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

Cori shut down her computer monitor, rose from her chair, and grabbed her purse. She had a whopping three hours between shifts, and the day before had made plans to spend that time with Ben. But now, after what she'd seen last night had her wishing to never lay eyes on him again. 


Especially after the intimacy they'd shared. How could he go to Julie's and then lie to her about it? He wasn't worth the tears she'd cried over him last night. 


"You okay?" Investigator Markie Pearson asked.


"Just wondering if you're okay. You look like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders."


The woman stepped closer while keeping her quizzical gaze on her. She hadn't seen her at all today; the woman had been busy investigating the murders of Scarlett and Jessica. Yet, she took the time just now to ask her how she was.


Chapter 31