[hired] Need a cover designer with solid Thriller experience

I am in the early stage of a wilderness thriller series, and first I need a cover for my reader magnet. I am almost ready to put my reader magnet out there, but realize now that I waited too long to engage with a professional on the cover (it was always my intent).

I have a simple AI mockup I've been using as a placeholder. Even though it is a free reader magnet, I want to come across as strong as I can so want to wait until I have a solid cover from someone who knows what they are doing.

fwiw, my website has the simple cover and blurb for the story "Through the Gap". It is a wilderness survival that includes a villain on her trail.

https://www.dougsjoquist.com

I know of one cover designer I was interested in, but she is booked until August. I know good designers will have a backlog, but I was hoping for someone with availability a little sooner than that.