Marceline, mostly known as Mara, is special. She's a Given, but she doesn't know what her Given is exactly. No one knows.
Or is there someone who knows her secret, a secret she doesn't even know?
All she really wanted to do is get out of the small village and away from those questioning eyes. Everyone expects her to do greatness, just because she holds a gift. And when she's accepted into Knight and Magic Academy, a prestige academy that teaches a student not only how to wield a sword, but how to gain control of their magic, will she find out what her goddess gave her?
But the academy itself has it's own secrets, secrets that Mara might not be able to deal with.
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.