'The Senator's Bride' is a novel written by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller. The story begins by describing a scene in a lovely garden in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1866. Two gentlemen, Bruce Conway and Captain Clendenon, are idly smoking on a wide piazza, enjoying the view of a sunset over the sea. Bruce Conway introduces his companion to Miss Grey, his aunt's companion, who arrives carrying a basket of flowers. Miss Grey impresses the captain with her beauty and grace, and Bruce teases her with flirtatious banter.