Play your cards right, and you win the throne. One wrong step, however, and it's your body hung in the courtyard.
Lupin Ducourt is a thief and liar.
A peasant girl struggling for survival in the capitol's slums, she holds no grand aspirations for adventure and intrigue. "Dreams don't put food on the table", as her mother is so fond of saying. Living from one heist to the next, she has little time to worry over the political affairs of kings. They don't concern her, so why bother with them?
Oh, how simple things used to be.
A job gone wrong lands her in hot water with the wealthy sort, and the executioner's block looms unbearably close. All hope is lost, unless...
Unless she plays the game, of course.
Masquerade as the lost princess, win the throne and heart of the handsome Prince Silphim. As long as she follows the commands of her shady new benefactor, things couldn't be more easy. A simple job for a girl who's spent her whole life stealing.
Of course, competing against 5 other girls who all claim the same (false?) identity might present a challenge.
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.