The Outlaw's Twin Sister

Belles of Lordsburg #3

by Stephen Bly

Stephen Bly

Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Christian, Westerns, Romance, Historical

381 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2002

About the author

Stephen Bly (August 17, 1944 - June 9, 2011) authored 100 books and hundreds of articles. His book, THE LONG TRAIL HOME, (Broadman & Holman), won the prestigious 2002 CHRISTY AWARD for excellence in Christian fiction in the category western novel. Three other books, PICTURE ROCK (Crossway Books), THE OUTLAW'S TWIN SISTER (Crossway Books), and LAST OF THE TEXAS CAMP (Broadman & Holman), were Christy Award finalists. He spoke at colleges, churches, camps and conferences across the U.S. and Canada. He was the pastor of Winchester Community Church, and served as mayor of Winchester, Idaho (2000-2007). He spoke on numerous television and radio programs, including Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family. He was an Active Member of the Western Writers of America. Steve graduated summa cum laude in Philosophy from Fresno State University and received a M.Div from Fuller Theological Seminary. The Blys have three sons: Russell (married to Lois) and father of Zachary and Miranda (married to Chris Ross) and mother of Alayah, Michael (married to Michelle), and Aaron (married to Rina Joye) and father of Keaton and Deckard. A third generation westerner, Steve spent his early years working on ranches and farms.

Reviews

[Lili · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listened to the audiobook for a light evening break, and laughed through a lot of it. Some of the dialogue is stilted and the ending wasn't as satisfying as I'd have liked, but overall it's sweet and enjoyable.

[Barb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don’t be fooled by the title or look if this book it is extremely well written and the banter between the characters is possibly one of the best I’ve read in sometime. I was chuckling the whole time well reading it.

[Alyssa Skinner · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel like in this book, the character of Julianna greatly changed from her character in the first book, unless I forgot almost everything about her. . . but I absolutely loved this book, and the character.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. Lots of action, and a cute couple. Fun, kind of fluffy book.

[Ktaylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 great banter but writing felt stilted and character development not that deep

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The narrator was not awesome for this audiobook but the story was really cute!

[Deanna Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't read western books hardly at all but this one was quite a sweet read.

[Lynette Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

I laughed quite a bit through this book. It was a funny story about a lady whose wayward twin brother is through into jail and scheduled to be executed. She is pestered by the other members of her brothers gang to help them break him out. She is constantly trying to get them to leave her along and in the process is put into funny situations. As a female, Mexican business owner in New Mexico she continually prays to do the right thing and who she should help. Throughout her struggles she meets a handsome and mysterious man whose path keeps crossing with hers.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've enjoyed this little series. It's really nice the way the Christian aspect it conveyed. I'm a card carrying Christian, so to speak. I'm not after a conversion story. I prefer to read how Christian's once converted deal with life as it comes at them. That is the approach Stephen Bly has staken with these books. I wish there were more. I want to find out what happens to Paco & Bonita--as if we didn't know. :)

[April Suter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish there were more than 3 books in this series!
It is 1884 in New Mexico. Julianna's twin brother, Guillermo, is in a Mexican prison. His buddies want her to help him escape. She is busy with her own jewelry store and raising her nephew, Paco. And her long-lost father shows up. Ramona Hawk also threatens the family. DelNorte needs her help or is it the other way around? Family is family, and El Senor helps with healing their relationships.
235 pages

[Jodie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is probably my favorite book from this author. The plot is not quite realistic, but it is so incredibly funny that you don't really think about that until after you finish the book. Stephen Bly is an excellent writer with the unique ability to be funny in almost every line.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Julianna Ortiz runs into someone who speaks the same language and has known the same heartache as herself - literally. What is her connection with this man?

[Bethany Mustafa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would give this a 3.5 if I could. I'm just not a huge fan of the writing, but this was my favorite of the trilogy.