Don't Call Me Hero Books in Order

Former Marine Cassidy Miller becomes a police officer in a small Minnesota town, hoping to escape her wartime memories. Her attraction to prosecutor Julia Desjardin brings new possibilities, but both women carry histories that complicate their growing connection.

Newly promoted to cold case detective, Cassidy Miller tackles the unexplained poisoning of an unidentified woman. While she adjusts to the job and her relationship with Julia, an unexpected call brings the unfinished business of her military past closer.

Cassidy Miller’s settled life with Julia is challenged by questions about their future together. When a young woman is discovered shot in an abandoned car, a joint investigation brings fresh professional pressures alongside the secrets troubling their relationship.

Julia’s father dies in what appears to be an interrupted burglary, drawing her and Cassidy back to Embarrass. As they handle the funeral and family affairs, evidence involving life insurance places Julia under suspicion and revives painful memories.

A podcast revives interest in the disappearance of Danika Laroque, sending Cassidy into a decades-old case with little evidence. Meanwhile, Julia faces family responsibilities and questions about parenthood that test the life they are building together.

Cassidy Miller and Julia Desjardin face another cold case that reaches into the history of racial housing restrictions and urban displacement. Their pursuit of justice brings old promises and the continuing effects of institutional discrimination into their lives.