1792, France
In a time where injustice is served with an iron fist with a side of rebellion, the country of France is in a heavy turmoil. The monarchy is ripping at the seams, finally being destroyed by the people the government oppressed. The Guild of Perfect Impostors and all of its members are determined to see the monarchy decapitated.
Eleanor "Queen of No One" Fairfox has called The Guild of Perfect Impostors her home for the last twelve years of her life. She is a tough beauty that knows how to pierce the hearts of men, and not only with a dagger. With her dark past, Eleanor has embraced the light that The Guild brings her, and has vowed to destroy anyone and anything that gets in the way of her missions and threatens to harm anyone in The Guild. Her dangerous life is threatening her wellbeing constantly and is deemed suicidal by their opposing class, the Lambs. But Eleanor will do what it takes to see her and her Guild family survive.
Rosanna Villienreil, or "Lady Guillotine" to those who have been more unfortunate to come across her blade is a vision of a young woman with beauty and grace, making her one of The Guild's most valuable decoys. Rosanna's past is not that of a simple one. Born into an upper class lamb family she had everything, all the dresses she could ever want, a loving family, and all the money in the world until the dark shadows of an Assassin's life became the only refuge she had left. For the last four years the Perfect Impostors have shaped her into an elite soldier. So don't let her looks and perfect manners fool you love, she may have been born the prey, but she was raised a predator.
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.