Bookish Thursday - Lost Heart in King Manor by Celeste Fenton and a Giveaway link!

October 09, 2025

Bookish Thursday - Lost Heart in King Manor by Celeste Fenton and a Giveaway link!

It's fall and time for more cozy reading. This one comes courtesy of WOW-Women on Writing.

So let's get the business out of the way.

Book Summary

Some secrets are worth killing for.

And some hearts don’t break quietly.

At 45, Gabby Heart isn’t looking for drama—just quiet days on Dost Island running her village gift shop, teaching art, and keeping her past tucked safely away. But when her mother suffers a sudden health crisis, Gabby is pulled into a storm of family secrets, betrayal, and a dark legacy buried within the walls of the once-grand King Manor.

What was supposed to be a safe place for her mother’s recovery becomes the backdrop for a chilling mystery. Strange incidents begin to unfold, and it becomes clear: someone inside King Manor has a deadly agenda.

As a hurricane traps Gabby inside the sprawling estate, she’s forced to work alongside two very different men—her maddeningly attractive officemate and a charming new neighbor, both hiding dark secrets. One man may want her heart. The other may want her dead.

But can she trust her instincts before it's too late?

Publisher: Independently Published (April 15, 2025)

ISBN: 979-8280071773

ASIN: B0F2ZML3M9

Print length: 347 pages (also available as ebook)

Purchase a copy of Lost Heart in King Manor

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Heart-King-Manor-Mysteries/dp/B0F5C97VHH

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lost-heart-in-king-manor-celeste-fenton/

Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/lost-heart-in-king-manor-book-one-in-the-mysteries-of-a-heart-series-celeste-fenton

You can also add this to your GoodReads reading list

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/235040101-lost-heart-in-king-manor

About the Author, Celeste Fenton

Celeste Fenton holds an M.Ed. and Ph.D. in education and has over thirty years’ experience in higher education. Her writing is fueled by a lifelong love of mystery, a fascination with the complexities of the human heart, and just enough real-world experience to keep things interesting. A widow, mother of adult twin sons, proud grandmother, dog lover, and semi-retired professor living in Florida, she weaves imagination with insight to create stories that are both emotionally rich and laced with suspense.

When she’s not writing, reading, or plotting her next twist, she’s often off exploring small towns across America—setting out solo for month-long adventures, much to the awe (and occasional alarm) of friends and family. Her latest obsessions include escape rooms, mastering the perfect miter cut for a DIY bathroom remodel, and making the impossible decision of where to travel next.

Website: https://celestefenton.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Celeste-Fenton-Mysteries-of-a-Heart

IG: @celestefentonwrites https://www.instagram.com/celestefentonwrites/

Book Giveaways

Don’t forget to tell your readers about the book giveaway at

The Muffin https://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com from Sept. 15 – 28

Is your post later in the tour? We have two more giveaways you can tell your readers about

October 1 Avonna Loves Genres https://avonnalovesgenres.com/

October 7 A Wonderful World of Words https://awonderfulworldofwordsa.blogspot.com/

Sneak Peek

Intrigued by Lost Heart in King Manor? The adventures continue with Book 2: Captive Heart at Brantmar Castle. And author Celeste Fenton will be back at WOW Women on Writing with a blog and podcast tour for her second book from November 10 to December 7. Invite your readers to stop by the Muffin on November 10 for the full schedule.

Now for my opinion.

Well...

Let me say I have the upmost respect for anyone who manages to get a story from their mind onto paper and into the public domain. It's hard work. (Says the person who has several unfinished novels sitting around.)

And I am a mood reader too. The new cover reminds me of the old Gothic novels I read in the early 70's. It has that kind of vibe. So I was hopeful. Unfortunately, the copy of the book I had was an ARC and the formatting kept pulling me out of the story.

There were also a couple of items in the first part of the book which had me stopping and checking them out - like a sprained wrist being put into a cast and a Maine coon cat being called a 'fluffy yellow' cat. Both things can be true, but for some reason they jarred me.

But if you are looking for a Gothic-style mystery set in present day, pick this book up. Don't take my opinion, check these out...