Surrounded by the flames and ruin of their life, a child watches their father be murdered by a dark, armored figure.
A champion of an empire built on greed, corruption, and slavery strikes down a man regarded as a hero by his nation only to further the vengeance they inflict on his family and steal his child for their own purpose.
Beneath that armor is Ser Orianna Caldwell, heir to the legacy of the living saint of a corrupt church. Malachai Caldwell, a blackguard, a villain, and the man who founded the Order of Saint Caldwell, knights known for such brutality and cruelty they are dubbed "The Bloody Saints". She has stolen the child and creates from it a weapon, not to turn against the world, but herself.
Evil's greatest champion in the domain of the goddess Ilia wants to die, and she will set the child of her most hated rival on a collision course with herself. It will be no mean feat, though, for Ser Caldwell is a knight without peer, a warrior without equal, and in her hands rests the relic blade Sorrow. Forged when the world was broken by the gods cast down for their treachery and strife, it steals the soul of any its strikes down, but an even more deadly secret is held within its ancient runes.
Will vengeance's child accept the fate thrust upon them, or forge their own path, and create a legacy of their own choosing?
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.