**Inspired by ABC's *Once Upon A Time**
Once upon a time, in a land filled with magic called the Ebony Woodlands, lived all the usual inhabitants of fairytales: royals, villains, commoners, magical beings, etc. They all live out their stories passed happily ever after and their families grew, now with children writing their own chapters out with adventure at every turn.
Until a curse transports them to a coastal town in North Carolina by the name of Broken Brooke Bay. Now these family have no memory of their true lives and know only of what the curse has given them. They have new name, new memories, new lives.
To the unsuspecting eye, it seems the town once was a busy area, evident by the animal sanctuary, light house, and other small attractions. But there's something off: no one ever seems to visit or leave the town. There is never anyone new from out of town moving in and everything in the town line seems... stagnant. The younger generation of the town is slowly realizing this as they begin to interact with each other more than they have before.
As they try to uncover the mysteries of their hometown, they will build relationships of every kind and find a specific item that will open their locked away memories slowly in different ways. On this journey they take, they will recover the lost chapters from their parents' stories.
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.