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

Secret? Her heart leaped into her throat. How bad is this? What is he hiding?


William shared an apprehensive look with his wife. Bridget nodded. 


The older gentleman cleared his throat. "While Bryce was with the Marines in Afghanistan several years back, his truck ran over an improvised explosive device. He was injured pretty bad." The weathered man paused and blew out a breath. "He lost his left leg just below the knee and suffered some other injuries. His leg being the most obvious."


Markie just stared at him. Had she heard him correctly? Bryce had worked at City Hall for a couple of years already, how could she not know he'd suffered that kind of significant injury? This would explain that little limp she saw on occasion. Thinking back, she'd never seen him in shorts. He intentionally hid it. Why?


William nodded. "He lost it in the explosion last night and it will take a while to get another."


Chapter 15