Juleón “Jude” Tholet has survival in his DNA. His father lived through imprisonment and torture during Pinochet’s coup in Chile. His mother risked everything to gain her husband’s freedom and flee the country with their newborn son. As a closeted gay teenager growing up in Vancouver, Jude is targeted by a neighborhood bully, culminating in a vicious hate crime that forces the Tholets to flee their country again.
Jude cautiously rebuilds his life in Seattle, becoming an accomplished pianist, but his his wings have been clipped and he cannot seem to soar in his relationships. Only family remains a constant source of strength and joy, until a DNA test reveals something that shocks all the Tholets: Jude is not their child.
Suanne Laqueur’s third book in the Venery series explores the desperate acts of love made in times of war, and the many ways family can be defined. $5.99 on Kindle.
