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

When he stepped into the shop, every solemn gaze landed on him, then drifted down to his feet. 


He looked at the old boots he wore. Had Stacy remembered more to tell Pearson when she went up to the hospital?


Ben swung his gaze around the room. All public works employees stood bootless. 


He lifted his gaze to meet Investigator Pearson's. "You want these, too?"


He knew the drill. He'd been through it once already. He bent over to unlace them. Not a word from anyone as he did so. The silence was eerie. 


Ben pulled the boots from his feet and then stood so quickly he got a head-rush. He closed his eyes to alleviate the spinning as he reached over to the mechanic's workbench to steady himself. Visions of Stacy Kennedy's beaten body lying on the road in front of his sweeper passed through his mind. He shivered. 


Chapter 52