“You either dance to the string master’s dance or spend every day fighting against him. ” Nineteen-year-old Pandora Hart hid in the shadows of her family all her life. Commander Hart—the ruthless and cunning leader of the Kingdom of Crystal—has trained his youngest daughter to be no one. Have no attachments, feel no love and adoration, and never hold onto fragile connections that can easily break. But Pandora Hart wants to be more than a shadow. She is a dreamer, yearning to taste freedom. Stolen in the middle of the night while her kingdom glowed red, and the cinders in the wind caught alight, she is no longer a shadow. The King wants to control her. Manipulate her. Make her Lady of The Kingdom of Crystal, and use her voice against her. And yet, Pandora will be permitted to choose her husband. Will it be the soft-spoken prince with the ability to weave water through his fingertips? Or the fiery, ruthless prince who can set entire cities ablaze with a glare? Perhaps it will be the prince whose smile hides a thousand secrets. Or maybe it will be no prince at all, but the Knight of Eraminia sworn to protect her. Either way, reader, it will be your choice to make. The Joker and the Black Cat is book one of a new adult choose your own romantasy duology, from the Pandora’s Heart series. This duology can be read as a standalone story, but for the full butterfly effect—and to learn more about the other timelines—you can read Reen’s story in Requiem of Fire and Ice and Walkyer’s story in Pandora’s Heart .