Far in the Pacific Ocean, on the lost continent of Desmai, the three long-standing empires of a race known as the Shivrathai have been growing restless. Their usual peacefulness has been disturbed by a new leader coming to power; an ambitious leader, with plans to expand his empire's borders in a way that puts the other empires in grave danger. The new leader suddenly makes a bold move, leaving the other two empires crippled. In a desperate attempt to fight back, a lone warrior is sent to ally with an alien land - America.
However, things don't go as smoothly as planned for the warrior. Instead of going to the land's leader, he meets a human girl who agrees to help him in his cause. Together, the two hatch a daring plan that could raise the empires - or collapse them for good.
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.