Hayami Amano was about equivalent to a speck of dust, in the grand frame of things. Born to a shop-owner who died in a fire just the day after she was born. Born to a mother who succumbed to madness and ended her own life on Hayami's third birthday.
"Free yourself, Hayami." had been her mothers last words.
However, freedom is next to impossible, in a world where the Powerless are at the mercy of the Gifted. She's spent her whole life crushed under the boot of the King, scurrying around her Common city and living off of what she could take by herself. Until one day, forced to kneel at the foot of the enemy, a vial of poison held to her lips, she's told a secret and given a choice.
Become the Commander of the army, a weapon to be wielded by the King. Give up every ounce of freedom she might have had, or die.
Two twin princes, different as night and day. An elf healer whose past life flashes before her eyes in flashes of light. A twisted tale comes to life. There is more than one way to be free within the castle walls.
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.