"If you'll compare yourself with a greek deity, whom would you be?", old Mrs. Carty asked the whole class. "Lori?"
I stand up. "Uhmm.." I started.
"She'll be Athena.", Steph said before I could say anything. "Coz she's intellligent. Like, genius."
I glared at her. My classmates were like murmuring to agree. She grin at me knowing inside, I'm flattered, coz I could feel my cheeks heat up.
"Uh, I'll choose Athena.", I answered.
"Are you sure?", asked the old teacher. She looks at me like she could see right through my soul. I feel like she's not just asking me for the sake of academics...
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.