In the year 2041 an endemic has spread throughout the world. Everyone older then 18 is at risk. There is no cure, and those who come in contact with the disease slowly give in to madness before their eventual death. Any younger then 18, however, are not free from danger. They carry the virus hidden within their blood, and will transmit it to adults around them through contact. Any child under the age of 18 seen without a parent is considered a threat. And threats are to be eliminated.
Maya story begins apart from the traumas of the outside world. She has been closed off and locked away in secret; hidden because of what she is. Her family lives in fear of the powers she holds hidden within her. Powers that have come from seemingly no where, and that appear after what her mother calls the 'Devil's Song'. They've tried anything and everything to suppress her ability, making sure she lives in fear of the outside world to keep her imprisoned; where they have total control. This has left her spirit in taters, and her body a husk of what it's supposed to be.
When she is released from her family's clutches by a strange boy who she doesn't know whether to trust, will she be able to face the outside world? Or will she drown in the forbidden power seeking freedom from its cage?
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.