I stopped at the bottom of the staircase at a grunt that came from the window. The bombs seemed to stop and I felt my connection fizz. There was someone on the castle wall. My fingers twitched as I felt more, I counted; one, two, three... there were more than a dozen climbing straight up the castle wall. I paused in shock and then my rage came. My people, my kin, my enemy lay on the other side of the castle wall. My fingers curled into fists. Eyes flashing, I uncurled my fingers and grabbed the weapon that lay on my back. I shook the rod and it popped into a bow, springing a bow out.
I began to count backwards- 14, 13, 12, 11, 10.
I knocked every arrow with a burning rage deep in my soul- 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.
My ears rung as I watched the remaining soldiers fall with an arrow in their chest. One.
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.