Pam’s Current Projects:

Pam has four projects—COWGIRLS DON’T CRY, CRUISIN’, THE WAITING ROOM and FORTUNATE COOKIE—currently circulating at various publishing houses. Click the linked text above to read more about each story, and check back soon for more details on Pam’s newest projects!

COWGIRLS DON’T CRY: 

What happens to a happy marriage when a husband is bitten by “the stupid bug”? A city girl’s husband presents her with what he thinks will be an exciting surprise when he tells her he’s sold everything to pursue a lifelong dream and buy “them” an isolated ranch in Wyoming.

Cait Calhoun thought she understood the meaning of self-sacrifice through her work as a hospice clown. But when she and her four children follow her interior designer husband from the beaches of Florida to the most godforsaken place she’s ever seen, Cait must answer one vital question: How much will a strong woman sacrifice to follow her husband’s “Green Acres” dreams?

CRUISIN’:

Maggie Mackenzie (from All Jingled Out) is at it again.

When this people-pleasing mom wins a romantic cruise for two, family pandemonium breaks out and sets her guilt waves in motion. A calendar collision dashes the trip against her teenage daughter’s first date, her mother-in-law’s forgetfulness, her father-in-law’s lackadaisical ways, and her preschool son’s soccer team finals. When her husband receives an opportunity to pursue his own lifelong dream, it looks like Maggie’s cruise companion will turn out to be someone other than David.

Taking the kids and in-laws along on her free “romantic cruise for two” isn’t an option, but it’s one Maggie will have to consider if she wants to set sail in three weeks. Come high seas or onshore squalls, Maggie’s going to board that ship. Then again, it might be easier to swim to Cozumel!

THE WAITING ROOM

Worlds collide, with life-changing results, in Pamela Dowd's The Waiting Room. Brought together by a dramatic series of events, the three protagonists each face very different situations: Laura, at age twenty-eight, is on the verge of ending her ten-year marriage, while seventy-six-year-old Emma has become the unwitting victim of a conniving husband, and only Grace seems happy with her life. Placed between the other two in a number of ways, Grace has the faith Laura lacks, as well as the courage that has so far eluded Emma. She also possesses something neither of the two women have: a happy marriage.

An intricate tapestry of incidents and accidents weave together these three women's lives as they find themselves gathering in a hospital waiting room, which becomes a stage on which a series of interpersonal dramas are played out. Through recovery and death, love and laughter, the three discover one another, and in the process reach a new understanding of themselves and of God. With its mixture of drama and humor, and its multigenerational cast of female characters, The Waiting Room is akin to Steel Magnolias, but perhaps an even better comparison is to Lauraine Snelling's The Healing Quilt, in which characters are likewise brought together in their quest for a greater understanding of God's purpose in their lives.

FORTUNATE COOKIE

A concoction of heartbreak and fun underpins each crazy venture a mother-and-daughter team tackles in Pamela Dowd’s Fortunate Cookie. When Carley Parker’s life tumbles into a homeless spin, she resorts to sneaking around, hiding from the authorities, and making unlikely friends with some high-society moms while trying to be a Supermom to her three-year-old daughter. With Isabella in tow, she’s juggling heartache, an entrepreneurial venture, a full time job, and two guys who seem interested in applying for the position of Mr. Right—all without having a permanent roof over her head. This teen mom just might succeed, if she can find a way to balance serving God with chutzpah, humor, and deception, but first she must answer one question: Does faith ever allow trust and lies to coexist? Her deepest question has surprising outcomes.

Fortunate Cookie bridges the gap between Chick lit, Mom Lit, and Contemporary Women’s Fiction, offering encouragement to women of all ages that young moms can overcome the unique challenges facing them. Fortunate Cookie is a true-to-life situation without sacrificing Christian values and morals.