"Humans have an addiction to knowledge; Knowledge of how things work, Knowledge of why things work, and the knowledge of how to destroy things." He paused and smiled coldly, flashing his razor canines in the green light of the lab.
"And I, for one, don't fancy a colony of power hungry Humans coming after me, or my kind" His face shifted fluidly from that of a predator, to something emotionless.
"I was just looking at the stars for goodness sake!" She hissed, backing away from him. Angry was easy to run from, emotionless a lot harder. His thick, dark brows furrowed as she spoke, leaving him glowering.
"Were you not seeking knowledge of the universe while you were 'just looking'?" His voice was sharp, matching his teeth. She only answered him with silence, any need to explain herself dead within her.
"Exactly. Don't bother. You've been looking too long to just be curious." And with that, her beautifully aggressive 'star boy' was, probably, star-ward bound; taking his beauty, husky voice and hatred for her kind with him.
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.