Stella lives a life of disappointment. Though every aspect of her life is hopeless, she wouldn't trade it for anything else, believing there is comfort in normality. If it's one thing she fears, it is change.
Stella is gifted with seeing glimpses of the future. Others would love this gift - who wouldn't want to see what's to come? The prophetic outlooks she sees however, are distressing futures; the kind that reveal death, destruction, and despair. Stella is thus convinced that foresight isn't a gift, but a curse. Lately, Stella has been dreaming of a world unlike her own. In this world she sees fire, blackness and demise. These visions contain voices that seem to be yearning for her, calling to her...but all Stella ever did was mind her own business, even if that business was inside of her own head.
When a strange being visits Stella, he claims not to be from her world, "Blue Gem." He requests that she answer the pleas in her visions that reflect the voices of people from his world who are in desperate need of her help.
Stella is too frightened to help her own world to begin with,
how can she be expected to save another?
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.