Prologue

CROSSING THE CHASM is the sequel to GIVEN TO THE PRINCE.

A botched abduction by a local terrorist group at a Middle East airport leaves Jessica imprisoned in a sweltering desert camp awaiting execution. She needs a miracle--but the Devil will have to do.

Califar Cadin, First Regent of the Middle Eastern country of Ahalamin, is a man of tradition, authority, and determination. But to Jessica Heathly, he's the arrogant tyrant who calls her WIFE.