Jessica Smith is a 17 year old teenage girl in her junior year of high school. Freshman and Sophomore years were great, but after her parents' death in the previous summer, Jessica is facing overwhelming grief.
After 8 months of constant grieving, Jessica's grandmother and older brother decide to send her to live with her Uncle Adam in Alaska. That doesn't sound so bad, right? Move to a new place to get a fresh start? However, Adam is a drunkie who wouldn't know how to take care of himself if his life depended on it. So yeah, that's not so good for a new start.
The day of the move in, Jessica spots a mysterious wolf. She's drawn to him. However, how will she comprehend the fact that he might not be just a wolf, and that he lives in a mythical land where creatures that shouldn't exist.... exist. How did this land and these creatures come to be? And who is responsible for it?
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.