
Long before she was the Queen of Hearts Catherine Pinkerton was just a girl who wanted to fall in love Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland & a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts but her interests lie elsewhere A talented baker all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend But according to her mother such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next queen Then Cath meets Jest the handsome & mysterious court joker For the first time she feels the pull of true attraction At the risk of offending the king & infuriating her parents she & Jest enter into an intense secret courtship Cath is determined to define her own destiny & fall in love on her terms But in a land thriving with magic madness & monsters fate has other plans From New York Times bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles Marissa Meyer comes a vision of Wonderland like none you've seen before telling the untold story of the girl who would the notorious Queen of Hearts