Pamela Gibson

I recently had a minor outpatient surgical procedure which I won’t go into (okay…it was a colonoscopy and we ALL should get one every seven years). Enough said. While half-naked on the gurney, waiting for the anesthesiologist to arrive, two nurses propped me with pillows, and chattered away. One asked me what I did for … Read more

Ever been awakened in the middle of the night by a sound you can’t identify? You lie still, wanting to hear it again, wondering if it was your imagination, hoping it isn’t anything you don’t want to encounter. Years ago, while serving as the interim city manager of San Juan Capistrano, I was allowed to … Read more

I love a good plot, one with twists and turns and heart-pounding suspense. I love it when a book keeps drawing me back, enticing me to give up my cherished sleep to read into the night. I consider it a bonus when a book has all these elements and is also an historical. Alas, these … Read more

First off is scorpions. We now live in the desert and those little devils are around. Last spring two dared to creep along the wall, near the ceiling. Capt. Mark stood on a stepladder and dispatched them. He’s still fearsome with a shoe, even in his incapacitated state. He found one on his shirt last … Read more

All of my Love in Wine Country books have quotes at the beginning of the chapters. Usually, they have something to do with what’s going on in the chapter although some of them are part of a book’s over-all theme. Chapter One in my upcoming release, A Pinot for Your Thoughts, has this quote from … Read more