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

A hint of daylight peeked through the bedroom blinds. Jessica pulled the covers tightly under her chin to snuggle in for a few more minutes of rest. The heavy arm draped over her side gripped firmer, pulling her tighter to his lean, warm body. The last thing she wanted to do was slide out of this king-sized, cozy bed, and comfortable hold, but her husband would be home soon, and she needed to be there, in that bed, the one she'd shared with him for the past seven years. 


She thought she loved her husband when she married him, but it didn't take long to realize what a mistake that had been. Now she felt stuck. He was a nice man, hadn't done anything wrong, and she just couldn't bear to divorce him - hurt him. Yet, she did find herself in the arms of another. How was that any better? Guilt riddled her, yet week after week, she snuck off to another man's bed. 


Chapter 27