The three diamonds kept Valo, Tenebris, and Meravidian at peace with each other. As the diamonds were buried by time and legend, relations between the kingdoms deteriorated toward fear mongering, espionage, and inexplicable violence.
Celene's journey begins with a robbery, where she clashes swords with the handsome head warrior of Valo, Maverick. Maverick escorts her back to his home kingdom to be tried as a criminal, but not before he discovers that the thief possesses power a girl of her status should not have.
He takes Celene back to the White Castle where the age old sorceress, Awendan, reveals a prophecy that speaks of a hero with the power to unite the three kingdoms. Believing it is Celene's destiny, Awendan encourages Celene to embark on a journey to stop the conflict before it destroys the realm. But a mysterious force works against Celene and threatens to thwart her trials and doom them all.
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.