Jillian Moorewood returns home following a three-year stint in prison. Someone in her scheming family set her up to go to jail. She went with an agreement of no more cons. Except now they are claiming they didn’t really agree to anything. With complete control of the family finances, Jillian is demanding that they follow her orders. Problem is that someone doesn’t agree, and it becomes clear that Jillian needs a bodyguard. Now they must figure out how to keep Jillian safe while also getting her family under control and legitimate.
I have not read any of HelenKay Dimon’s novels prior to this one.
This reminded me of Jennifer Crusie’s Dempsey family duology. Sophie’s novel was about her not being a part of the con artist family. This novel was about Jillian trying to stop her family from continuing to be con artists. I loved everything about it. I loved sassy, vindictive, but also wanting to save her family Jillian. I loved Beck, the smartaleck, but efficient bodyguard. The banter was hilarious and was part of the enjoyment. I breezed through this novel in one day because I absolutely refused to put it down.
While Jillian obviously wanted revenge, I found her more compelling because she wasn’t completely hateful. The way she handled the family at the end, after giving them more than one second chance, showed she was the bigger person. I can’t imagine being able to not destroy my family if one of them had just sent me to jail for their deeds. I was surprised about the snitch, and I understood both sides of the conflict.
Overall, I rate this novel 5 out of 5 stars.
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