Stacy Padula grew up in Pembroke, Massachusetts and attended Silver Lake Regional High School. After high school, she attended Wentworth in Boston, where she was a Presidential Scholar. Although she was pursuing architecture and design, she took every literature and writing elective offered at the college. After graduating college, she worked briefly in the architecture and design industry before realizing the fields of literature and education were (loudly) calling her name. She transitioned into a career in private education, publishing, and writing. She is the founder of Briley & Baxter Publications, the founder of South Shore College Consulting & Tutoring, and a co-founder of BLE Pictures.
Stacy began writing her first book series, Montgomery Lake High, when she was a teenager because she saw a need for realistic Y.A. books that address topics such as substance abuse and bullying. Shortly after she graduated college, her first book was published. In 2017, she began writing her second series, Gripped, which serves as both a prequel and sequel to her first series. In 2019, she wrote her first screenplay, an adaptation of her novel The Aftermath, and worked on writing a pilot for Gripped, which caught the attention of producers. Gripped is currently being adapted for TV by Emmy-Award winning producer Mark Blutman. In 2020, Stacy began writing a third book series with NBA Coach Brett Gunning. Geared towards children ages three through eight, Stacy and Brett’s On the Right Path book series has been endorsed by Joel Osteen, Mike D’Antoni, and Kevin McHale as a series that belongs in every school, library, and household.
Stacy resides in Plymouth, Massachusetts with her husband Tim and their three miniature dachshunds, Baxter, Tony, and George. In her spare time, she enjoys attending church, listening to podcasts, skiing, taking online classes, following the stock market, attending Bruins games, playing fantasy sports, hosting Bible studies, traveling, and spending time with her family and friends.
Recent Awards
- Named “Woman of the Year” by The CIO TIMES (2024)
- Named “Top International Social Impact Hero” by IAOTP (2024)
- Publishing company inducted into The Plymouth Business Hall of Fame as the top publisher in its region (2024)
- Novel The Aftermath won the Bronze Award for “Best Teen Book” in the Readers’ Choice Book Awards (2024)
- Named one of the Top 25 Global Impact Leaders (international business publication) (2025)
- Named “Female Visionary of the Year” by IAOTP (2025)
- Novel The Forces Within won the Silver Award for “Best Teen Book” in the Readers’ Choice Book Awards (2025)
- Novel Gripped Part 3: The Fallout won a Gold Award for “Best Teen Book” in the Readers’ Choice Book Awards (2025)
- Children’s Book On the Right Path: Book One won a Silver Award for “Best Children’s Book” in the Readers’ Choice Book Awards (2025)
- Named “Top Young Adult Author of the Year” by IAOTP (2026)
- Inducted into Bombshell Boss Babes (2026)
- Novel Gripped Part 4: Smoke & Mirrors won a Gold Award for “Best Teen Book” in the Readers’ Choice Book Awards (2026)
I purchased Montgomery Lake High #1 THE RIGHT PERSON for my 13 year old daugher that doesn’t really like to read. She devoured the book in 3 days! I am thrilled that I found a book series that she will actually read! I am interested in purchasing #2 of the series, but I’m not able to find it through Google or Amazon. Is the second book released and if so, where can I purchase it? I purchased the first from Barnes and Noble through “print by demand” — HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME FIND THE NEXT BOOK IN THE SERIES!
So Excited to see what the Lord is going to do for this book series Stacy. I am so proud of you and I can’t wait to hear the awesome God stories to come.