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's pulse kicked up a notch as the man wearing blue scrubs stepped through the doorway and toward her. Ben's arm draped around her shoulders, and he pulled her tight to his side. 


"Ms. Simon?" the doctor said as he closed the gap.


"How is Holden? Is he going to be okay? Can I see him?" she asked. Her voice cracked. From the corner of her eye, she saw Investigator Pearson and Officer Milliman slip into the small waiting room.


The doctor glanced at them, and then returned his gaze to her and looked as if he were asking her permission to speak in front of everyone. 


Chapter 41