COVER REVEAL: Stalwart Ridge Security: Murray from USA Today bestselling author Esther E. Schmidt. Preorder here: books2read.com/StalwartRidge2

Author: Esther E. Schmidt
Cover Design: Esther E. Schmidt
Release Day: May 12, 2026

Stalwart Ridge Security, where protecting the client comes before unraveling the mystery. Each book is an interconnected story featuring a new couple where suspense bleeds into the next story in this completed series.

Murray - Falling for the woman who’s under my protection is a liability. A dangerous risk I’m willing to take when she puts her own life at stake to save mine.

Elodie - When chaos erupts, it triggers an instinctive need for deadly force. The only way to stay grounded from the backlash is through the help of a man who has rapidly become the center of my life.

Fighting for survival while saving Stalwart Ridge Security becomes a deadly choice for both Murray and Elodie. Trusting the wrong person could mean losing everything, especially their last breath. A dangerous challenge for a born and raised protective mountain man, the strong-willed woman he’s assigned to, and the chemistry which will bind them through the forced proximity the assignment demands.