
Father of Mine, Son of Mine are always free on Kindle Unlimited
Kindle Unlimited gives you the unlimited (thus the title) ability to read more than four million books. It's $11.99 a month, with a free 30-day trial.
You'll have unfettered access to Father of Mine (mob story set in the '70s), Son of Mine (sequel), On Our Way Home (Christmas/ghost story), and Big Shield (coming August 19).
Recently, the total Kindle Unlimited page count for Father of Mine, Son of Mine, and On Our Way Home crossed surpassed 300,000.
You also can buy the ebooks for 99 cents each. Including Big Shield, which can be pre-ordered here. (They're going like digital hotcakes.)
There's been a clear uptick in book sales lately. Maybe it's positive word of mouth. Maybe the growing throng of positive reviews are moving the needle.
Regardless, you'll find few books as cheap as 99 cents. And it gets no cheaper than free (or no additional charge) on Kindle Unlimited.

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It'll be released only five weeks from today. It's been pre-selling like digital hotcakes. For now, here's a little taste of the syrup. It's one of the early chapters of Big Shield. Chapter 5. Told from the perspective of Johnny Motts, a Vegas-based mobster who has developed a network of pro athletes to whom he pays money for information — before games and, for some of his players, during game. Read it, if you want. Skip it, if you want. Complain about it on social media if you want. (As if you need an invitation.) Pre-order the full, 81-chapter ebook for only 99 cents, if you want. The print edition also can be preordered, for $14.99. Here it is . . . Chapter 5. As told by Johnny Motts. Regarding his interactions with Larry Ballentine, the starting shortstop for the local pro baseball team. (Not MLB.) ——————————————————————————- Didn't I say I hate sending messages? I never said it to nobody that matters. Not that I ever would. They tell me to send a message, I send a message. Even if I wanna do more than that. Maybe I won't need to with this one. Baseball players are smarter. Maybe it comes from knowing how to avoid getting hit by that fucking ball. Hockey players will take a puck to the face and spit out three teeth and smile. Baseball players got some regard for their health. It must be from all that time they sit around and think when not a damn thing is happening. I wish this guy had done a little more thinking. He made a few mistakes with the shit he told me. Shit he was supposed to know. Shit he said he knew. He was wrong about the pitcher who wasn't supposed to make his next start because his elbow was swollen. The guy ended up throwing anyway, and it fucked up the action we put down ahead of time. I could let one slide. He's had a few now. It makes me look bad. I ain't gonna take the heat. The only way to keep my own ass clean was to tell Carmine about it and then wait for whatever he told me to do. So I did. I was hoping he'd be fine with talking to the guy. Carmine wanted a little more than that. Which might make me think twice the next time it's time to tell something to Carmine. When they want me to do more than talk, I'd rather just make the guy gone. Yeah, it could get a little dicey if a ball player on a big league team ends up disappearing. It's still gonna be an issue once I break his arm. He'll have to come up with a damn good story about how it happened. But guys fall down the steps all the time, don't they? Besides, baseball season is almost over. I was hoping that'd be enough to get them to let it float. But they didn't ask what I thought. They never do. I had to wait a few days until the team got back from the road. I told him to call me as soon as he got home. He didn't ask no questions. He knows he's in trouble. The last thing he's gonna do is make things worse by not doing what I say. I didn't tell him I was stopping by. Who knows what he would have done if he thought something was gonna happen? I drove over to his place. He lived alone. I make sure all my guys live alone. The less family they got, the better. I don't need wives or girlfriends or God forbid kids getting in the way of whatever I need to do. Plus, it's easier to trust them to keep their mouths shut if they don't have somebody hanging around who might get wise. I parked a couple streets over. I cussed the whole way to his door. I felt the sweat starting in my pits and up my ass. If I wanted a job like that, I'd be moving refrigerators. I put my finger over the lens on the camera by the door and pushed the bell. I heard feet coming. They stopped. 'Who is it?' 'It's the pizza boy.' I said it in a loud voice. I hoped like hell he remembered the signal. 'I didn't order a pizza,' he said. I could tell by the way it came out that he remembered the signal. 'I think you did. C'mon, it's getting cold.' I kept waiting with my finger on the lens. 'What do you want?' 'I wanna give you your pizza. I just said it's getting cold.' I was starting to think he wasn't gonna let me in. That would make it easier for me to skip this step. I started looking for the best window to bust. The door opened just as I figured out how to get inside. 'Why didn't you tell me you were coming over?' He was holding a bat. 'Working on your swing?' He looked at the wood. 'I just like to be careful.' 'That's the problem. You ain't been. Now, are you gonna invite me in or is this problem we have about to get a little bigger?' He stepped back. I reached out my hand. He was smart enough to know what I needed him to do. He gave me the bat. I took my finger off the camera and went inside. I moved slow. I didn't want him doing nothing dumb. Maybe deep down I did. I held up the bat. 'I ain't swung one of these in years.' I pushed the door shut behind me. It closed with a slam. He jumped at the sound. 'Calm down,' I said. 'I am calm. Are you?' The place smelled like nasty food. I made a face. 'It stinks in here.' 'I just had dinner.' 'You save some for me?' He seemed confused by that. I smiled. 'I can make something else, if you're hungry,' he said. 'I'm always hungry, but not for whatever you cooked.' 'I can make something else. You want some pasta?' He backed away from me as I went deeper into the house. 'You know, us Italians eat more than spaghetti.' 'I didn't mean it like that,' he said. He was nervous. I glanced around to see if he had any more bats close by. I wasn't interested in getting in a sword fight with a couple of Louisville Sluggers. I pulled back my jacket with my free hand so he could see the piece in the front of my pants. 'I'm sorry about the other day. I fucked up.' 'You fucked up more than once, Larry.' 'It won't happen again.' 'You're right about that.' He got a little more nervous. 'I thought I had good information.' 'If I thought you was fucking up on purpose, I wouldn't have rung the bell.' 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Father of Mine, Son of Mine are always free on Kindle Unlimited
Every one in a while, we'll set the price of Father of Mine and/or Son of Mine to free. There's a way to read both of them for free (or, technically, at no additional charge) any and every day. Kindle Unlimited gives you the unlimited (thus the title) ability to read more than four million books. It's $11.99 a month, with a free 30-day trial. You'll have unfettered access to Father of Mine (mob story set in the '70s), Son of Mine (sequel), On Our Way Home (Christmas/ghost story), and Big Shield (coming August 19). Recently, the total Kindle Unlimited page count for Father of Mine, Son of Mine, and On Our Way Home crossed surpassed 300,000. You also can buy the ebooks for 99 cents each. Including Big Shield, which can be pre-ordered here. (They're going like digital hotcakes.) There's been a clear uptick in book sales lately. Maybe it's positive word of mouth. Maybe the growing throng of positive reviews are moving the needle. Regardless, you'll find few books as cheap as 99 cents. And it gets no cheaper than free (or no additional charge) on Kindle Unlimited.

Engadget
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- Engadget
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