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
She was valedictorian of the June 1968 graduating class of Hudson Falls High School in Hudson Falls, New York. 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.
2017 Golden Crown Literary Award winner, Traditional Contemporary Romance, The Color of Love, Bold Strokes Books Inc2016 RWA/Orange County Chapter, Book Buyers Best Contest, Suspense & Mystery with Romantic Elements Winner, Price of Honor – Bold Strokes Books Inc.2015 Golden Crown Literary Award finalist The Magic Hunt; Bold Strokes Books Inc2014 Golden Crown Literary Award winner Best Lesbian Romance 2015; Cleis Press2014 Golden Crown Literary Award Paranormal Romance winner The Lone Hunt; Bold Strokes Books Inc2014 Golden Crown Literary Award Romantic Intrigue winner Code of Honor; Bold Strokes Books Inc2014 Golden Crown Literary Award Traditional Romance winner Homestead; Bold Strokes Books Inc2014 INDIEFAB finalist, Myth & Magic, Bold Strokes Books Inc2014 INDIEFAB finalist, Against Doctor's Orders, Bold Strokes Books Inc2014 Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize (Lambda Literary Foundation)2013 RWA/New England Chapter Bean Pot winner Crossroads, Bold Strokes Books Inc2013 INDIEFAB finalist, Homestead, Bold Strokes Books Inc2012 INDIEFAB finalist, OMG Queer ed. With Nell Stark, Bold Strokes Books Inc2012 RWA/VCRW Laurel Wreath winner Blood Hunt, Bold Strokes Books Inc2012 RWA/FTHRW Lories and RWA/HODRW Aspen Gold award winner Firestorm, Bold Strokes Books Inc2012 Golden Crown Literary Award winner LL Raand, Blood Hunt, Bold Strokes Books Inc2011 IPPY silver medalist (Romance) Trauma Alert, Bold Strokes Books Inc2011 INDIEFAB Silver winner, Firestorm; Bold Strokes Books Inc2012 INDIEFAB Bronze winner, Crossroads; Bold Strokes Books Inc2010 INDIEFAB finalist, Trauma Alert, Bold Strokes Books Inc2010 RWA/Prism award winner Secrets in the Stone, Bold Strokes Books Inc2010 ForeWord Review Book of the Year finalist Trauma Alert, Bold Strokes Books Inc2010 ForeWord Review Book of the Year finalist Secrets in the Stone, Bold Strokes Books Inc2010 Lambda Literary Award Finalist Best Lesbian Romance 2010; Cleis Press2009 Lambda Literary Award winner (Erotica) In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip (cowritten with Karin Kallmaker), Bold Strokes Books Inc2009 INDIEFAB finalist, Justice for All2009 INDIEFAB finalist, Romantic Interludes 2: Secrets, Bold Strokes Books Inc2008 INDIEFAB Silver winner Night Call; Bold Strokes Books Inc2006 Lambda Literary Award winner (Erotica) Stolen Moments, Bold Strokes Books Inc2006 Lambda Literary Award winner (Romance) Distant Shores, Silent Thunder, Bold Strokes Books IncSaints and Sinners Hall of Fame 20092008 Golden Crown Literary award winner Road Games and In Deep Waters, Bold Strokes Books Inc2007 Golden Crown Literary award winner Extreme Passions and Promising Hearts, Bold Strokes Books Inc2006 Golden Crown Literary award winner Justice Served, Bold Strokes Books Inc2005 Golden Crown Literary award winner Fated Love and Justice in the Shadows, Bold Strokes Books IncAlice B. Readers’ Awards (2003, 2004Romance Novels
Love's Melody LostLove's MasqueradeLove's Tender WarriorsShadowlandTomorrow's PromiseTurn Back TimePassion's Bright FuryWhen Dreams TrembleSecrets in the StoneDesire By StarlightThe Lonely Hearts ClubHomesteadThe Color of LoveSecret HeartsER Romance Series
Fated LoveNight CallCrossroadsShort Fiction
Training OpsStaying PowerSlicker than Slik - EroticaQueen of Hearts - RomanceNick of TimeBy the Light of the MoonSecrets of the Heart (Aug 2017)Cinnamon Secrets (Sep 2017)Always Next Summer (Sep 2017)Rivers Family Romance Series
Against Doctor's OrdersPrescription for LoveLove on CallLove After Hours (Nov 2017)First Responders series
Trauma AlertFirestormOath of Honor (crossover with Honor Series)Taking FireWild ShoresHeart StopThe Provincetown Tales
Safe HarborBeyond the BreakwatersDistant Shores, Silent ThunderStorms of ChangeWinds of FortuneReturning TidesSheltering DunesThe Honor Series
Above All, HonorHonor BoundLove & HonorHonor GuardsHonor ReclaimedHonor Under SiegeWord of HonorCode of HonorPrice of HonorThe Justice Series
A Matter of Trust (prequel)Shield of JusticeIn Pursuit of JusticeJustice in the ShadowsJustice ServedJustice for AllPrairie Romance Series
Innocent HeartsPromising HeartsMidnight Hunters Series (Writing as LL Raand)
The Midnight HuntBlood HuntNight HuntThe Lone HuntThe Magic HuntShadow HuntAnthologies
Best Lesbian Romance 2009Best Lesbian Romance 2010Best Lesbian Romance 2011Best Lesbian Romance 2012Best Lesbian Romance 2013Best Lesbian Romance 2014Best Lesbian Romance of the Year, Vol 1 (2015)Women of the Dark Street (ed. with Stacia Seaman)Breathless: Tales of Celebration (ed. with Stacia Seaman)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 EncountersRomantic Interludes 1: Discovery (ed. with Stacia Seaman)Romantic Interludes 2: Secrets (ed. with Stacia Seaman)In Deep Waters 1: Cruising the SeasIn Deep Waters 2: Cruising the StripOMG QueerAmor and More: Love Everafter (ed. with Stacia Seaman)Myth and Magic (ed. with Stacia Seaman)