Suanne Laqueur

The Venery Series by Suanne Laqueur
An Award-Winning LGBTQ+ Historical Fiction & Romance Saga

An Exaltation of Larks
Award-Winning LGBTQ+ Historical Fiction & Romance

Grand prize in the 2017 Writer's Digest Awards.

Judges commentary: ”I only wish other writers had Laqueur's kind of talent. This precise and vivid word choice.”

First place in the 2019 North Street Book Prize

Judges commentary: ”An exploration of how people find a new family and home base after traumatic displacement ... the strength of this book was the characters' rich inner lives—their yearning for love and their devotion to one another, and the men's vulnerability as they overcame the taboo of same-sex attraction. There were not enough books in the contest where I genuinely felt something for the characters. This was one of them."

Winner of the Grand Prize in the 2017 Writer's Digest Awards, An Exaltation of Larks is an epic LGBTQ+ historical novel spanning three decades. Exploring love, trauma, and identity against the backdrop of two iconic historical tragedies—Pinochet’s1973 military coup in Chile, and the 9/11 attacks in New York City.

September 11, 1973: Eleven-year-old Alejandro Penda watches Santiago, Chile fall to a military regime, tearing his family apart. Escaping alone to America, Alex is taken in by the Lark family in Guelisten, where he builds a life alongside Valerie Lark.

September 11, 2001: Javier Landes, a high-earning Manhattan male escort, finds his guarded life upturned when he becomes the guardian of his orphaned nephew.

When Alex, Valerie, and Jav reconnect across decades and continents, their shared histories force them to confront unresolved grief, complex sexual attraction, and the true meaning of family. Perfect for fans of literary romance, South American history, and emotional family sagas.

A Charm of Finches
Contemporary MM Romance & Literary Fiction

First Place Winner in the 2019 North Street Book Prize, A Charm of Finches continues the acclaimed Venery series. An intense, deeply psychological MM romance exploring healing, art therapy, and unconventional love.

Javier Landes seeks a fresh start in love when he meets Steffen Finch, a talented Manhattan art therapist who works exclusively with male survivors of sexual assault. Geronimo "Geno" Caan is Stef's most complex client, learning to use art to process trauma and rebuild the life he deserves.

Recommended by best-selling author Kennedy Ryan as a must-read of 2024!

A SCARCITY OF CONDORS
Historical Drama & Family Mystery

A Scarcity of Condors delivers a gripping conclusion to the Venery series. Grounded in Chile’s real-world Operation Condor and Pinochet’s military dictatorship, this historical family saga traces a son's search for his biological roots.

Juleón "Jude" Tholet, a closeted gay pianist rebuilding his life in Seattle, uncovers a life-altering secret through a DNA test: he is not biologically related to the parents who raised him.

To find the truth, the Tholet family must revisit 1973 Santiago—confronting detention camps, political exile, and Los Desaparecidos (the Disappeared Ones).

A poignant exploration of stolen children, genetic heritage, and the extraordinary lengths families go to survive political turmoil.

THE VOYAGES OF TRUEBLOOD CAY
QUEER NAUTICAL FANTASY

Written by Venery protagonist Javier Landes under the pen name Gil Rafael, The Voyages of Trueblood Cay is an epic nautical fantasy featuring mythical creatures, slow-burn queer romance, and ancient prophecies.

Pelippé Trueblood is a 19-year-old mariner descended from giants, chosen to embark on a legendary quest to locate the lost Tree of Life.

Fen il-Kheir is a brooding kheiron—a centaur-like shapeshifter—with a dark past, who joins Trueblood’s crew as an unwilling and dangerous companion.

Featuring giant shipbuilders, flying horses, and rich mythology, this standalone fantasy novel can be enjoyed as an extension of the Venery universe or as an independent adventure.