Susan Peek > Quotes

“In many chapels, reddened by the setting sun, the saints rest silently, waiting for someone to love them." These words, penned by an unknown priest, long dead,were the inspiration for my new series on the lives of saints who have fallen deep into the shadows of obscurity. My hope is that, in reading their heroic stories, you will make the acquaintance of some of God's Forgotten Friends. (From the Preface of "Saint Magnus The Last Viking")”
― Susan Peek, Saint Magnus The Last Viking

“A PRAYER TO SAINT DYMPHNA Good Saint Dymphna, great wonder-worker in every affliction of mind and body, I humbly implore thy powerful intercession with Jesus through Mary, Health of the Sick, in my present need. (Mention it.) Saint Dymphna, martyr of purity, patroness of those who suffer with nervous and mental afflictions, beloved child of Jesus and Mary, pray to Them for me and obtain my request. Saint Dymphna, pray for us. Saint Gerebran, pray for us.”
― Susan Peek, The King's Prey: Saint Dymphna of Ireland

“Shaking, Brioc reached for the hunting knife on his belt. His hand closed around its hilt and he slid it out. Hot tears stung his eyes, and for a second he had to close them, fighting them back. He had no choice. Opening his eyes, he wrapped his free arm around Sam’s neck, then jerked her head back, so hard she yelped. He shoved the knife in and slit her throat.”
― Susan Peek, The King's Prey: Saint Dymphna of Ireland