author Alexi Venice

hello and welcome!

I’m Alexi Venice. I write legal, crime, and spy thrillers spiced with romantic suspense, sometimes at a high heat level.

If you’re looking for small town adventure in picturesque and progressive Apple Grove, then check out The Monica Spade Trilogy. Full of courtroom drama and medical mayhem, newbie lawyer Monica Spade finds her voice in the courtroom and love in the bedroom.

If you’re looking for big city lawyers in a small town trial—and a forbidden romance gumming up the works—then check out The Hank Hart Series. Baking Ice Cubes is a straight-up legal thriller. The second book, Grilling Martinis, A Dirty Spy Thriller ventures into CIA spycraft, a covert mission, and a highjacked space shuttle. The heat level borders on erotic.

If you’re looking for gritty city murder mysteries—from investigation to courtroom drama, including mafia showdowns—then The San Francisco Mystery Series is for you. This eight-book series follows the unbreakable bond of love and loyalty among Detective Tommy Vietti, Dr. Jen Dawson, and District Attorney Amanda Hawthorne. Careful because you might become addicted.

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2025 NEW RELEASE - fresh fiction!

The first book in the Hank Hart Series-

A fast-paced legal thriller with a forbidden romance.

★★★★★ “A genuine page-turner that balances the adrenaline of courtroom combat with the charged intimacy of an off-limits attraction.” Best Thrillers July 2025

★★★★★ "I loved every moment... This book feels like a high end Hollywood movie. It’s got an interesting case with great tension and some amazing courtroom reveals.” The Lesbian Review 04/09/2025

★★★★★ “A fast-paced legal thriller that keeps readers on the edge of their seats.” Women Using Words 04/11/2025 – Goodreads & Bookbub

Story Description:

Former college basketball star Hank Hart is no stranger to making a three-pointer with only seconds left in the game. Now an experienced lawyer, Hank honors a request by renowned Attorney Monica Spade to take over the trial of a case at the eleventh hour.

While working in the charming town of Apple Grove, Hank discovers corporate sabotage, clandestine relationships, and suspicious motives lurking behind a seemingly straightforward medical procedure. She also finds herself trying to keep secret a flirtatious exchange with a powerful woman whose charisma is off the charts. Hank is usually the one blowing up secrets about witnesses, not trying desperately to hide her own.

Facing formidable and dangerous opponents, Hank needs to finesse an incriminating bombshell out of a cunning killer to pull off a miraculous upset.

Can Hank deliver justice and secure a victory for her clients as she risks her life to expose the lies and people behind them? While doing so, can she win the heart of the charismatic woman?