Along the banks of the braided Hornewood River lies Southbend, a small town home to river and forest folk alike.
Well, maybe village is a better word? I don't know, I just live here. And right now I have more to worry about than being pedantic.
My father sits and stares out the window all day, ill with his grief, my brothers run around harassing the people in town all day, I am perpetually covered in mud and paint, and Amand keeps pulling me up the mountain--into the woods--on his crazy day adventures. I wouldn't mind it if I didn't know what he was really after.
The spirits and creatures of the wood and river can be beautiful, ethereal, magical. They twinkle and dance and sing as they ride on the wind or play in the trees. Others--the ones I know he's REALLY after--are not so friendly. At least, that's what the elders say and what the whispers around town are saying. Why can't he just hunt rabbits, like a normal Lightfoot?
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.