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

"Exactly who are you hoping to see tonight?" Her best friend asked.


Markie turned and looked at her to find her knowing, inquisitive gaze nearly smiling. "Huh?"


"Hmm, let's see. You're wearing eye shadow, which happens rarely, the earrings are even rarer. You've looked in the mirror at least ten times in the past five minutes. And don't even get me started on the fact you curled your hair. I didn't even know you owned a curling iron let alone knew how to style going out hair."


Her cheeks heated. She could lie to her friend about hoping she'd see Bryce at O'Malley's tonight, but she wasn't good at lying, and her bestie would see through anything she made up. They'd been friends for too many years for her to hide the truth.


After a few ticks of the clock, Amber filled the silence. "Fine. Keep your little secret for now. I'll figure it out."


They loaded into Amber's car and headed to O'Malley's.


Chapter 12