She wants the crown and she wants love.
Rheda is a free spirited girl brought up by strict parents who has always taught her to behave and play by the rules, to be an ideal princess that obeys the customs, she dreams of leaving a life free to make her own choices and free of the absurd constraints of her kingdom. she envisions these dreams coming to life when she meets a dashing young man who cares deeply for her and always runs to her rescue.
Her dream is a society where women are not restricted and limited to be homemakers alone, but to leave in a society where the women opinion mattered and trusted to make reasonable decisions for herself and her society and allowed to take up important leadership positions, and not hide behind her husband unable to express herself.
Rheda turns rebel to prove her ideologies but is constantly shuned. Not until her dreams are shattered by constant betrayal filling her with contempt and anger, she realizes the role power plays and why she must weld it, she manipulates her way to the top eliminating anyone that challenges her, will she ever learn to love again and forgive.
Will she ever realise her dream to rule and live a life full of love? Or is it true that power and love cannot coexist, can a reigning monarch really not weld power, avoid betrayals,fake supporters and be surrounded by those whose love are true or does the crown only attract vipers. To weld power must she constantly betray and be betrayed.
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.