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Held Captive (Daughters of the Seven Seas #1) QUOTES

Held Captive (Daughters of the Seven Seas #1) QUOTES

1 " I could not deny the existence of God. I had seen His hand, felt His hand so prominently in my life. How else could this beautiful world have come to be? By some random bang? Nay, but by the breath of the Almighty, so Mary Lynde had called Him. "

― Grace A. Johnson , Held Captive (Daughters of the Seven Seas #1)

2 " And what did I, a sweet little innocent lady, ever do wrong?' I set my hands on his shoulders, arching my back, and grinned.
Xavier smirked, his eyes sparkling in that dangerous way. 'You stole my heart. "

― Grace A. Johnson , Held Captive (Daughters of the Seven Seas #1)

3 " Paris, "

― Grace A. Johnson , Held Captive (Daughters of the Seven Seas #1)

4 " Xavier would compare the land to his God, I knew, and His faithfulness and steadfast love. He would say how no matter what, God was always there. God had no mountains and valleys or storms and quakes. He could not erode or wash away. Eventually land would do that, I knew. But while I roamed the earth for my short life, I could rely on land to remain as it was. I could rely on God for all eternity. He never changed. He was the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. And His faith never faltered, His trust never faded, and His love never failed.
But what I was unsure of was whether I believed in such amazing love and faith. If I believed that Someone so great could actually forgive someone so wretched. Xavier would tell me He would, if only I let Him. Yet how I would reply to that, I knew not either. "

― Grace A. Johnson , Held Captive (Daughters of the Seven Seas #1)

5 " Now was different than every day of my past. And I hoped my future could be just as sweet. "

― Grace A. Johnson , Held Captive (Daughters of the Seven Seas #1)