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

Markie pulled into her two stall garage, then motioned for Bryce to do the same. He climbed out of his rental, grabbed his crutches, and his bag of clothes and necessities he'd purchased earlier in the day. The somber look on his face had been there all day. But she could hardly fault him for that. He'd lost everything. And now he was forced to stay with her. Judging from the way he had kissed her, she knew it shouldn't be a total hardship for him, but the distraught look on his face sure displayed a different story. 


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