A newly ascended Vampire Lord Astarion, must now face the consequences of breaking the deal he made with the Gur. What happens when they take what's his?
"Either reveal her location to me or face the consequences of accompanying me while I massacre your entire bloodline." Astarion quivered with calculated anger, his grasp tightening around her throat. Her toes hardly made contact with the ground.
"Y-you've killed them already, you monster!" Despite her efforts, the Gur woman's attempts to free herself from his grip were futile. "When you ascended, you murdered thousands of our kin... you were supposed to stop the ritual.. not partake in it!"
"Right, yes," His voice laced with sarcasm. "Your kin, who were vampire spawn, were ready to be released upon Baldur's gate. Pray tell, how was that a superior notion to bestowing a new master upon them?"
"It doesn't.. matter." She gasped, the corners of her vision becoming dark. "The only way to get her back is to go to the tribe and willingly surrender... you must atone. Your life for hers.. if you die she goes free. If you don't, she dies.." Her body convulsed as his hand tightened around her throat, the sound of her gasps drowned out by a deafening crack.
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.