"Hey, you! You there! Yeah, you'll want to read this thing. ... Oh, what's it about? Well, it's about me. ... Who am I? Check out the title. That's me, Sebastian Waugh, fourth child of the Waugh family. You know the Waugh family; American Minister Waugh and Other Peoples Ambassador Waugh are, like, two of the most famous American wizards."
"Get on with it!"
"Shut up, Katie, I'm the main character! So, yeah, anyway, this is all about my life. Cool, right? I mean, I'm not just a normal super-handsome and incredibly talented teenager. I go on these amazing adventures and use my magic to kick the butts of all no-gooders and evil-doers."
"You go?"
"Fine, my friends and I go. Happy now, Katie? Anyway, you have to read it. Now! Trust me, our authoress - is that the female of author? - well, she just uses us to blow off steam. We don't really have a connected plot, I think. We'll just keep going forever and ever and ever."
"They get the point, stupid."
"I was done! Jeeze."
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.