For Samantha Wing, popularity wasn't what was on her mind. Makeup- no thank you. School, while she was content with it, was not her favorite thing in the world. She wasn't like the other 7th grade girls in her school. (Her fathers words, not hers) But i'll tell you what she loved, why she dreaded the winter months and strived for summer. Well, first of all she lives in Chicago, (and lets face it, who here can't wait for the snow to melt after those five long months) but thats not the point. Every summer, for two weeks, she gets to leave everything behind and go to paradise. Not your paradise, I assume, but hers. Arkansas. Where her horse and her cousins were her first priority. Now, before this book vomits cliché, lets add a twist.
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.