"haven't i given enough?"
Calliope is an ambitious practioner whose keen on dismantling the governing power-"the Council"-who she believes killed her grandfather. she's stubborn, sometimes cruel, and avoids people as best she can. as fate would have it, she stumbles upon an unlikely accomplice-infact something she(along with the rest of society) believed to be long extinct-a vampire.
Grier is a empathic vamp who after spending the last 50 years in a box in the ground is enjoying life back on, as opposed to underneath, ground and who would rather spend her days gardening and playing guitar than aiding a prideful and arrogant witch. however, she has her own mystery to solve, she awoke from her eternal sleep with company in her coffin-another skeleton who shared a matching ring with herself. seemingly an important person to her to have been buried with her, however she has no memory of the elusive person. the Council have archives that document not only every death, but every "suspicious"(aka supernatural) death in the country, so surely their records can give her some clues.
the unlikely pair band together to achieve their individual ambitions, with many falling outs and coming together along the way.
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.