In this world, the rich rule with an iron fist. Peasants or lowly men are considered worms under their feet. To a boy like Icarus, a name in the capital is what he needs to help his family. He enlists in the army but as a young boy who has just turned 16, is he ready for actual combat? He'll have to deal with the great dangers of the wilderness, assassins from other lands, and the army of rival states. He'll have to be deadly, swift, and steady. He'll have to survive, or his own life will be taken away from him, and that illusion of safety will be gone forever.
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.