The siblings Emmeline and Timothy comes from a family, with their parents almost always absent. Because of that they get a governess, Cordelia, to make sure they get the education needed.
Only after being with the family a few weeks, the children open up to her and they have lots of fun together. But even though there's a war going on and Cordelia hasn't been with the kids much yet, the parents leaves for a trip to another kingdom, with the children left behind.
All while Emmeline the oldest gets an interesting journal, written by an mysterious woman, that their governess somehow knew. But with no good ending, she tries to find the mystery woman, needing to have the journal finished correctly like if it was a book. But what would the ending be?
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.