While searching for the elusive island of Mer'Astra, Arlen Gannet's ship made port at the deadly island cluster of Mecroav. There, Arlen barely escaped death, but her sight was lost. Her lifelong friends, Del NaVair and Anessa Clove, braved dangerous waters to bring Arlen to the mysterious healers on the northern mainland, Ervalis. Against the healer's warnings, they bargained for their friend, and new eyes came with new loss for Arlen ... The person she loved most. Three years later, and still weighted with grief, Arlen is back on the seas. A new mission with Del and Anessa to finally go to Mer'Astra. (No pit stops this time!)
The story begins here. (The past is a tale for another time.) Arlen's journey throws her overboard into a world of her wildest dreams. A world of new discoveries, friendships, betrayal, bloodshed, and ... feelings?
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.