{Draft #1}
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Living away from humanity for most of her life, nine-year-old Lucky finds herself different from most monsters. Some hide in cramped dens, many hiss with forked tongues, and others bare their yellow-fanged teeth. Lucky had none of those traits, as a peculiar monster nobody else could quite understand.
Lucky was an outcast, a mistake.. but... everything changed when Lucky found a strange well in the forest.
Cody, fifteen-year-old student athlete with less than radical grades, is always on his toes nowadays. Ever since a strange well appeared in the woods behind his grandmother's backyard, unexpected phenomenons have been arising. Cody certainly wasn't expecting to find a little girl and her terrifying dog by the well.
Together, Cody and Lucky (as well as her parental guardian, surrogate chaperone) discover each other's worlds, all while investigating the powers of the wishing well.
In fact, one of their worlds may be in grave danger.
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.