Radclyffe
Radclyffe (real name Dr. Lenora Ruth Barot, born 1950) is an American author of lesbian romance, paranormal romance, erotica and mystery. She has authored multiple short stories, fan fiction and edited numerous anthologies. Barot is a member of the Saints and Sinners Literary Hall of Fame and winner of the Laurel Wreath, Beanpot, RWA Prism, Lories, Aspen Gold, Golden Crown Literary Society, and Lambda Literary Awards. She is a 2003/04 recipient of The Alice B Readers Award for her body of work as well as a member of the Golden Crown Literary Society, Pink Ink, and the Romance Writers  of America. In 2014, the Lambda Literary Foundation awarded Barot with the Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist award acknowledging her as an established author, with a strong following, and the promise of future high-quality work. Barot founded the LGBTQ publishing house Bold Strokes Books in 2004. She has given many workshops on the craft of writing and in 2013, she founded the Flax Mill Creek Writers Retreat where she offers both face-to-face and online workshops to authors at all stages of development. She lives with her partner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor Dr. Lee Ligon, in  Johnsonville, New York. Previously combining a full-time private clinic (where she worked as plastic surgeon) with writing books, Barot retired from medicine in 2005 to devote herself full-time to writing. Barot chooses not to type, instead using speech recognition software to write her books. Early life and education. Barot was valedictorian of the June 1968 graduating class of Hudson Falls High School in Hudson Falls, New York, after which she attended the State University of New York at Albany. Barot graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1976. Barot is board certified in Plastic Surgery . Medical career and lawsuits. While working for Cooper Plastic Surgery Association in 2005 Lenora Barot was sued for medical malpractice. The plaintiff in the case claimed that her breast reconstruction surgery was unsuccessful and resulted in significant complications. The plaintiff had to undergo multiple additional surgeries due to those complications and suffered permanent injuries to her breast and abdomen as well as a loss of strength in her left arm. The trial court found that the malpractice claim was not proven. Works (A = also in Audiobook format). Romance Novels ER Romance Series Short Fiction Rivers Family Romance Series First  Responders series The Provincetown Tales The Honor Series The Justice Series Prairie Romance Series Midnight Hunters Series (Writing as LL Raand) Anthologies Video. Radclyffe is featured in the documentary Love Between the Covers, ""An entertaining and inspiring look into the billion-dollar romance fiction industry and its powerhouse of female writers and readers, a sisterhood that’s pioneering the digital revolution while finding fortune, fulfillment, and a global community."" http://www.lovebetweenthecovers.com/ https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lovebetweenthecovers