The Code Enforcer
Bryce is a Marine hiding his military-ending injury. All he wants is to hide in his mundane job as the code enforcer while he sorts out his life. What he does not account for is Markie, the emerald eyed beauty who walks through his office door. Markie is a Police Investigator hardened by her cheating ex. When the municipal code violators Bryce is investigating are murdered, he becomes Markie's number one suspect. 

A Brush with Death
Ben is secretly in love with Cori and has been waiting for the right time to make his move, but his divorce haunts him. Cori has had all she can take from men since her ex left without a trace. The last thing she needs is another man who will disappoint her. When Cori opens her heart to Ben, women he holds key information about turn up dead. She realizes she should have never trusted him.

Crime & Passion Stalk City Hall Series is created by Valerie J. Clarizio, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Crime & Passion Stalk City Hall Series

The bright morning sun poked through the blinds warming Bryce's cheeks as he stared at the newly painted ceiling like he'd been doing for the past several hours. Based on the little amount of sleep he'd actually gotten, he should have just stayed up and moved on to plastering the dining room after he was finished with the living room, but instead, he mistakenly thought he'd be able to get some sleep after that mindboggling kiss he'd shared with Markie. He could have plastered this big old house in its entirety and it wouldn't have taken enough time for the effects of her kiss to wear off his lips...heart...soul. 


This was exactly what he feared, wanting her more than he could bear. If he just hadn't kissed her he'd be okay. He would have never known the potency of it - the effect she'd have on him. He'd assumed it in the past, but now he knew for sure. 


Chapter 11