Lily Richman is a normal 8th grader living in the small town of Saratoga with her mom and her sister. That is until the Government Research Lab of Investigation and Experimentation, or G.R.L.I.E, shows up at her school and attempts to kidnap her, her best friends Sloan and Cori, and her big sister Maya. The 4 girls flee from the town under her mothers instructions where they find a mysterious camp that is not only prepared to protect them but teach them how to protect themselves. There the girls discover something about themselves they never knew before and Lily realizes she may be in more danger then she thought.
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The door bursts open with a crash throwing the filing cabinets to the floor, papers flying everywhere. Tall muscular guys dressed in all black and armed with guns burst in swiveling back and forth until their eyes lock on me, Cori, and Sloan who are huddled up in the corner. A couple of them point there guns directly at our heads. Fear washes over me and I'm paralyzed unable to move. It doesn't matter much, even if I could move it wouldn't do me much good. The whole class is screaming and crying and hugging each other as the rest of the men continue swiveling around making sure the rest of the students make no sudden movements. It was a scene straight out of a horror movie.
"you three" one of the men says and I know hes talking to Me, Sloan, and Cori. I just know it in my gut that this ordeal was for some reason our fault. "your coming with us" Cori and Sloan both grab m hands and squeeze them tight. 'It really isn't smart to eliminate our best means of protection' I think vaguely but don't object. Five of the men come forward and seize us by the arms ripping us from each others grasp. Panic surges through me. All I know is that I'm desperately screaming for them and they are screaming for me as they drag us out of the chaotic classroom.
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.