A news reporter called it “the best book in the Tolliver Series”, and judging from its 91 reviews with a 4.5 Amazon rating since its publication in June, 2020, many readers agree. But why give it away? When I look for a new book to read, my quandary is “what author do I trust?” The … Continue reading Lost Oasis is Free Friday – But why Free Books?

No, not the leather version for your horse - we mean the JOHNNY ALIAS SADDLEBAG, containing the first two Johnny ebook stories. The book set will be free from Friday, February 26 through Sunday, February 28 at amazon.com/author/rlawsongamble. This is the first time free for this book set, in anticipation of a third volume, JOHNNY … Continue reading FREE SADDLEBAG

ACX has just released LOST OASIS by R Lawson Gamble in audio format narrated by Louis B. Jack. The trial lawyer, actor, voice-over artist, singer, and audio book narrator has his own following from his previous narrations, including Willa Cather’s “One Of Ours”. His narration has added something special to LOST OASIS, already a popular … Continue reading NEW LOST OASIS AUDIO BOOK

It seems like ages since I last spent time on my research of the Zorro-like bandit, Salomon Pico. Back then, I wrote blogs, delivered lectures, and even took part in a documentary film on the subject for European TV. But over time, my writing consumed more hours of every day, and research and marketing for … Continue reading Another Look At Salomon Pico

Someone or something prowls the dark paths and walkways of San Francisco's green spaces preying upon unwary innocents. None have seen it, although some have heard its chilling howl in the stillness of the early hours and hurried on to the safety and comfort of their homes. When the body is found the next morning, … Continue reading FREE MESTACLOCAN

With a light at the end of a long tunnel for most of us, there is still a long path of darkness ahead. What, then, is more appropriate than to give away the first book in the Zack Tolliver, FBI series, THE DARK ROAD? And, with that thought, why not give away the entire series … Continue reading Begin Again! The Dark Road

Have you ever wondered how a young man became a gunfighter in the Old West? Did he set his sights on becoming a lawman, for instance, as young people today might aspire to become a policeman? Did he desire to model himself after someone he admired, a local legend, perhaps, or even a relative? Or … Continue reading The Making of a Gunfighter

With the addition of JOHNNY AND THE PREACHER, my new Western series, JOHNNY ALIAS, has officially begun. Conceived to portray the development of an Old West gunfighter from his childhood to manhood and a life lived with death's shadow always hovering over him, the series resides in Johnny's mind and heart as he travels from … Continue reading The Series Begins!

With a feeling of freshness and newness swirling about the country, we feel a compunction to look forward to new future possibilities. In Lost Oasis, we meet an assassin of power and cunning who challenges Zack and Eagle Feather to the utmost. Now what? Could it be the novel is a tipping point for the … Continue reading Things To Come

Enjoy a dark weekend (in a literary sense - we hope yours is bright, of course!) reading THE DARK ROAD for FREE on your tablet. This prequel volume to the Zack Tolliver, FBI series will be free Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, November 6, 7, and 8. In this volume, Zack, newly graduated from the Academy, … Continue reading THE DARK ROAD FREE