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

The blunt blow to Ben's back came as a shock. Fear gripped his spine as he tumbled face-first toward the floor. The side of his head hit the doorjamb between his breezeway and kitchen before he landed hard on the tile. A sharp pain ripped through his skull. 


On instinct, he wanted to spring back up and come out swinging, but a heavy mass, like a knee to his back pinned him to the ground. One of his arms was trapped between his torso and the floor. Using his other arm, he tried to push himself up, but the weight on his back was too much. 


He blinked several times to clear his blurry vision, but it didn't work. Muffled voices echoed in the small room but he couldn't make out the words. Who was this? What did they want with him? A minute ago he was at Cori's house having a wonderful time watching the game on television with her boys, now this. What was this? His heart froze. Were Holden and Eli okay?


Chapter 47