Radclyffe is an American

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 author

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 of numerous lesbian

Lesbian

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 romances. A 2003/04 recipient of the Alice B. award for her body of work as well as a member of the Golden Crown Literary Society

Golden Crown Literary Society

The Golden Crown Literary Society is a 501 organization established in February 2004 as a literary and educational organization for the study, discussion, enjoyment, and enhancement of lesbian literature. The GCLS membership includes publishers, distributors, authors, and readers of lesbian fiction...

, Pink Ink, and the Romance Writers of America

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, she lives with her partner

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 Lee in Upstate New York

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. Previously combining a full-time private clinic (where she worked as plastic surgeon) with writing books, she has since retired from medicine to devote herself full-time to writing. She also has a publishing house called Bold Strokes Books

Bold Strokes Books

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. She chooses not to type, and instead uses speech recognition

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 software to write her books.

Awards

Lambda Literary Award

Lambda Literary Award

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• 2005 - Romance category for Distant Shores, Silent Thunder
• 2005 - Erotica category as editor, with Stacia Seaman, Stolen Moments: Erotic Interludes 2

GCLS Award Winner:

• 2005 - Romance category for Fated Love
• 2005 - Intrigue/Thriller category for Justice in the Shadows
• 2006 - Mystery/Action/Adventure/Thriller category for Justice Served
• 2007 - Lesbian Romance category for Promising Hearts
• 2007 - Erotica category as editor, with Stacia Seaman, Erotic Interludes 5: Road Games

Lesbian Fiction Reader's Choice Award:

• 2008 - Favorite Romance Book category for The Lonely Hearts Club
• 2008 - Favorite Erotica Book category, co-authored by Karin Kallmaker, In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip
• 2009 - Favorite Adventure & Mystery Book category for Justice for All
• 2009 - Favorite Romance Book category for Secrets in the Stone
• 2009 - Favorite Anthology Book category as editor, with Stacia Seaman, Romantic Interludes 2: Secrets

Works

Romances

• Fated Love
• Innocent Hearts
• Love's Melody Lost
• Love's Masquerade
• Love's Tender Warriors
• Promising Hearts
• Shadowland
• Tomorrow's Promise
• Turn Back Time
• Passion's Bright Fury
• When Dreams Tremble
• Secrets in the Stone
• Desire By Starlight
• The Lonely Hearts Club
• Night Call

First Responders series

• Trauma Alert
• firestorm
• Oath of Honor (crossover with Honor Series)

The Provincetown Tales

• Safe Harbor
• Beyond the Breakwaters
• Distant Shores, Silent Thunder
• Storms of Change
• Winds of Fortune
• Returning Tides
• Sheltering Dunes

The Honor Series

• Above All, Honor
• Honor Bound
• Love & Honor
• Honor Guards
• Honor Reclaimed
• Honor Under Siege
• Word of Honor

The Justice Series

• A Matter of Trust (prequel)
• Shield of Justice
• In Pursuit of Justice
• Justice in the Shadows
• Justice Served
• Justice for All

Writing as LL Raand

• The Midnight Hunt
• Blood Hunt
• Night Hunt

Anthologies

• Best Lesbian Romance 2009
• Best Lesbian Romance 2010
• Best Lesbian Romance 2011
• Breathless: Tales of Celebration
• Change of Pace: Erotic Interludes (A short story collection)
• Erotic Interludes 2: Stolen Moments (ed. with Stacia Seaman)
• Erotic Interludes 3: Lessons in Love (ed. with Stacia Seaman)
• Erotic Interludes 4: Extreme Passions (ed. with Stacia Seaman)
• Erotic Interludes 5: Road Games (ed. with Stacia Seaman)
• Radical Encounters
• Romantic Interludes 1: Discovery (ed. with Stacia Seaman)
• Romantic Interludes 2: Secrets (ed. with Stacia Seaman)

External links

• Radfic Productions
• Bold Strokes Books