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Love, Danger, Homecomings & Heart β€” Your June Reading Escape Starts Here

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One disastrous night. One devastating man. One diabolical proposition.


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He’s stubborn. She’s tougher. His kid? Already picked the bride.


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A small-town second chance wrapped in danger, desire, and Sharon Sala heart.


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A missing twin. A deadly cartel. One K-9 team caught in the crossfire.


Standby Counsel by Alexi Venice

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Also by Alexi Venice:

Graffiti Red Murder, July 2021
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Standby Counsel, September 2020
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#SandyBottom, November 2019
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Conscious Bias, June 2019
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Sativa Strain, October 2018
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Tinted Chapstick, March 2018
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Stabscotch, January 2018
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Amanda's Dragonfly, May 2017
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Bourbon Chase, February 2017
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STANDBY COUNSEL
By: Alexi Venice

Monica Spade #2
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September 2020
On Sale: August 26, 2020
528 pages
ISBN: 1456635425
EAN: 9781456635428
Kindle: B08FRHX7W1
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Thriller | LGBTQ

Monica Spade insists she isn't a trial lawyer, much less one who represents dangerous criminals. Despite her protests, Judge O'Brien orders Monica to serve as standby counsel for a young woman accused of repeatedly stabbing her boyfriend.

Setting aside her abject fear, Monica drags herself to the jail to meet her new client, Stela Reiter. A demure Romanian, Stela looks more like a meek librarian than a person capable of overpowering and stabbing a young man to death. Unlike Monica's other clients, Stela is coy and secretive during their interview.

Meanwhile, Monica's girlfriend, Shelby St. Claire, is keeping secrets of her own, forcing Monica to question the foundation of their relationship. Cursed with intrepid curiosity, Monica digs into the backgrounds of both women.

Monica uncovers sexual innuendo and layers of international intrigue. Stuck between an unrelenting judge and a killer in a pink cardigan, Monica pursues the truth in court while fighting to keep Shelby and herself out of harm's way.

Set in the dead of winter in surprisingly progressive Apple Grove, Wisconsin, Standby Counsel will keep readers' hearts racing.

Monica Spade

Conscious Bias
CONSCIOUS BIAS
#1.0 β€’ June 2019
Standby Counsel
STANDBY COUNSEL
#2.0 β€’ September 2020
Graffiti Red Murder
GRAFFITI RED MURDER
#3.0 β€’ July 2021

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