Sakura was always a curious pup, chasing after foreign insects and the migrating birds heading south each fall. She 's constantly had the same dream, over and over, for three moons now. When the gods of her pack become one with their hosts, Sakura knows something is wrong. Sythvenos, goddess of wisdom and nature, guides Sakura to a university that was built in the ruins of most of the forest Sakura calls home. Over time, she grows both curious and fond of the human beings taking up residence on the campus.
Namely one human in particular...
Steven never had much of a family. He was kicked out of the foster system at eighteen, and he thought that Shruikani University would be a good place for a new start. Man, was he wrong. Crushed, beaten, spat upon, and left to rot: Steven was bullied since he arrived at the college. He's constantly considered a member of the "nerds"; being untalkative, unsocialable, and having watched every episode of every good sci-fi show ever doesn't really come across as a positive thing at this school. So he just sits by the gated fence encircling the campus, constantly drawing in his sketchbook between classes.
Then Sakura came. To Steven she was the most beautiful wolfess he'd ever seen, and he drew her frequently during her visits to the fence where he sat. Then a new girl came to the school, and despite the fact that all the other boys seem to flock to her presence, she actually paid attention to Steven. He stopped going to his spot by the fence, curious about this new student who arrived the day before school began.
The girl with the eyes of a wolf.
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.