Not quite of age, but eagerly awaiting the day, Rachel spends her days unlike most of the other sixteen year old girls who typically spend their time in the malls looking at the new beauty potions. Rachel seems to have a talent for trouble, though her father tries his best to prohibit it. On this particular day, she seems to have found an illegal dragon, in the hands of a mad man. With New York City at risk, it's up to Rachel to put the man in his place, and get the dragon under control, with the help of a wild old hobo, and a dish washer boy.
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.