Left orphaned after the Great War between kingdoms, Mathias the Second soon found himself drafted into the Merchant's Guild, a fraternity dedicated towards profiting from the carcasses left behind from battles between Heroes and monsters. But this opportunity is nothing like he imagined. With Mathias the Second now expected to dodge the jaws of a Great Wyrm, or confuse the mighty Cerberus, the lowly apprentice has grown tired of this lifestyle. Trouble soon finds them when an untested Hero falls while the Guild steals the eggs from a Great Wyrm. Upon witnessing this failure, Mathias the Second recognizes that these so-called Heroes are merely actors paying for the opportunity to defeat drugged monsters. Now forced to abandon the Silent Isles before the Church finds them, Mathias the Second and his companions leave the Conquered World behind them, sailing into unknown waters.
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.