Pittsburgh in the 1980s. It's definitely a different setting for a piece of lesbian romance fic than I've read, but I think that it really, really worked.

It's the story of Teresa and Ellie. Teresa is a Pharmacist at one of her parents' stores and sort of stuck in life. Ellie is a bank teller at the bank that Teresa's family uses. They meet at the bank and they find themselves becoming friends. But can they find their way through Teresa's family issues, and Ellie's issues and be together?

I liked the characters and the plot as well. The way that the two women sort of metaphorically rotated around each other was very good.

I also thought that the author really rooted the readers so well in the 1980s. Because of my age I only remember some of the 80s, but by using both things and even people (Carter/Reagan stuff, heh) from the time really well and subtly. I think she also did it with Pittsburgh, but I've never been there so I can't be totally sure. It did feel right though.

And then there was the homeless guy and his dog subplot. It was definitely right up there for why I kept reading, and why it only took me a couple of sittings to finish the book. And the fact that the story line kept surprising me was cool too. An all around good book.

I got this advanced galley through Netgalley on behalf of Ylva Publishing. ( )