A rose.
That's how it started, a single golden stemmed rose with lush purple petals.
She had made it out of boredom, at first it was a pencil sketch but it grew from there. It became an object of devotion. Drawing, painting, sculpture, sticker on the inside of her highschool locker. She would see it in her dreams, in the reflection of the mirror.
She had seen it everywhere. Then, she saw it in Emma's eyes. Then it was everywhere, in everything she did. It suprised her more than anything to see the dream flower growing beside her bed, out of a vase made by a girl she'd met once.
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.