Autumn had made its way to the little town, coloring the trees red yellow and orange, little leaves gently swirling around in the wind. Slowly, but surely, the temperatures were dropping, each morning the grass was covered with frost, which eventually melted away as the sun spread its wings and covered the fields and woods in its heat. The children of the town were delighted, running around in the forest and chasing everything from leaves to squirrels and throwing rocks into the little river that sweeps through the woods through numerous twists and turns. Old legends tell of arcane creatures that reside in this river, calling out to the children with a beautiful song that is said to lure them down out of curiosity. Of course, these are just old tales, but some of the town's elders still believe it's true. Some even say they've heard the song themselves.
The town, which most residents referred to as ''Velleity'', resided far west of the great Arboribus mountains. The inhabitants were an interesting kind, everyone knew everyone and everyone was considered family, except for the outcasts of the town. These were the ones that had committed sin, those who had turned to evil. The outsiders usually migrated to other town's, or settled outside of Velleity.
The main character of this story, Ryker, is a teenage boy living in Velleity, dealing with all of lifes difficulties. He's a poet, going out into the forest to write every morning and night to fill his notebook with all his thoughts and ideas and stories and poems. But life really isn't as good as people portray it to be. And one day, he decides to ask the goddesses for help, for a sign to keep going, when things go wrong and he accidentaly summons a demon.
But this demon is different, special.
And soon enough, feelings that Ryker have never felt before start building up, until they overflow.R
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.