Want Some More Steam in Your Life?

For a limited time only, Don't Call Me Sugar is FREE for anyone looking for a fun and steamy summer romance!

My small-town, firefighter romance, Don't Call Me Sugar is available for a free download. Get your copy here and start reading today! 

Thanks so much for giving my book a shot! If you're able - and willing - please add it to your Goodreads TBR. And, as an indie author, I'll always appreciate a star rating or a quick review. 

Thanks! 

Happy reading! 

Heather


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It's With My Editor!

SQUEEEEEEE!!!!!!  

End of a New Life, Heroes of Grant's Crossing Book 3, is officially in the capable hands of my editor! YAY! 

I'd love for you to add it to your Goodreads TBR! 

Pre-order your copy today!  

        

Digital pre-orders are available at these online retailers. End of a New Life will be available in paperback when it hits the shelves on September 25, 2025. 

Like all my books, absolutely no part of End of a New Life was created using generative AI. All content is 100% the creation of the author, H.M.S. Brown, i.e. me. :-) 

Content Warning: PTSD, alcoholism, loss, and grief.

Thanks, and happy reading! 

 - Heather 

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P.S. Please follow my Kickstarter to turn Don't Call Me Sugar into Audiobook so I can have a great boost in September! Click on the picture below then "Notify Me On Launch" to be the first to know when it goes live!

My books are available for free in Hoopla via your local library in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. 

Libraries around the US and Canada are slowly picking them up in Libby and in paperback.  Ask for them at your local library if they're not already on the shelves. 

BOOK SIGNING - Barnes & Noble Lennox

Hey friends - mark your calendars! I've scheduled a book signing!

Check out the details below and visit me at the end of the month!

BOOK SIGNING

Where: Barnes & Noble #Lennox Columbus, Ohio

1739 Olentangy River Road

When: Saturday, May 31

Time: 12pm-2pm

Military Fiction

Wayward Guilt

Safe Now

Contemporary Military / Firefighter Romance

Don’t Call Me Sugar

Take care, and happy reading! 

 - Heather 

A strong-willed bookstore owner - a smokin' hot firefighter - and three flirty septuagenarians. 

What more could you ever need? 

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.

Don't Call Me Sugar is available wherever books are sold online. If it's not already there, you can request it at your local library in paperback and digital for Libby and Hoopla.

Get your copy today!

Add to your Goodreads TBR

Haven’t yet read the Heroes of Grant’s Crossing Books? 

No problem. Click here to find them in print and digital on Libby / Hoopla or wherever books are sold online.

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Bookbub - @GrantsCrossing

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A Hero's Romance

Steve Cook from Safe Now, Heroes of Grant's Crossing Book 2, spent five years bravely serving in the U.S. Marines. 

Derek Mitchell, from both Wayward Guilt and End of a New Life, Heroes of Grant's Crossing Books 1 and 3, spent over thirteen years bravely serving in the U.S. Army.

Don’t Call Me Sugar offers Steve Cook a well-earned happy ending. 

Derek deserves his happy ending as well, so be sure to watch for Don't Call Me Ma'am coming later this year!

Don't Call Me Sugar

Her father’s accident brought her home. 

Will a cocky firefighter keep her there? 

Don't Call Me Sugar cover & graphic

📚 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, contemporary small-town romance - where family and friends mean everything, and happily-ever-afters are guaranteed.  

Click here to pick up your copy today!

Take care, and happy reading! 

 - Heather 

A strong-willed bookstore owner - a smokin' hot firefighter - and three flirty septuagenarians. 

What more could you ever need? 

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.

Don't Call Me Sugar is available wherever books are sold online. If it's not already there, you can request it at your local library in paperback and digital for Libby and Hoopla.

Get your copy today!

Add to your Goodreads TBR

Haven’t yet read the Heroes of Grant’s Crossing Books? 

No problem. Click here to find them in print and digital on Libby / Hoopla or wherever books are sold online.

Instagram - @GrantsCrossing

Goodreads - H.M.S. Brown

Bookbub - @GrantsCrossing

Join my Leaux Cay Readers on Facebook

LAST DAY - DON'T MISS OUT!

TODAY'S THE LAST DAY FOR $3.99 EBOOKS!!

Today's the last day all my ebooks are $3.99 each. In the new year, they'll all return to their usual price of $7.99 each. Paperbacks are also available, but you can get any of my books wherever books are sold online. 

Click on any picture to find a link to your favorite stores to get your copy so you can start the new year with a great new book!

And don't forget - all my books are also available at your local library via Hoopla and Libby. And if not already on your local library's shelves, you can request it in person or via their website. 

Happy reading! 

Take care and happy reading! 

 - Heather 

A sassy bookstore owner - a smokin' hot firefighter - and three flirty septuagenarians. 

What more could you ever need? 

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.

Don't Call Me Sugar is available wherever books are sold online. If it's not already there, you can request it at your local library in paperback and digital for Libby and Hoopla.

Get your copy today!

Add to your Goodreads TBR

Haven’t yet read Wayward Guilt, Heroes of Grant’s Crossing Book 1? 

No problem. Click here to find it in print and digital on Libby / Hoopla or wherever books are sold online.

Instagram - @GrantsCrossing

Goodreads - H.M.S. Brown

Bookbub - @GrantsCrossing

Join my Leaux Cay Readers on Facebook

Don't Call Me Sugar - LIVE!!

A sassy bookstore owner - a smokin' hot firefighter - and three flirty septuagenarians. What more could you ever need? 

Don't Call Me Sugar, my first contemporary small-town romance, is officially LIVE! I hope you'll visit Grant's Crossing and get to know Tara and Steve, along with all the other fun and lovable characters in this charming Midwestern town.

Official Blurb

📚 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.

Don't Call Me Sugar is available on Amazon, where it's FREE on Kindle Unlimited. It will also be available in paperback by mid-August.

Add to your Goodreads TBR

ARCs still available at Booksprout

Take care and happy reading!

 - Heather 

Haven’t yet read Wayward Guilt, Heroes of Grant’s Crossing Book 1? No problem. Click here to find it in print and digital on Libby / Hoopla or online wherever books are sold - including Target and Walmart!  Happy reading! 

Instagram - @GrantsCrossing

Goodreads - H.M.S. Brown

Bookbub - @GrantsCrossing

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COVER REVEAL - Don't Call Me Sugar

 "WELL? ARE YOU GOING TO KISS ME OR NOT?"

🔥 DON'T CALL ME SUGAR - A GRANT'S CROSSING ROMANCE 📚

AVAILABLE JULY 25 - PRE-ORDER: https://a.co/d/0iDwCguF

ADD TO YOUR TBR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204551067-don-t-call-me-sugar

ARC READERS: DM me if you want to join my street team for Don’t Call Me Sugar.

📚 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.

 - Heather 

Haven’t yet read Wayward Guilt, Heroes of Grant’s Crossing Book 1? No problem. Click here to find it in print and digital on Libby / Hoopla or online wherever books are sold - including Target and Walmart!  Happy reading! 

Instagram - @GrantsCrossing

Goodreads - H.M.S. Brown

Bookbub - @GrantsCrossing

Join my Leaux Cay Readers on Facebook