Chapter 1 excerpt:
["Do you ever take anything seriously?" I groan, snuffing out the flame I had conjured up. I can't help but smile at his joke despite the situation. See, me and Kason, we're like paper and glue. I'm the glue; he's the paper. It's because we're...hm, I forgot the metaphor. Whoops. Anyway, I've known him since the first year of middle school, which is a lot of time seeing as we're one year out of high school. Once again, I'm in love with this guy. Sadly, he's as straight as a line. A straight line. A line that is straight. He turns to me with a mischievous grin and I swear I feel my stomach squeeze. Or my liver. One of the two. Maybe both.]
A young man, barely 19, finds himself in a fantasy world after the awakening of his odd abilities is discovered. Now, he must find a way back home, but with the help of three others who are stuck there with him. A war, assassins, and even a cult threaten to keep the group here forever. They have a monster-making plague to deal with as well. Sunset Serenade is about magic, queerness, and what it really means to make a sacrifice. Follow along as the youths explore a secret world only a continent away.
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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.