R. E. Bradshaw

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R. E. Bradshaw is the pseudonym of Vicki Thomas (born 1961),[1] an American writer of contemporary women's fiction. Four of her novels have been finalists for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery.

Biography[]

Bradshaw was born in Wilson, North Carolina in 1961,[1] and raised in North Carolina. She now lives in Oklahoma with her partner, their son Jon, two dogs, and two cats.[2]

After receiving a Master of Performing Arts, Bradshaw worked in theater and taught high school. In 2010, she quit both jobs to pursue writing full time.[3]

Writing[]

Bradshaw often writes her novels in series, and even when books are officially standalone novels, they share similar characteristics. For instance, all of her novels are set in North Carolina.[4]

Additionally, characters from one novel often appear in another novel, even one outside of the series. As Furtado noted in a review of Molly: House on Fire, "Sometimes the star in one story only has a walk-on part in another.  At other times, a character from one story may be crucial to the story line about another.  In all cases, it’s exciting to recognize a character like this.  It’s like seeing an old friend."[4] Bradshaw's character Molly Kincaid is a perfect example of this as she appears in the standalone novel Before It Stains, as well as a friend to Rainey Belle throughout the Rainey Bell Mysteries.

Awards[]

Year Work Award Result Ref.
2011 Rainey Days Golden Crown Literary Award for Romantic Suspense/Intrigue Nominee
2012 Rainey Nights: A Rainey Bell Thriller Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Finalist [5]
2013 Molly: House on Fire Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Finalist [6]
2014 The Rainey Season Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Finalist [7]
2016 Relatively Rainey Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Finalist [8]

Publications[]

The Adventures of Decky and Charlie series[]

  • Out on the Sound (2010)
  • Out on the Panhandle (2012)

Appletree Swamp Romantic Escapades series[]

  • Hiding Hearts (2018)

Rainey Bell series[]

  • Rainey Days (2010)
  • Rainey Nights (2011)
  • Rainey's Christmas Miracle (2012)
  • The Rainey Season (2013)
  • Colde & Rainey (2014)
  • Carol of the Bells (2015)
  • Relatively Rainey (2015)
  • Rainey with a Chance of Hale (2017)

Standalone novels[]

  • Sweet Carolina Girls (2010)
  • Before It Stains (2011)
  • Waking Up Gray (2011)
  • Molly: House on Fire (2012)
  • The Girl Back Home (2014)
  • Sand Letters: Silly Love Songs 1976-1977 (2018)
  • Emendare (2019)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Bradshaw, R. E., 1961-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Welcome to R.E. Bradshaw Books". R. E. Bradshaw Books. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  3. ^ "Out on the Sound | IndieBound.org". www.indiebound.org. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  4. ^ a b Furtado, Anna (2012-07-11). "'Molly: House on Fire' by R.E. Bradshaw". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  5. ^ Lee, Stephan (2012-03-20). "24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists announced". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!". Lambda Literary. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  7. ^ "Winners of the 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Announced". Lambda Literary. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  8. ^ "Lambda Literary Awards Finalists Revealed: Carrie Brownstein, Hasan Namir, 'Fun Home' and Truman Capote Shortlisted". Out Magazine. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2022-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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