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 leaned his head against the steering wheel, feeling like a total jackass for lying to Cori. He hoped she hadn't seen through him, but there was no way he could tell her where he was. He feared he knew too much about the murders, and the cops would question him - accuse him of murdering Scarlett and Jessica if he informed them of his concern for Julie's safety. 


He swallowed the lump in his throat as he recalled the story of his grandfather murdering his mistress. He kept that story to himself, the best he could, but living in a small town, everyone knew everyone's business, and he was sure at times people still looked at him in disdain, doubting his moral character because of it. It had become especially evident a few years back when James Franklin wrote that book about a handful of murders that occurred in the city. The stories dated back to prohibition and included his grandfather's story. That book seemed to refresh everybody's memory of his lineage. 


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