Lizzy✝️

“For most of her life, one man had told her that she was useless and incapable. That nothing she did was worthy of his approval.
The golden cup told a different story.
It said that a king disagreed with her father's assessment. The ruler of two-thirds of the known world thought her gifted. Worthy of his special favor.
Now she had to decide whose voice she would listen to. Whose voice shaped her world.
Against every expectation, she had not landed in a pit. Somehow, God had turned the threads of her failure into a precious moment of redemption.
She did not want to waste this grace.”
― Tessa Afshar, The Queen's Cook

“I thought Esther was your friend."
"She is, Jadon. But she is also a queen who must protect more than those she loves best. It is what makes her worthy of our obedience.”
― Tessa Afshar, The Royal Artisan

“Perhaps it is not so much how high your position or how great your influence," Jemmah said slowly. "Perhaps what matters is whether you are a perfect fit in God's plan. A lowly profession can hide an exalted ability.”
― Tessa Afshar, The Peasant King

“He knows the number of hairs on your head. He cares for the desires of your heart. Underneath the currents of your life, he stretches his everlasting arms. He has set his affections on you, though he knows your every weakness. The broken and the good in you. His love makes you whole. No man can give you this. Only God.”
― Tessa Afshar, Thief of Corinth