"Mom!" I screamed, "Something is wrong!"
"What is it dar- Oh my word!" She stopped in the doorway covering her mouth, "How is it a- Honey! Come here!" Fear laced slightly in her words.
"Mother, please what's going on," I was absolutely terrified now that tattoo only making it worse.
"What is wrong?" the deep voice of my father soothed me slightly. It was strange how such a big burly man could calm me down especially when he is in the Brutality Class.
"My tattoo it's of a-"
"A Dragon..." My father finished for me.
In Maia's world, everyone has a tattoo. They symbolize which class you are in, predator or prey, and subclasses beyond that. At the age of 16, at noon of their birthday, everyone's tattoo becomes naturally branded onto their skin. What happens when Maia's tattoo is something different causing her to not fall into any of the categories publically established?
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.