About Pamela

I merge my passion for history, family heritage, and writing into compelling narratives.

Pamela

Pamela Dunnam combines her passion for history, family, and writing to craft engaging historical dramas. With meticulous research, she is an inspiring storyteller. As seen in her first novel, All Manner of War, Pamela weaves stories centered on faith, family, and country, illustrating how external events influence a person's life.

She is currently working on The American Genesis Series, a new historical fiction collection set in early America. The series begins in the Colonial and Revolutionary War period with Path of the Patriots, expected in 2026.

Her debut mystery-thriller, Revenge Waits, was released in April 2026 as the first part of her three-book Revenge Trilogy.

Pamela lives in Flower Mound, TX, with her spouse, Leslie, and their border collies, Hail! and Wrigley. She is the CEO of Bellview Publishing/Book Your Memories, where she writes family memoirs that turn history into legacy.

Press Releases: All Manner of War | Revenge Waits | Book Your Memories

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At a Glance

Genres

Historical Fiction, Suspense-Thriller, Family Heritage, Children's, Memoirs and Short Stories.

Current Focus

Revenge Waits (thriller) and Paths of the Patriots (historical fiction)

Imprints

Bellview Publishing
Book Your Memories
Savor Our Story

Photo Gallery

“There is nothing quite like the euphoria of first draft completion. Even though it is only FIRST and DRAFT, Pamela, nothing gets done without it, so happy day!”

Pamela finishes first draft of her book.

Unboxing of the first delivery of All Manner of War

Pamela Dunnam with her latest novel, All Manner of War

My Approach

Researching the details for a book is the bonus of being a writer. It’s important to me that I see and touch the places I write about to understand the settings and eras of my characters. To do that, I spend a good amount of time traveling. I enjoy road trips to historic, or not-so-historic, locations that I will later include in my books.

For All Manner of War, I visited every battlefield and tried to identify where my characters might have walked, including the places where they were captured. I visited the POW camps where they were held, trying to imagine what they endured during that time. Visiting the cities ravaged by war helped me understand the perils they faced. I already knew their “home on the hill,” but I cherish the chance to return there and reconnect.

The American Genesis Series will take me to all the Colonial and Revolutionary War sites across America. Jamestown, Plymouth Bay Colony, Philadelphia, and North/South Carolina will be focal points. I will also attend a “The Pursuit of History” conference in Philadelphia with some of the foremost historians in colonial history. There are so many excellent museums that exhibit the American story very well, and I will be in many of them. Some are very small, but they often have the best information.

Genealogy is my go-to for story ideas. My family tree is full of amazing and poignant stories that provide the foundation for most of my work. Improving that craft is an ongoing journey. I have joined many of the lineage societies I am eligible for and enjoy the service roles within those groups.

At a Glance

Writing Organizations

Historical Novel Society North America, The History Quill, Historical Writers Association, Historical Writers of America, DFW Writers Workshop, Smithsonian.

Lineage Societies

Daughters of the American Revolution, UDC, Swedish Colonial Society, Jamestowne Society, Plymouth Hereditary Society, Daughters of the American Colonists, John Dunham Society, Daughters of Founders and Patriots, Daughters of Colonial Wars, and Descendants of American Farmers.

(Note: Those in italics are in process)

Research is the Bonus

The doors of Deerfield Settlement, bearing hatchet marks, from the attack by the French and Pocumtuck 17 Native Americans on the settlement in 1704. Survivors of the attack were marched 300 miles to Canada in the dead of winter -- many perished. A few survivors were ‘redeemed’ two and half years later. Some remained with the native families.

Site of my 5th great grandfather’s hanging by the British in Revolutionary War -- Long Bluff, Near the village of Society Hill, Darlington District, SC

Standing watch over Plymouth Bay, the statue was sculpted to represent the Pokanoket leader Massasoit welcoming the Pilgrims to the first Thanksgiving.

Defensive positions at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester, MA, used during Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War

Gloucester, MA – historic seaside site first settled in 1623, when a group f fishermen and farmers from MA Bay colony settled.

My 4th Great Grandparents gravesite in Ballylig, Parish of Skerry, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland

Cowpens Battlefield for Path of the Patriots research

Founder of Salem, MA, Roger Conant Statue. He is often mistaken for a male witch, as he stands in front of the Salem Witch Museum.

Plymouth Rock -- and all the myths surrounding it. Even if it wasn’t the first thing touched, this was STILL the place!

Workshops

Preserving Faith, Family, and Country through Legacy Storytelling
In conjunction with Bellview Publishing, schedule your family, group, or individual workshop

Memoir Workshop

Teach intergenerational storytelling and personal history writing.

Preserving Family Archives

Protect and organize valuable family collections and documents.

Lineage Society Programs

Special programs for DAR, DRT, and other lineage societies.