New Release: The Mistletoe Lift
The final book in the Christmas House Romance series is available today. The Mistletoe Lift is a fun, flirty holiday romantic comedy with an enemies to lovers theme, fake dating, cosplay, a destination wedding, and (of course!) hobbits. With this installment, the series is complete. All books in the Christmas House Romance series are available […]
The Candlelight Chapel
A new release in the Christmas House Romance series debuts on 10/16/24. The Candlelight Chapel is the story of Hazel and Ike, two former acquaintances with broken careers, who come together in a return-to-hometown romance at Christmas, and whose love for each other is just the balm for healing. This small-town romance takes place in […]
New Psychological Thriller
In 2023, I released a romantic suspense/psychological thriller–a bold move for someone who has written Christmas romance for so long. But it’s the thing my mother read, and when she passed away in 2021, I realized I had never written a book just for her. Thus, If Looks Could Kill appeared. Thanks for your love […]
New Books New Look
Maybe you’ve noticed the new tabs atop this page. Maybe not! If not, click around, especially on the Books tab! I’ve organized all my books by series, by theme, and by “favorites.” Over and over, readers ask me, “Where should I start?” With 50+ titles, sometimes I am not sure what to say! “It depends,” […]
Starlight Haven Swoony Finalist
Starlight Haven, book 7 in my Christmas House Romance series, has been nominated for a Swoony Award for Best Christmas Romance of 2023. I’m thrilled because I love this award and what it stands for–clean, secular romance, just what I write and what I love to read most. We will know which book(s) win the […]
Newsletter is the New Blog
You may have noticed that I have not updated this blog for a while. But have I quit writing posts? Nope! Instead, I’ve moved to a different medium: a newsletter! I call it Cotton Candy for the Soul. I send a weekly (sometimes twice weekly) newsletter with quirky and uplifting stories from my life or […]
Audiobooks Free to Listen on YouTube
I’ve started a YouTube channel just for sharing with you my audiobooks! The channel is called Stewart Plaid Publishing, and it features Cotton Candy for the Soul books, which you can enjoy free of cost (but I do ask you to subscribe–since it’s through reaching a required number of subscribers that I can recoup my […]
Second First Kiss Wins Swoony!
I’m excited and thankful to announce that Second First Kiss was awarded the 2021 Swoony Award for “Best Medical Romance.” Thousands of readers voted, and I’m sure the contest was close. I love the Swoony Awards–which celebrate the best novels in clean secular romance fiction each year. Their list on Goodreads is an excellent place […]
New Holiday Romance Series
For the Christmas season 2021, I have a brand new series, SNOWFALL WISHES, to share with readers who love a quick, cozy romance read with plenty of clean chemistry. These stories center on three friends who, when they were young, wished on a first-snowfall for love. Each book is the tale of how each heroine’s […]
Available in Hardback
Next big new thing o’ the week. Amazon recently made hardcover editions available for indie authors to publish. I’ve only ever printed paperbacks in the past, never hardcover books. But these were SO pretty, I couldn’t resist making sure they were in the most bookshelf-worthy edition. I had them send me proof copies, and I […]
