Maia Parks, an average girl running an orphanage with her sister, Halley, in order to protect children who have lost their parents to Shouren- thin, blue people with black eyes and teeth longer than an index finger. Life for Maia begins to become "not-so-average" after a date gone wrong. Now Maia must live with the fact that everyone isn't who they say they are, and that she's a Shouren. Her close friend and neighbor, Dr. Daniel D. Nagabhushana, will try finding a cure, but will Maia already be taken by then?
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.