Winter Owens was living a perfectly ordinary life until the day she went antique shopping. Wandering the endless shelves and adventures of time from long ago, she comes across an ancient pendant. Intrigued, she purchases it, but on her walk home, the pendant glows, emanating the light of the legendary Phoenix Spirit who reveals that she's found the long lost Jewel of Ashes, and that it was up to Winter to return it to the Crypt of Resurrection before the full moon the following week. Otherwise, the fate of the world would be at peril... Nothing like an ancient curse, an epic journey, and one fashionable pendant to spice up your boring life, right?
NOTE: Originally written for the Write To Survive Round 2 - 4D and Motion Simulator stop writing contest! But stay tuned for novelization! (*^_^*)
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.