This was A.C. Henley’s entry to the Academy of the Bards Challenge #19, it had to be written within the rules of the challenge. There was a list of possible personal ads to choose from the story had to be written around the ad. The ad she chose is represented in the bold type at the beginning of the story.
This story went on to be number one in the top twenty-five on the Athenaeum. A. C. was in the Academy Hall in 2009 for McKee and then again in 2010 garnered the same award for Miss Match.
Her talent and generosity of sharing that talent is sorely missed. We’ve endeavored to keep the story as close to the original as possible. Enjoy.
A.C. Henley was from the Dallas-Fort Worth area and lived in Texas with her partner until her death in 2009 from ovarian cancer. She was born into a large family with varied belief systems and was the middle child of seven. Her parents were strong Catholics, yet her mother was also part Apache and those traditions honored as well. McKee was her only published book, but she had a number of stories posted on online sites. McKee is 2012 Rainbow Award Winner for Best Lesbian Mystery/Thriller. The latest unabridged version of the book is published by Affinity eBook Press NZ.
A wonderful romance set on a ranch between two former teen-lovers seperated by fate long ago, now on the same ranch again joined by a mysterious small add.