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 nodded and followed her into the house. 


Eli and Holden were already on the couch watching television. Cori led him into the kitchen where she pulled two beers from the fridge. His fingers brushed against hers when he took the bottle from her. He froze. Sparks flickered between them. The intensity of her stare caused his mouth to go dry. If not for those two teenagers sitting in the next room, he'd devour that sexy as sin mouth of hers. 


For now, he pulled his hand away and stepped back. The corners of her mouth tipped up. She knew the effect she had on him, and the gratified look in her gaze let him know she enjoyed it. 


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