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A twist on the tale of Rapunzel, in this case, Valerian, who makes the unlikely friend of Elfriede; a girl cursed to be a fox by day, a woman by night. Valerian is held prisoner by the witch, Theresia, in a tower deep in the woods where no man dare trod. Elfriede is trapped within a curse that causes her to take the form of a fox by day, and only her true self by night. Neither could begin to guess at their meeting, nor how important their meeting would become. Two prisoners, one tower, and a tale of two lives changing, for better or worse.
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.