A mark that controls the way you live, the way you are, and the person you become.
Born with a mark that symbolizes a clock, Crescent Tenbrook is faced with tough decisions and an unspoken world that know one has ever known about. Life is hard considering the fact that everyone hates her because of her mark, the mark of a Time Watcher, the mark of someone who brought utter despair to their world before her, the mark of a curse.
Seems horrible right?
Throw in a web of lies, untold truths, a mysterious boy with a gang of helpers, and a whole new dimension and you get something totally different.
Join Crescent as she unfolds the many secrets that surround her and bind her to the mark that she is forsaken with. And to cap it all off, she doesn't have much time left either. Her clock is ticking.
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.