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Lyn Gala

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Romance, Gay & Lesbian, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Lyn Gala started writing in the back of her science notebook in third grade and hasn’t stopped since. Westerns starring men with shady pasts gave way to science fiction with questionable protagonists which eventually gave in to any story with a morally ambiguous character. Even the purest heroes have pain and loss and darkness in their hearts, and that’s where she likes to find her stories. Her characters seek to better themselves and find the happy ending (or happier anyway), but it’s writing the struggle that inspires her muse. When she isn’t writing, Lyn Gala teaches in New Mexico.

She first cut her teeth on fanfic: gen, slash, het, and femslash. She prefers to focus on plot: mysteries and monsters and disasters, oh my, but sex can and do...more

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I got a wonderful review the other day. Okay, to be honest, I’m blessed with many, but this one touched me.

I’m on a Lyn Gala kick right now, reading 3 of her books in a row, and often that leads to an awareness of a repetition of phrases or themes, but Lyn really creates original characters and ideas in each book that she writes – her theme of exploring power dynamics is usually there and when...

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Average rating: 3.86 · 1,473 ratings · 347 reviews · 16 distinct works · Similar authors

	Fettered 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Claimings, Tails and Other Alien Artifacts 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gathering Storm 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Urban Shaman 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lines in the Sand 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Long, Lonely Howl 3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of Balance 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desert World Allegiances 3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shepherd, Slave, and Vow 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desert World Rebirth 4.58 of 5 stars 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dust and Decay (Benny Imura, #2)

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Lyn Gala rated a book 5 of 5 stars Medea by Euripides	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The threat made Liam smile. There was something to be said for having someone like you so much they chained you to a wall.”
― Lyn Gala, Claimings, Tails and Other Alien Artifacts

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Dreamspinner Press: Lines in the Sand by Lyn Gala	6	25	Sep 06, 2011 07:37pm
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