"I don't understand. What do you want from my faction that your lowly group of peasants can't give you?" The woman barked, irritated. Her accent was heavy, as it usually was when she was angry.
"Whoa. There's no need to be so hostile, now, is there?" The man said, faking an innocent smile. "I just want an alliance."
"I know you. You wouldn't try to form a partnership unless it served you, and only you." The woman took a deep breath, then stated in an icily calm voice, "So I'll ask you again. What do you want?"
"I told you. I want to form an alliance."
"If that's really what you want, then here's my answer: no."
"Then we'll have to do this the hard way." The man announced, grasping a knife he had hidden in his back pocket.
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.