Life is short--even shorter when one puts their life on the line.
Welcome to a dog eat dog world. A world of magic and those who can harness its powers and those that cannot.
A world in which Kora Harlow resided. Gifted, decisive, aloof, indifferent, a genius in every sense of the word.
She is a Harlow and a Gavell, two prestigious family names in one. Her older brothers are domineering, proud, and a beacon of light to their fellow peers at Tavaline Academy. For years Kora gazes at their light, training non-stop, waiting for the day she will shine as bright too.
But then everything falls. Her second older brother, Zeke, is dead. They never even recovered his body. His wake was quiet, and everyone silently lamented his death, as they stared at the coffin with no body.
She loses herself in the grief. Her favorite brother, her most trusted friend, is dead. He is gone and will never come back. Inside, she begs for a chance that he is still alive, waiting endlessly for something that will not happen.
And just as she needs her family the most, she separates from them, locking herself in silence. She's been training for ten years, but it is only now that she is tired.
Her father suddenly dissapears.
Their family is still held in high regard, and yet their family is no longer whole.
The time has come. It is her time to shine as bright at her brothers before her.
And then she arrives at the place where she will shine the brightest.
Her practice pays off--but now she is involved in a scheme that her brother had suffered from. She is mighty and strong, domineering yet silent.
She attracts attention from many people.
But she never expected she'd have a personal.. Bodyguard?
Malachi Sora, silent but cunning, sly mouthed and snarky, the most powerful tyrant of the Academy.
In the event that a deceased brother makes a promise to your deceased brother to protect you, one must carry out the promise. And that someone is Malachi Sora.
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.