The Senator's Other Daughter (Belles of Lordsburg #1) [Paperback]

Stephen Bly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2001

Within the locket hanging near her heart is the secret that's broken it.

A life of peace and seclusion as the unknown Miss Denison. It's what Grace longed for even before her father banished her from Washington, D.C.

She just may have found it in Lordsburg, New Mexico--the small railroad town where people hide until the world stops looking. A place to send black sheep, skeletons in the closet, rebellious sons ... and wayward daughters whose secrets could ruin a father's precious political career.

Yet Grace's cherished anonymity is soon lost when she gets caught in the middle of a huge ruckus. And her life is anything but peaceful thanks to an ornery pet at her boarding house, a precocious young Mexican boy, and a cowboy who makes her want to run to him and from him at the same time.

When he learns the secret within her locket, will he break her heart too?

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Bly, the best-known writer of Christian westerns, has so many series currently under way that it's hard to keep up with them all. But his Belles of Lordsburg series, with its unusual setting and Bly's trademark wit in good form, begins well with The Sen ator's Other Daughter . Rebelling against the comfortable but stifling life imposed by her father, a U.S. senator, Grace Denison flees to a woebegone town in New Mexico, where she works as a late-night telegraph operator for the railroad. A local hero, Colt Parnall, courts her, and initially Grace thinks him too crude for her time. But once she climbs off her pedestal, Grace finds herself in Lordsburg, a town much in need of a woman's touch. And Colt starts to look better. John Mort
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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books (January 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581342365
• ISBN-13: 978-1581342369
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,074,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

STEPHEN BLY has authored over 100 books, hundreds of articles and has over one million books in print. Recent novels released include: Cowboy For A Rainy Afternoon, Creede of Old Montana, and The Land Tamers (all hardback). Four of his novels were finalists and THE LONG TRAIL HOME won the 2002 Christy Award in westerns category for excellence in Christian fiction. His PAPERBACK WRITER has received strong national reviews (PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, July 14, 2003, et. al.) He speaks at colleges, schools, churches, seminars and conferences across the U.S. and Canada. He has spoken on numerous television and radio programs, including Dr. James Dobson's Focus On The Family. He pastors Winchester Community Church in Winchester, Idaho. He also served as the town's mayor (1999-2007). He is an Active Member of the Western Writers of America.

He and his wife, Janet (who is also a writer) live at 4,000 ft. elevation in the mountains of north-central Idaho, in the pine trees next to Winchester Lake on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. The Blys have three sons: Russ, Mike & Aaron, three daughters-in-laws, Lois, Michelle & Rina Joye and three grandchildren, Zachary, Miranda, and Keaton.

Steve graduated summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy from Fresno State College. He has an M. Div. degree from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!, March 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Senator's Other Daughter (Belles of Lordsburg #1) (Paperback)

Western, Bank Robbery, Runaway horses, Shoot out, Murder, Mystery, Romance, Humor and Christian Values all rolled up into one book! I could not put the book down. Gace Denison and Colton Parnell clash from the time she steps of the train in Lordsburg, New Mexico. Opposites do attract, maybe that's what makes it so easy to like him. It keeps you wanting to know the deep, dark secret hidden in her locket. Grace befriends a woman that knows her family from back east. The older woman gets Grace to see that she likes Colton. Grace takes a job as a telegraph operator in a time and place that a woman did not belong. She lets the other telegraph operators think she is a man, but get their suprise.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book!, July 7, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Senator's Other Daughter (Belles of Lordsburg #1) (Paperback)

This book is one of my favorites. It's full of adventure, mystery, comedy, and romance. I laughed so hard I almost cried, but at the same time was on the the edge of my seat the entire time. It's about a girl who is sent by her father to a tiny town in New Mexico. She has a secret that she will not share behind her locket, that makes you wonder until the end. And your always curious what the cowboy who pesters her will do next. You have got to read this book. It's Wonderful!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!, January 25, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Senator's Other Daughter (Belles of Lordsburg #1) (Paperback)

This book was awesome! I read it about two months ago, and I still read it! I've read it about ten times now! I can quote most of the lines too. Great book to read when you've got a lot of time on your hands, you will NOT be able to put this book down!