"My full name is Princess Hallie-Hazelle-Briar of the Kingdom of Norton, but you may call me Briar"
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Briar is a Princess, and that is not necessarily a good thing. With 6 older siblings, she is unlikely to ever get the throne, but she is still treated like she is the only heir. And her bad behaviour gets her shipped to a nunnery, to bang some respect into her. But Briar manages to escape and goes to the most permissive place she knows, the City of the Open Sky, Halivaare.
But things are not as rosy as they seem. Briar discovers a plot that may destroy her world and she must do everything to stop it, before it is too late...
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.