The Moon's Forgotten Bride

The Moon's Forgotten Bride A Tale by Evelyne D'Lorien Tales from the Silent Garden – Book III (can be read as a standalone) On nights when the moon wanes too soon, she wakes beneath the willow by the lake — a bride once loved by the heavens, and long forgotten by the world. When Lucien Vale, a quiet clockmaker, arrives in the valley, he begins to hear a woman's voice calling through his dreams. Drawn to the lake's silver silence, he meets the Moon Bride — not a spirit seeking rescue, but a soul waiting to be heard. In building a clock with no hands, Lucien discovers that love is not about keeping — it is about releasing. A hauntingly poetic gothic fairytale about time, memory, and forgiveness. Written in lush, lyrical prose, this standalone tale (≈6,000 words / 25–30 min read or listen) unfolds like a dream: soft, melancholic, and luminous rather than dark — perfect for readers who cherish the emotional worlds of Neil Gaiman, Erin Morgenstern, Kelly Barnhill, or Isabel Greenberg. Themes & Motifs: Love and Time · Memory vs. Forgetting · The Moon, the Willow, and the Lake · The Clock Without Hands · Mercy through Silence Genre: Gothic Fairytale · Dark Romance · Poetic Fantasy · Sleepcast / Short Novel Keywords: gothic fairytale, lyrical short story, poetic fantasy, dark romanticism, timeless love, forgiveness, moonlight, ghost bride, clockmaker, sleep story