Lucia has reluctantly moved to the rural town of Umbra, in the English countryside, to live with her absent father, after she found her aunt Sofiya in the alley, at the side of their London home, bloody and bitten.
Struggling to cope with village life, an overprotective father, a new prim and proper stepmother and her 'Mean Girl' step sister, the fifteen year old vows to runaway back to London, to look after her auntie, on her first day in the small town.
But what happens when she meets mysterious, geeky neighbour, Damien and he accompanies her into the woods?
What secrets does the forest hold that connects the small town to her life in London and the brutal attack on her beloved aunt?
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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.