Teenagers Holly Ledford and Kelsie Harland have been best friends since pre-school, they and their group of friends don't know about the magical links their village of Marlbury has - or the implications this will have for their futures - but the adults do.
Pragmatic Holly is unknowingly on a predestined path to continue Avalon's effort to maintain a pact between humans and the natural world - unwittingly, she helps a tree transform into a man, Crae. Just as Avalon has planned, Holly falls in love with Crae.
But there is a problem, many miles North on a Scottish mountain, the Goddess of Winter and her son discover Avalon's plans, and are incensed that they cannot bring the Winter southwards. Desperate to stop the pact between humans and the natural world, the Goddess tries to attack Holly and Crae, she is in vain, so instead, she takes Kelsie hostage - believing she is weak and powerless.
But not even the Goddess is prepared for what happens next.
Noor, a dancer in the Royal Court of the Al-Yauzhan Empire wants nothing more than to pay off her debts and lead a nice, simple life-but a chance encounter with the crown prince and his brother brings her into the dangerous world of court politics. As Noor and the princes investigate their uncle and cousin's possible treason, she grows closer to the crown prince, but in order to save the kingdom and the person she loves, Noor will have to risk everything...
A romantic adventure set in an imagined Arabic kingdom, THE DANCING GIRL is a story of court intrigues, romantic entanglements, and secret meetings as Noor and her best friend Amir try to help the princes they're falling for expose corrupt court officials with plans to seize the throne. Noor and Amir are close to having everything they've ever dreamed of...now all they need to do is survive.