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

He shook his head. If only he had never bragged about the shenanigans he'd witnessed on his early morning routes, he wouldn't be in this predicament. 


Ben climbed into his street sweeper and headed out. As he drove his route in the darkness, he kept his eyes peeled for anything out of the ordinary, like the drug dealers who'd tried to overdose him. His pulse thudded at the recollection, and he broke into a sweat. His arm pricked in the spot they'd stabbed him with the needle. He rubbed the bruised area. 


In his whole life, he'd never imagined something like this would happen to him. His simple, humdrum life as a department of public works employee was suddenly not so uneventful. 


He swung his gaze around again, noticing nothing unusual. Maybe since he'd actually lived, his accosters had closed up shop here. The police had mentioned his assailants were likely not from the area. 


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