Planning Vengeance, the first half of the Broken Path story, will be dropping off Kindle Unlimited on May 24th. It is the first of the Dixon-Prince series of books and sets everything up for the rest of the stories.

Jack Dixon has a crush on Amy Prince… he has had it for as long as he’s known her. The problem is that she has had a boyfriend, Paul Murphy, for almost as long. And Murphy has always been an ogre. But in a lucky turn of events, Paul and Amy break up.

Jack takes his shot. But that only makes Murphy spin out of control. The problems quickly escalate past the normal teenage grudge. It seems that there are some secrets in the Murphy household. And the Dixon and Prince families have their own secrets.

Everything leads down a Broken Path, culminating in the second half of the story, Dig Two Graves. Don’t forget the old proverb, “When planning revenge, it is best to dig two graves.”

Don’t forget, my books will be expiring from Kindle Unlimited in the next few weeks. They will still be available on Kindle, but not free for KU readers. There may be specials from time to time, but if you are a KU reader, this is the best time to grab them while you can read them for free!

Planning Vengeance, Broken Path Part I, a part of the Dixon-Prince series, will be expiring May 24th, 2020.

The conclusion of that story, Dig Two Graves, Broken Path Part II, a part of the Dixon-Prince series, will be expiring on May 20th, 2020. I don’t know what time the expiration occurs, nor if books already downloaded can still be read without purchase.

The third book of the Dixon-Prince series is a stand-alone story, but there are some spoilers for plot points for the first couple of books, but aside from that, it could be read out of order.

That book, You Don’t Know Jack, the third part of the Dixon-Prince series, will be expiring on May 13th.

Jack Dixon finds himself in dire straights on a photo assignment in Arizona. Once again the team assembles to help him out. After that is concluded, Amy and Nicole have their own brush with trouble and need a hand.

Who, What, When, Why? the fourth book in the Dixon-Prince series, has not been part of the Kindle Unlimited program, but a couple of stories were actually featured on this blog, The Hacker and The Proposal . I might put another story or two from that book on the blog as serials (which I am not allowed to do if it is part of Kindle Unlimited).

That book is a compilation of stories centered around the characters from the other books. They are side-stories, background or epilogues. They weren’t long enough for their own book, but they were interesting stories, nonetheless. That also makes them nice serials for the blog. A full novel would either take several months to cover in an episodic format, or would have VERY long individual posts. But these, because they are bite-sized, are much easier to digest in a blog format over a few weeks.

I really appreciate all of the support I’ve had while writing these books. The encouragement has been wonderful, as well as all of the excellent feedback and constructive criticism… especially from my “beta readers”. Trust me, I have hung on every word and poured over the changes that have been suggested, whether they were typos, changes to the character arcs or adjustment to the plot points.

Stay tuned, as any special announcements will come through here as well as my FaceBook page.

If you didn’t know, I have been a Scout leader for years… Den Leader, Cub Master, and District Committee. As part of that, I went through Wood Badge Leadership training. It is adult oriented leadership training… and if you EVER have the chance to do it, I can’t say enough positive things about it. But this isn’t about that… it’s about one thing drilled into us CONSTANTLY during Wood Badge.

Feedback is a GIFT. Treasure it. Listen. Encourage it. Even when it hurts, it helps. Constructive feedback is one of the most valuable things we can ever receive. Don’t ignore it and let it slip away in order to soothe your ego. Take it in and examine it.

As a writer, I absolutely feel the same way. I LOVE getting feedback. Even when it isn’t “that was the best thing I’ve ever read” comments. In fact, I would rather get one heartfelt “I wish that ___ would have reacted differently when ____ happened. I didn’t think that washed.” There are a LOT of reasons for that. First, it tells me that you really care. Heck, it’s really easy to tell someone “it was great” and then roll on. But it is WAY harder to get specific. It tells me that you paid attention. And it tells me that you thought about it.

Of course, that is different than “Gee, your book sucked.” That doesn’t do anything. But if you tell me that “your main character had things too easy” or “you used the wrong kind of weapon, that one wasn’t available/widely used at that time”, those are actionable.

I’ll be honest, I might NOT take action on them, but it will certainly change how I write in the future.

Some actual feedback that I’ve gotten has been that Jack’s personal growth in Planning Vengeance was too fast and too much. I also had the comment that I described the cars too much. In the first case, I changed the book (this was before publication… but I’m not averse to alterations AFTER publication if it is major). In the second case, I chose to leave the descriptions because I feel the cars are part of the story… they are part of my story.

Some of the other commentary that I go affected the arc of the second book, Dig Two Graves. And I know that the comments affected the third and fourth books immensely.

To wrap up, if you have read my books… any of them… I’d LOVE to get your feedback. Send me a message if you have some specific feedback, and/or leave a comment and rating on Amazon otherwise.

And thank you.

Who, What, When, Why? The fourth book in the Dixon-Prince series is live on Amazon for Kindle. It isn’t available for Kindle Unlimited at this time, though. But it’s only $2.99.

This book is a collection of stories that are before, around and after the main line stories in the Broken Path series (I’m thinking of changing the name of the series to Dixon-Prince… we’ll see). Many of the characters are people you got to know in the other books in the series, but there are a few new characters as well.

Currently, I’m working on the fifth book in the series, and I’d LOVE to hear your ideas about some of the characters and what stores YOU would like to hear. Do you want to know more about Sean Murphy? What about Gino Bell? Might Duke Smythe have an interesting past? Or maybe Ronny Torres? (I know that Ronny has a very interesting past… I just have to figure out the details)

I’d love to hear what you think.

As a little sneak peak, Gunny is in the Middle East right now, and he is in some trouble. I can’t wait to find out what happens.

Planning Vengeance, Dig Two Graves and You Don’t Know Jack will be dropping from the Kindle Unlimited service over the next few weeks.

Planning Vengeance will end its run there on May 24th. Dig Two Graves ends on May 20th and You Don’t Know Jack drops off on May 13th.

All three books will still be available on Kindle, but not the Kindle Unlimited free reading service. This will allow me to promote them in a few more ways.

But that still means that there is time for you to dive in and give them a read if you are a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, before they end their runs there. I wanted to make sure everyone had the opportunity to give them a read before they expired.

Of course, my heart won’t break if you buy a copy of each book to read, in either paperback or Kindle. And I’ll actually get excited if you leave a review… especially if it’s good. Reviews are hard to come by for authors that are just starting out.

If you have been disappointed by any of the stories, I’d love to know that, too. Please send me a message at Lane [at] LaneBailey [dot] com (you know what to do with that, right?) and let me know why you didn’t enjoy the story. Constructive criticism will help e create better stories in the future.

And, as always, thank you for your support.

Book three of the Jack Dixon series, You Don’t Know Jack, is now available through Print on Demand from Amazon books for $12.99.

Jack, who has seen his photography career really take off, finds himself on the US-Mexico border working on a story. He, along with his two companions, run afoul of a cartel squad smuggling drugs across the border and end up kidnapped and transported to Columbia. Jack’s father, Ed, and his father in law, Bill Prince, enlist the help of Gunny Grafton and his team to get Jack back.

Later in the book, Rolf Richter, Nicole Dixon’s high school boyfriend, returns from Germany hoping to rekindle the romance between him and Nicole. But Rolf did not have an easy time after his stint in the US as an exchange student, and has a secret of his own.

Jump in and join Jack and his friends on their exciting journeys. Now all three of the Jack Dixon centered books are available on both Kindle and Print on Demand.