R. E. Bradshaw

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]

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. "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. 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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