18-year-old Van, an Element Spinner in training, is honing his craft of using the element of water to perform magic while his master is simply using him to make money under the guise that "Everything is a training situation, yada, yada, yada."
What Van doesn't know, but quickly finds out, is that he might not have as much control over his powers as he thought. Someone has stripped him of his free will and is controlling him, along with his powers, and they aren't doing it to help people.
Van must figure out how to be the hero when everyone around him views him as the villain.
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.