In the Kingdom of Evora, there is nowhere to hide. Once the people find out what you can do, you are sentenced to death.
This is the sad reality for Maya Brekken. One slip up leads to her being burned on a post in the middle of town square. Once they saw that she could change, they condemned her.
She had thought that she was doomed until she is pulled from the flames and whisked away to a place that she never knew existed. There, she must learn how to use her shapeshifting ability to save everyone around her. To save her friends and family, she has to do things that she never would have considered otherwise.
Maya must lie, betray, and hide her feelings in this new world of fantasy and romance that she is thrown into, otherwise the people around her will perish.
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.