Welcome to Belgate, a magical-turned-colorless metropolis where Magicians and Nonmagi have lived through years of discontent and begrudgery. Magic has been outlawed by the Alchemists, who have learned to suppress the Magicians power with their terrifying creations, Golems.
Elysia is among one of the few peasant girls who struggles in the rustic city of machinery and creation. Her father suffers from an illness, leaving her and her older brother with the task of supporting their family.
She often has oddly vivid dreams about a mysterious second life. Overtime, it becomes increasingly difficult for her to separate her dreams from reality, causing her to commit a murder that parallels into the real world.
Desperate, she runs away from her home and soon finds herself tangled with Alchemists, her greatest fears materialize and soon, each day becomes a fight for her right to stay alive and a choice between freedom or enslavement.
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.