This story pulled me in from the start. This family puts the “fun” is dysfunctional. With an entire family of characters to love to hate, I dove into the twisted history of the Moorewoods. I’m not sure how to describe this page-turning family drama/comedy except to say that I read it in a day and loved this zany family’s story. It has elements of family drama, humor, and romance and is easily one of my favorite reads this year.

Jillian is out of jail and ready to make her con artist family go legit. At least that's the plan, anyway. But she's going to do it with a SPLASH! Jillian's arrival back at her mother's home, or the family compound, rather, has ruffled her extended family's feathers and put them all in a tizzy. You'd think the family would be more welcoming to the person who went to jail for them. There's her Uncle Jay (her father's brother-the con artist side) who is in the middle of a scam of Izzy, a seemingly rich socialite. Cousins, Anika and Astrid, Jay's daughters. Anika, who has hooked herself a beau with an inheritance and Astrid, who is the self proclaimed "brains" of the family. They're still up to their scheming ways and resentful that Jillian is trying to make them earn their money without scams in order to fulfill her dead mother's last wishes.

Jillian is at a loss of how to make her family know that she is serious about cutting out the scams, until she starts threatening to limit their money supply and kick them out of the house. That's enough to make some members do ANYTHING to stop her, even threatening her with death or more jailtime. Because of her dysfunctional family, her mother's advisor hires her a bodyguard who, in Jillian's opinions, has too many opinions of his own. The story gets even more complicated because Jillian wants to know who ratted her out to the FBI while also hiding secrets of her own.

This book was so fun to read, entertaining while also walking you through Jillian's internal struggle dealing with her mother's death, conflicting feelings regarding family loyalty and responsibility. There is also the spicy relationship between her and her bodyguard which brings a fun added element to the story. Ultimately, Moorewood Family Rules has you rooting for Jillian and her wild and crazy family.

This was a really fun book. It took a minute to get all the characters and their relationships straight, but once I did I really liked it.

What a fun twist on a story - our main character, Jillian, has just returned home from prison and this smart, likeable character is ready to force her family away from grifting in a straight and narrow life. Unfortunately for Jillian, not all her family members are onboard this idea and they DEFINITELY are not okay with giving up their lavish lifestyle. The characters are fun, their unique personalities move the story along and you are never quite sure who is hoping to eliminate Jillian from the equation to save their lifestyle. This book was a really fun read and I recommend it to anyone looking for something different and fun.

This book is so much fun! Thank you so much NetGalley and Avon for the ARC in exchange of an honest review.

This book was super different. I love that the heroine is an ex-con, I love that the family is full of con artists and that they are all super dysfunctional. I found myself laughing out loud a bunch of times.

Loved some of the plot twists in the story. This felt a little bit like watching Dynasty. This book I’m definitely buying it when it comes out.

Also, Beck? My favorite character!

A fun and clever story! I loved the idea of asking your con family to go legit with an ultimatum. I found it enjoyable to try and figure out who was trying to hurt Jillian and who was actually on her side. The twists and betrayals kept the story line moving. Overall a good book!
Thank you Netgalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC!

Moorewood Family Rules by Helen Kay Dimon is a hella good time.

Ex-con heroine
Con-Artist family
Witty dialogue
Family dysFUNction
Sexy Bodyguard

All this and more pulled me into this entertaining book.

My one gripe is that I wanted more of Jillian and Beck.

Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager and NetGalley for providing an eARC for a honest review.

I really enjoyed this read and found it to take some unexpected twists at some points in the story, but were definitely well written and made the story so much better. I don't want to write any spoilers in my review so I'll keep it short and sweet. This read is a great con artist story and I highly recommend.


**Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book to leave my honest review**

This novel wasn't what I expected but was very enjoyable. I will say right away that I would have loved to see more of the romance, a bigger bang of a conclusion, and more consequences for some characters. But, even with those things leaving some room to be desired the story is a fun one that has con artists, double crosses, family feuds, grief, and romance so there is plenty to keep things moving along throughout the story. It is hard to tell more about the story besides the description on the book without giving anything away, but I think this is an easy read that will entertain most readers.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of this novel, all opinions are my own.

Moorewood Family Rules by Helen Kay Dimon
Asking your Con-Artist family to go legit, that’s just good TV right there! I would 1000% watch that if it was ever turned into anything of the sort. I really liked the characters, and the supporting characters for that matter. Dialogue was witty, and family dynamics was very entertaining. Overall a light and fun read that was quite enjoyable.
Many thanks to Helen Kay Dimon, NetGalley, and Avon and Harper Voyager for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Helen Kay Dimon. Avon and Harper Voyager, and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. Moorewood Family Rules comes out April 25, 2023.

Moorewood Family Rules focuses on a family of con artist who are about to get a rude awakening. Our main character being Jillian a women they sent to jail for three years to save themselves, and now that she is back she is ready to get revenge (honorable mention to the fact that she arrived home out of a helicopter). Jillian makes it very clear very fast that she will not be tolerating the grifter lifestyle anymore, and is willing to withhold all of the family money to get her way. To keep herself safe from her family members with questionable morals she hires a body guard to keep her. As the scheming and ultimatums continue Jillian not starts to figure out who she actually wants to be, in addition she starts to figure out that she may want to keep her bodyguard.

Honestly I thought that this book was a really fun and easy read, and even though I expected more of a heist situation what actually happens was just as fun to me. The book really explores the dysfunction that is in the Moorewood family, and makes it funny while doing it. Alot of the family is really just the worst, with like a couple of good ones mixed in. Jillian to me was a really strong female character, she was able to hold her own and by the end I really think she came into her own. I loved her relationship with Beck her bodyguard, do I think that there could have been more of them absolutely but it was still a good romance. If you are looking for a fun, cute and at times heartwarming (rare times) I highly suggest Moorewood Family Rules.

Fun, clever read about a family of con artists, and the de facto leader, Jillian, who is determined to go legitimate. Members of her family aren't so keen, and are willing to (possibly) kill her to stop her.

With twists and turns, and a number of allies, Jillian needs all the help she can get to turn this family to the straight side.

A little slow in places, but a fun read overall.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!

This was a quirky fun read with a storyline that you don’t see often. It was a bit slow in parts but overall a good read if you are looking for something light.

*Thank you Netgalley & Avon/HarperCollins for sending me this arc in exchange for an honest review

very enjoyable book! I couldn't anticipate what was going to happen next and it kept me guessing!

thank you to the author and publisher for providing this ARC on netgalley for me to review

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this book. I enjoyed the book. Usually I can guess what is going to happen next. With this book I did not. There were twists and turns that I did not see coming. I loved the character of Beck. He kept me intrigued throughout the story. Everyone needs a Beck in their life !

Clever story full of characters and family and what not. I enjoyed it but felt it could have been edited a bit better. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher!!

Thank you to NetGallery and the publisher for this eARC.

The book revolves around Jillian Moorewood, heiress to her mom's fortune, returns home from prison to her con-artist family. She's trying to make them stop conning, and go legit, but they're stuck in their ways and trying to kill her for her fortune. The synopsis also talks about a partnership with a crooked but lovable great aunt, and mysterious hot body guard helping her get her own life and family back in order.

Synopsis and cover are fun, but the actual book fell very flat for me. This book was described as hilarious, and "Knives Out and Ocean's 8 meets The Nest". Personally, I've only watched Knives Out and it's nothing like Knives Out and it's also unfortunately not at all funny.

Up until 70% of the book, nothing really happens. It's all background and not even fun background, just like family drama background. When I think about a book about a con-artist family, I want to at least read about some cons they pulled off, but this doesn't give any of that. For me, the book didn't really pick up until 70%, which is disappointing. There are also too many characters with similar names (Astrid and Anika?) which made it confusing because I honestly didn't care enough to remember who is who. Also, this book might have been more interesting written in first person perspective of Jillian, Anika, and Aunt Patrica instead of third-person (limited(?) sorry haven't taken an english class in a while) of Jillian and Anika.

I was hoping for a classic-style mystery along the lines of The Maid by Nita Prose, but I didn't connect with any of these characters from the start. The plot somehow seemed to drag a bit, even though the action was high, so I'm not sure why I wasn't hooked right away. I'm sure some readers will love it, but it just wasn't the writing style (POV style)/character type I could get into.

There were a lot of fun antics in this book, and quite a cast of characters too. I do love a good caper, but in my opinion, this one left a little to be desired. There were some really slow parts, but the exciting bits did come close to making up for those. I tend to prefer a little more romance in the books I read, but to each her own. This was an enjoyable book, especially if you’re a fan of creative twists!

Thanks to the Publisher for an ARC of this book.
It took me a while to get into the story-- there were a lot of characters and the POV would change and throw me off. It felt like a lot of chaos, and while I can usually appreciate twists and turns, it didn't feel right and purposeful enough. Plus it also has a cheesy romance, which I'm usually good with, but it felt one dimensional. I also felt at times like this was a sequel, like I was missing backstory that was casually mentioned. The last portion felt more engaging than the first, but overall, just a three star rating.