Alt text: An antique invitation to Mourning Dove Manor rests beside magnolia blossoms, a vintage key, and candlelight, with the grand Southern manor glowing beyond wrought-iron gates beneath a full moon.

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿš๏ธ Consider this your formal invitation. ๐Ÿš๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ

Anybody whoโ€™s anybody has attended a party at Mourning Dove Manor. ๐Ÿฅ‚โœจ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

Ohโ€ฆ youโ€™ve never been? ๐Ÿ‘€

Well, that is awkward. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜‚

Perhaps your invitation simply got lost in the mail. ๐Ÿ’Œ๐Ÿ“œ

Or perhaps someone thought it was better that you stayed away. ๐Ÿšช๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒ™

You see, Mourning Dove Manor has quite a history. ๐Ÿš๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ The kind people whisper about instead of discussing over coffee. โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿคซ The kind where everyone seems to know something, but nobody ever seems particularly interested in telling the whole story. ๐Ÿ‘€

And then, of course, there wasโ€ฆ

๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ the last party. ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฅ‚

But we probably shouldnโ€™t talk about that.

Not yet. ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ–ค

What I can tell you is that Iโ€™ve been keeping a secret of my own. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ I wrote a Southern Gothic novella. ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ“–

And onโ€ฆ

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ October 31, 2026 ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐ŸŽƒ

โ€ฆthe doors to Mourning Dove Manor will open. ๐Ÿšช๐Ÿ—๏ธ๐Ÿš๏ธ๐ŸŒ™

No title reveal today. ๐Ÿคซ

No cover reveal. ๐Ÿ‘€

And Iโ€™m certainly not telling you what happened at that party. ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚

For now, all you need to know is that your invitation has arrived. ๐Ÿ’Œ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

Whether accepting it is a good idea remains to be seen. ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ–ค

โ€”Guyton

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