[Book One of The Elementals Series.]
Nicolette is a Fire Elemental, with poor problem solving skills, a weak Element, the tendency to make bad choices, and a secret that could spell doom on everyone.
When she finally comes of age to join the first year of the famed school for Elementals like herself, known as Elements Academy, she thought she was in for a ... well ... normal, school year. One like any other. Maybe make some friends, get through her classes, and master her Element at long last, just like her sister, Erika. A normal school year, like the peaceful school Elements Academy is meant to be.
But a threat is lurking in the shadows. An ancient race of Elementals unlike the others, strange powers, the girl in the cage, the strange area around the campus clearing, and a gamble with everyone Nicolette comes to meet... A choice is fast approaching. And a big one. It seems this once-peaceful haven for Elementals in this magical world is turning into that of a minefield. And she's stuck directly in the middle of 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.