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 snatched her phone from her purse and glanced at the screen. Unlike yesterday, no new calls or texts from Ben. Good, maybe he'd leave her alone now. With relief, she dropped her purse into her desk drawer and shut it. 


The work phones were busy with people calling in with tips about the murders. She didn't know if any were legit, but Investigator Pearson appeared to actively listen to each and every one. The poor woman ran on all cylinders and had been for days now. 


Cori walked over to the copy machine opposite the cubicle wall from the officers' conference table. From the other side of the barrier, she could hear Markie brief the officers about where she was at in the investigation. It's not like she intentionally snooped, it wasn't her fault it was an open area, and she could hear every word. 


"According to Ben Deprez, he feels there's a potential third victim, Julie Spencer," Markie said.


Chapter 36