"Are you not afraid of death? La muerte? It stares you right in the face."
Stunned, the prisoner hesitated, then said, "You stare me right in the face, and afraid of you is something I am not."
Snickering, the prisoner added, "Your Majesty."
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The new queen has promised to lead Escozor into a new age of prosperity and justice. But the people of her kingdom are doubtful of her youthful and dark tendencies, and the kingdom trembles under her rule, as she rises to what she believes is power. Her lands and her people are crumbling and falling at her feet, but that is not power.
Troubled by her past, Queen Cierra leads her kingdom into a new age, but it does not speak of prosperity and justice. It reeks of death and fear. And Queen Cierra watches with the blood on her hands.
When someone defies her, Queen Cierra vows she will destroy anyone who tries to take her title from her head. But her fragile past is full of defiance- full of someone who never believed in her crown.
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.