparently it isn't available in the US. I was intrigued by the premise and thought this one sounded right up my alley, but it went to the wrong address! Love,......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on April 25, 2023

Not exactly what I was expecting, an okay read. I went into this book expecting a con artist/revenge story. What it really turned out to be was a family drama. This isn't a bad thing, but it helps to know this in advance to avoid disappointment. Jillian Moorewood comes from a long line of con artists......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on February 27, 2023

I think this book is suffering from being categorized improperly via genre, as the basis is great, but not at all what I was expecting going in. Being compared to Knives Out and Ocean’s 11 is a big gamble, plus add in a rom com component and you’ll have readers clamoring to get their hands on this s......more

Goodreads review by Krista on February 25, 2023

I loved this fun and addictive read. The sarcasm, banter, mystery and a little Romcom was a perfect break between the thrillers. As this book was fun, full of family drama, and light (not many heavy subject matters), it was such a quick read and I just could not turn the pages fast enough! Definitel......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on April 16, 2023

4.5 stars rounded up! LOVED THIS BOOK! It was exactly the type of book I didn’t know I needed in my life! It is about a family of conartists, who don’t seem to know when to stop. Jillian gets sent to prison for helping cover up her families assets. When she gets out, her family is surprised to see he......more