A powerful young king, a rebellion, and a war.
King Tynan, the ruler of the land of Faine is a merciless man, he was raised to rule and knows no other life. His power of darkness and ability to harness shadows makes many of his subjects and other noblemen fear him, and Tynan uses this fear to his advantage, controlling his kingdom with an iron fist.
Liorah, a young peasant woman working in the farms growing food for the king, works tirelessly to provide for him and his court only to watch while her own family starves unable to earn enough gold to afford to feed them. Liorah decides after her young sister Elaina dies that she needed to do something. She needed to kill the king.
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.