All the world was dark. Lost. Gone. Cold. Forgotten.
The words that described my miserable life. I remember little of the time of shine. Life was at one point glorious, it was even, if I could speak the forbidden word, perfect. I remember only barely that I had at one point been warm, I remember a bright thing called Sun. But even her counterpart Moon has fled, and like starlings his children the stars swarmed after him.
And like Sun, Moon, and every star, life fled. Why did it flee? Well that was in part, ok totally my fault. I remember that before even the great descending life was bitter to me.
I know I should have cherished what I had, but SHE consumed my life. If only.....
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.