"I had it, but it's gone now, the ring of Darkness. I made it. I set inside it a dark, corrupted, purple gem; it shone with the power of Death. Some of that power became part of me. I cherished it, and I still do. I know that someone took it. I will hunt her down to the edge of the world, and kill her, if I have to."
"How did you come by that gem?"
"On my sixteenth birthday my best friend, Karai, took me to a cave in the forest of Narsean to explore and maybe find a gem or two. And that's where I found it, the dark one. It seemed to emit a sort of shadow around it. Karai snatched it up and ran. I sprinted after her. After a few grabs and punches, she dropped it.
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.