Sofia Antonova is a girl living in the slums of Bellina, a prosperous magical town, ostracised for being an illusionist, but always managing to rise above her circumstances, especially with her parents by her side. However, when her parents are murdered one day in a violent attack, she's forced to escape and find a new life in the nicer, shinier part of town. However, not all that glitters is gold, and sometimes shiny things can be deceiving. As she rises through the ranks of society due to her grit, ambition, intelligence and abilities and has to hide her true self from her new friends, she starts to see the corruption of this dark jewel. And, as she begins to fall in love with Blanche Mortimer, the town's villain, she realises that even she has her dark side.
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.