Kirtok Strongarm, a minotaur of the Freehorn clan, awakens one day to a nightmare. Not only has a wildfire claimed his home, but the lives of his family as well. Even in his grief, he finds no reprieve as the townsfolk have turned him into a pariah because of the flame-shaped scar on his cheek. Kirtok is Spirit-Touched, one of a cursed few whose bodies have become vessels for dormant spirits. Determined to get his home back by any means necessary, Kirtok is approached by a member of the Black Guard mercenaries.
As Kirtok works to earn back his childhood home, he must come to terms with what home and family really is, and with the growing menace that lives within him.
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.