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 studied the young man in the passenger seat of his truck. He looked drained. 


His heart sank. Poor Cori. One of her sons was in the hospital, physically beat up, and the other was emotionally shattered, stuck between a rock and a hard place. 


"It'll be fine. She'll come around. We'll talk to her when she gets home."


Ben knew she'd come around to the point the teenager could talk to her again, but she was going to flip-out when she heard what her son had to say. Unfortunately, things were going to get worse before they got better, and he wasn't sure either of them was up for that. 


Ben parked on the street in front of his home and slid out of the truck as Eli did. The young man took a few steps toward his house, stopped, and turned around to face him. Pain, guilt, and fear emitted from the lad's gaze. His eyes filled with tears. A sob escaped his throat, and he fell to his knees. Ben's heart lodged in his throat as he rushed toward the poor boy. Yes, boy. 


Chapter 42