Calgara is cursed. The kind of curse that is passed down through generations. As Cal's life goes on, her body slowly transforms into a skeleton, so that she may never feel the sun on her skin or the fresh summer breeze, smell lavender in the mysterious shops, or taste her favorite foods that remind her of a time past. The stars have cursed her, and she has never forgiven them.
Dante is a sorcerer. Or one in training, at least. His family wants him to carry on the tradition of selling potions and magic items to the State, but that isn't his preferred way of life. He wants to learn the rarest and most difficult magic of all: Fatewinding. The intertwining of fate itself.
Their lives become tied together when the Zodiac God Scorpio is missing. The Council of the Zodiac cannot find him themselves, and they task the two with this quest. The reward: Dante can finally learn Fatewinding, and Cal, as well as her future generations of family, will never be cursed again.
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.