Life Rewired by Lynn Galli

Life Rewired
by Lynn Galli
Pages: 260
Date: May 26 2013
Publisher: Penikila Press
Series: Aspen Friends (3rd in series)

Review
Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0
Read: August 3 2015

My ninth book by Galli. Probably my first involving an ex-con, at least in a romance. Well, yeah, I've read ex-con books before, but this is the first in a romance. One or two Georgette Heyer books involved criminals and those on the borderline of crime, but they were not ex-cons. Probably because, back then, they probably would have been hanged if caught.

Right. So. I'm fairly certain I've read butch-butch before. First time a big deal was made about it, though, since both were the kind of women who went the traditional butch-femme route. Traditional both in terms of lesbian pulp, and in terms of the real life history I've read about the lesbians of the 1930s to the 1960s. As in, the only way a butch and butch would couple up, is if one of them had switched to femme sometime before (as did, in fact, happen on occasion). At least according to oral history from Buffalo New York.

Molly, from the previous books in this series, stars in this book here. And, somewhat yet again, Galli presented me with a new take on point of views. As in, she's had one point of view - first person; two point of view, again first person - with both having full views being shown; two but limited, as in one is main, other is in some limited way (like diary or bdsm club scenes). Well, this time the book is divided into three parts. Everything in each part has one point of view. It doesn't change inside that part. Starts off with Falyn, the ex-con having part one. Then Molly with part II, then Falyn again for part three. Molly got to have the epilogue.

My fourth lesbian construction worker. Since that's the hook, the reason why Falyn is in Aspen. Long long ago, she was the one who looked after Natalie when she first worked in construction. So, when the two bumped into each other years later, and Natalie learned Falyn needed work, she gave her a job on her construction team. In between the first time they meet, and the time Natalie gave Falyn a job, Falyn had been away in prison. For burglary. Apparently she slid into a bad group of people. Figured stealing from the rich and giving to herself (and her bratty needy girlfriend) was the perfect thing to do. She was wrong. And now she has a second chance at life.

Molly showed up in the first two books in this series, though her presence built with each book. First she's barely there. More of a "oh, and there's this other lesbian, Molly, who works as a guide" type of reference. Second book she actually had some lines. Third book and she's front and center, co-star of her own little romance book.

Enjoyable book and characters.