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 blow to Scarlett's cheek came fast and hard. It stung and disoriented her, but not so much that she didn't lose all her sense. She spun to run. Steel fingers dug into her arm and swung her around. The next blow to the side of her head came with a loud crunch. Was that her neck? Her flaming cheek cooled from the tile floor. She couldn't see. Fear saturated her. Her pulse raced. She knew she needed to get up - flee, but her arms and legs wouldn't work. The stench of death coated her nostrils. A low-tone, vehicular hum sounded at a distance. It began to fade along with her pounding pulse. Hmm, thump...hmm, thump......hmm, thump.........hmm, thump............ 


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