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

Ben turned the mower off. "Mowing your lawn," he replied as he glanced around her yard, intentionally averting from her penetrating gaze. The very one which he assumed was designed to let him know she didn't need his help.


"You know you don't need to do that for me. I was going to get to it, this afternoon as a matter of fact, but..." She pulled her fists from her hips and let her thin arms fall to her sides. "I do appreciate it. It's been a busy week." 


Acceptance? Progress? Like a magnet, his gaze returned to hers. The flecks of gold in her light brown eyes flickered in the sunlight. 


"Do you have to waitress tonight?" he asked.


Chapter 25