Goodnight Moon: a Horror Novel

Every parent cuts corners. A skipped page here, a rushed lullaby there. What harm could it do?Theo Lawson is about to find out.Struggling to balance work and single parenthood, Theo has been shortening his six-year-old daughter Anna’s bedtime routine—just to get a few precious minutes of rest. But Anna’s nightmares are getting worse. She speaks of a woman with a moon-pale face who watches from the corner, whispering that Daddy doesn’t love her enough to do it right.When Theo finally sees the entity himself, he learns a terrifying truth: bedtime rituals aren’t just comforting traditions. They’re sacred promises. And the Ritual Mother—an ancient being who protects children by punishing negligent parents—has been counting every broken one.Now Theo must perform seven perfect bedtime routines, or lose Anna forever to a place where every night is perfect, every story is complete, and children never grow up.Some promises should never be broken.