(The Scion and the Guardians: Book One)
In a time forgotten, when the horrors of what lies beyond human cognizance were in oblivion, an unsettling event cast the mortals in a state of trepidation. Winds are growing stronger from the ocean, and the dormant volcanoes of the world are starting to accumulate its power from the underworld once more. Fear is beginning to find its way back in people's minds and everyone is nescient of what is lurking behind the shadows. At the center of the tension lie two powerful families: the Blaises of Maven, who rules all of the Lagoni Empire, and the Darenbys of Cragblood who rules Civen, the largest kingdom in Lagon. Together, they are powerful and unyielding as the land from where they were raised. Gliding through the cold snow of the north to the hot and stormy islands of the south, behold the story of the kings, lords and ladies, knights and seers, invaders and the yielded, who unite in a time of darkness and terror.
At this point in time, explorers plant the seeds of their belief for position and power; warriors raise their swords and hearts to protect the realm; a child attempts to discover the truths from his cloaked past; and a woman assumes the greatest of responsibilities and a perilous journey. Everyone strives to be on his climb for status and authority, amidst allegiances and betrayals, victory and defeat, conspiracy and schemes, the usual and the otherworldly. The fate of these families, their allies, and their enemies dangles helplessly on the balance, as each aspires to dominate that baffling battle of conviction and belief: A War of Faiths.
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.