Once every hundred years the Sacred Tree of the small kingdom of Oumori selects a pure soul, a Hikari, to become host to its core of light.
Planted by the Goddess Yuwa, to protect the holy land she created by hand. She bound the tree's core, its lifeforce, to a pure soul of man.
As the Hikari, time no longer has an effect, they are bound body and soul to the tree and the kingdom. When the tree is weakened or the kingdom is becoming too corrupt, the Hikari will fall ill. The Hikari will live as long as 100 years before their fated time comes and they can ascend to the Heavens.
Naru is the youngest child of Oumori's 49th Queen. At 10 years old he is chosen by the sacred tree to become the Hikari when the previous Hikari ascends to heaven.
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.