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

Bryce climbed between the crisp sheets of his king-sized bed and stared into the darkness as he debated if he'd made the right choice by doing an about-face the second he saw Markie step through the back door of O'Malley's earlier. Odd, he'd come through the front door at the very same moment. Even though he'd declined Lori's offer, something caused him to quit working on his house an hour earlier, clean up, and walk to O'Malley's. 


When he closed his eyes Markie's angelic face, sprinkled with those sexy, reddish-brown freckles, appeared on the back of his eyelids. Her hair had looked different tonight. Made-up. Soft, shiny red curls framed her face. And her clothes. The short, hot-pink skirt was not the attire she normally wore. The sight of her pale, shapely legs, and pink painted toenails had sent his heart into overdrive. The woman had the face and body of an angel. More importantly, she had the soul of one. 


Chapter 13