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Covert Exposure, a Nick Spinelli Mystery
Valerie J. Clarizio
He's a hardened homicide detective.She's a do-gooder social worker.When their worlds collide, more than murder is exposed. Detective Spinelli's life is tossed sideways when he is reassigned from the Homicide division to assist in the Child Services division of the Social Services Department for the holiday season. Caseworker Shannon O'Hara moonlights as Santa Claus's little helper at the mall, and when Santa and an elf turn up dead, she appears to be next on the killer's list. Spinelli and Shannon are forced to work together to solve the murders and keep Shannon from becoming the next victim. The trouble is they have wildly different philosophies about dealing with clientele and how best to solve these crimes. Their unwanted attraction to each other triggers additional stress for the two. Will Spinelli be able to complete his job without losing his heart?

A Fraudulent Encounter
Valerie J. Clarizio
Widowed police chief, Daxon Mertz, suffers from an irreparable broken heart. Municipal Treasurer Natasha Kane is a divorcee who has sworn off men. Out of nowhere, love knocks, but can their relationship survive a financial fraud investigation? A drug investigation turned deadly for Daxon Mertz. Witnessing the murder of his wife and unborn child, he left his big city job to become the police chief of a small town. Closing his heart, he threw himself into his work, to forget all he'd lost. Divorcee, Natasha Kane lives with the small town gossips still whispering about her cheating ex-husband and the much younger woman he preferred. Building a wall around her heart to avoid further hurt and scandal, she fulfills her days as the finance director for the city and safeguarding taxpayers' money.When over a quarter of a million dollars goes missing from the city's treasury,...

Craving Vengeance, a Nick Spinelli Mystery
Valerie J. Clarizio
Alpha detectives shouldn't have to dress as cupid.Social workers generally aren't murder suspects.Working together is the only way for Nick and Shannon to save face.Nick Spinelli's normal life as a homicide detective has been catapulted into a whirlwind of chaotic holiday adventures since he met the exquisite Shannon O'Hara. Nick had hoped to spend his first Valentine's Day with Shannon in a traditional manner, starting with a nice dinner out and then ending with a long warm adventurous night in her arms. His plans quickly change when cupid is found murdered in a back alley.Shannon is linked to the victim and when another cupid turns up dead, it is discovered that she's linked to him too. Spinelli is motivated to go undercover as a singing valentine dressed as cupid, complete with wings and a quiver of arrows. The stress ignited by the day's events, causes sparks to fly between Spinelli and Shannon as he struggles to piece it all together and...

The Code Enforcer
Valerie J. Clarizio
Having been made the laughing stock of her hometown by her cheating ex-fiancé, Investigator Markie Pearson has sworn off overly-confident, good-looking men. When Bryce Hawk strolls into town, Markie quickly realizes he's the classic example of a man she needs to keep at a distance.Ex-Marine Bryce Hawk moves to small-town Wisconsin after his military career-ending injury. All he wants to do is hide in his mundane job as the city's code enforcer while he sorts out his life. What Bryce doesn't account for is Markie, that emerald eyed beauty, walking through his office door on day one. Too bad it's too, late. Women are not in his plans, nor will they ever be...especially Markie, the one who gets his dormant juices flowing while irritating him at the same time.When the municipal code violators that Bryce is investigating are murdered, Bryce becomes Markie's number one suspect. Or, is he another target? Is she?Will this damaged cop and wounded vet...

Destiny Reclaimed
Valerie J. Clarizio
Preserving destiny is hard, reclaiming it is near impossible. Duty. Courage. Betrayal. Selflessness. Destiny. Jack Cornelis' life is planned. Complete his tour of duty in Vietnam, intact. Return home. Marry his sweetheart and have a family. But, the powers that be have other ideas for him. Like his ancestors, Jack is a Preserver. When duty calls, he's whisked back in time to preserve his family's decorated military record while his thieving relatives attempt to steal the Cornelis heroism to hold as their own. Gwendoline Tebon happily marries Jack when he returns from war. But her jubilance is shattered when her twin brother is killed in action.When Gwendoline discovers her husband is a time traveler who can change history, she begs him to go back and save her brother. He refuses. The Gods forbid Preservers to alter history, they are only to preserve it. Gwendoline is so distraught, it threatens the life of their...

Crazed Reckoning, a Nick Spinelli Mystery
Valerie J. Clarizio
He's an alpha detective on a mission to claim his love interest.She's fighting for her freedom.With Spinelli at her side, will Shannon beat this decades-old family feud?After experiencing a murderous Christmas and Valentine's Day with his love, Shannon O'Hara, Detective Nick Spinelli assumed Saint Patrick's Day couldn't be any worse. He should have known better.While out on a geocaching adventure in Door County, Shannon and her friend Anna find more than they bargained for in the cache box.When Shannon disappears, Spinelli is sent racing to find her. Amidst the chaos of an unruly Irish celebration, and a decades-old Irish family feud, he must rescue her from the hands of a madman.

Missing the Crown Jewels
Valerie J. Clarizio
She's my best friend's little sister. I never dreamed I'd have the chance to love her like she deserves. Storm is a veteran striving to overcome his demons.Peyton is a divorcee clawing her way out of despair.When she and her family's prize racehorse are threatened, the two are forced to protect what they love. After a devastating divorce, Peyton Crown is finally surfacing from a dark hole of despair. She finds herself hoping for a new life with Mason 'Storm' Starr, her brother's best friend. Striving to Overcome His Demons, He Seeks Solitude In The Country Storm's intent is simple: hide in the quiet confines of his best friend's family horse ranch in Kentucky. The perfect place to sort out his life after walking away from the Army and fight his internal demons. His plan for solitude is interrupted by his buddy's little...

Craving Vengeance
Valerie J. Clarizio
Nick Spinelli's normal life as a homicide detective has been catapulted into a whirlwind of chaotic holiday adventures ever since he met the beautiful Shannon O'Hara. Nick had hoped to spend his first Valentine's Day with Shannon in a traditional manner, starting with a nice dinner out on the town and then perhaps a long warm adventurous night in her arms. His plans quickly change when cupid is found murdered in a back alley. The investigation becomes more and more inconceivable, as Spinelli discovers that Shannon is linked to the victim. When another cupid turns up dead, and it is discovered that Shannon knows him as well, Spinelli is motivated to go undercover as a singing valentine dressed as cupid, complete with wings and a quiver of arrows. How many other cupids are at risk? Is Spinelli on the killer's list as well? The stress ignited by the day's events causes sparks to fly between Spinelli and Shannon as he struggles to piece it all together and stop the string of slayings.

Covert Exposure
Valerie J. Clarizio
Detective Spinelli's life is tossed sideways when he is reassigned from the Homicide division to assist in the Child Services division of the Social Services Department for the holiday season. From the beginning, Spinelli and Caseworker Shannon O'Hara generate their own kind of fireworks, causing more than the normal workplace stress. They both have their own philosophies for dealing with the clientele. However, the forces of nature have their own plan for Spinelli and Shannon. Shannon moonlights as Santa Claus' little helper at the mall, and when Santa and an elf turn up dead Shannon appears to be next on the killer's list. Spinelli is placed back on homicide and goes undercover as Santa to help capture the killer. He catches a great deal of grief along the way but will he capture the heart of his little Santa's helper as well?