Heartless

Description:

Long before she was the terror of Wonderland—the infamous Queen of Hearts—she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and 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 and mysterious court joker. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the king and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship. Cath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in love on her terms. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans. In her first stand-alone teen novel, the New York Times-bestselling author dazzles us with a prequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

subjects: Love & Romance,  Extraterrestrial beings,  Fantasy & Magic,  Fiction,  Triangles (Interpersonal relations),  Bakers,  Romance fiction,  Characters and characteristics in literature,  Characters in literature,  Love,  Juvenile fiction,  Fantasy,  Characters,  Mothers and daughters,  Courtship,  Characters and characteristics,  YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General,  JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance,  JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic,  YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / General,  YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations,  Schools,  Baseball,  Tutors and tutoring,  Mental Depression,  High schools,  nyt:young-adult-e-book=2016-11-27,  New York Times bestseller,  Children's fiction,  Love, fiction,  Fantasy fiction,  A.R. 5.6,  Reading Counts,  Green,  Young adult fiction, paranormal, occult & supernatural,  Young adult fiction, romance, paranormal,  Young adult fiction, fairy tales & folklore, general,  Fiction, fantasy, general,  Fiction, romance, general

People: Lewis Carroll (1832-1898),  Catherine (Queen of Hearts),  Jester,  Cheshire Cat,  Elsie,  Lacie,  Tillie (3 Fates),  The king,  Peter Peter,  Raven,  Hatta

Places: Wonderland

Times: Long before the Catherine took her place as the Queen of Hearts.