New Release from Esther E.Schmidt

OUT NOW: Stalwart Ridge Security: Ballard. What can you expect: grumpy protector, secluded cabin, forced proximity, trauma/healing, heated romance, mystery, suspense.

Author: Esther E. Schmidt
Release Day: June 2, 2026
Get it here: books2read.com/rl/StalwartRidge

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.

Ballard - Falling for the woman who saved my life wasn’t part of the plan when I agreed to a fake relationship in order to gain justice.

Helena - Locking those who broke the law behind bars is my job as a deputy sheriff. This time it’s personal, making it more deadlier for all involved.

Fighting for survival while saving Stalwart Ridge Security becomes a deadly choice for both Ballard and Helena. 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.

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Finding My Forever... Online

Finding My Forever... Online

A romantic comedy.

Fun. flirty and full of heart.

Releasing 15th June 2026

For Jessica Marsh, the thought of finding love on a dating app scares the life out of her. But with pressure from her bossy best friend, she pulls up her big-girl panties and embarks on the journey to find her happily ever after. 

After messages from men whose chat-up lines start with an unsolicited photo, enough disastrous dates and laugh-out-loud chaos to last a lifetime, Jess is perfectly content to settle for a good book and a quiet night alone. 

Until Elliot.  Witty, teasing and dangerously easy to fall for.

What begins as banter and sizzling chemistry turns into something more. Something Jess believed she’d never find online. 

A real connection. The kind that's easy, steady and slightly terrifying. 

With her fiercely loyal best friend keeping a watchful eye, Jess is forced to confront the one thing she’s been avoiding. 

Falling in love, because heartbreak isn’t something she wants again.

Finding My Forever... Online

Meet the author

C.H. Thomas is a contemporary romance author and mum of two from East Yorkshire, England. She loves writing romance with a twist, featuring anything from dark and dirty MMC’s to sexy-melt-your heart heroes. When she’s not hiding in the writing cave, she can be found enjoying the great outdoors, camping, and occasionally attempting stand up paddle boarding, or in C.H.’s case, falling off and getting wet!

Reading has always been her escape, for C.H. there's nothing better than putting pen to paper and letting her imagination run wild to create romantic chaos.  

A self-confessed foodie, she loves cooking up a storm in the kitchen, often with music turned up and cocktail in hand.

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