"The lanterns danced around us, throwing light on her face. I watched, entranced, as she laughed delightedly.
'No,' I called out, desperate, as my vision blurred. I reached out to her, and woke up, to the sound of a river flowing nearby."
Riko lives on the outskirts of an ancient town, in a hidden house with her friend Adria, and permanent visitor Jun. Every day, she rests by a patch of jasmine by the river, and dreams of a woman she has never known.
(Better than it sounds. Essentially, you explore three different worlds through the eyes of Riko, and then you also explore the several different characters. Try it out?)
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.