Her father's accident brought her home. Will a cocky firefighter keep her there? 📚 Tara 📚 After her father is injured in a serious accident, Tara Bailey puts her big-city life on hold to help her parents' flailing business in her beloved hometown of Grant's Crossing. While there, Tara meets a motorcycle-riding first responder who sparks a fire within her she once thought lost. Will this newfound passion be enough for her to stay and give love another shot? 🔥 Steve 🔥 Marine Corps veteran Steve Cook is starting a new chapter in his life. With his brother in rehab nearby, Steve finds himself drawn to the slower pace of life in this central Ohio town. Shortly after starting a new job at the local fire department, Steve falls for a strong-willed shopkeeper who puts up walls as quickly as he breaks them down. Will his perseverance pay off before she moves back to Chicago? Don't Call Me Sugar is a slow-burn, Grant's Crossing Romance - where family and friends mean everything, and happily-ever-afters are guaranteed. Like all my books, no part of Don't Call Me Sugar was created by generative AI. This was 100% the creation of the author, H.M.S. Brown.