Some days in Lily Hills are almost typical. Today was not one of them.

Running the Warm Welcome Café in a magically protected city means serving everyone—humans, demons, creatures, and everything in between. Beatrice has managed it for years, foregoing retirement, with precisely three things: good coffee, delicious baked goods, and a grumpy attitude.

She doesn’t mind the demons. She’s used to the creatures. What she cannot tolerate is him, Duke, the owner of The Brew. He is not her competition, surely not, but he is an annoyance she’d rather do without.

When a witch suggests a way to know who has ill will towards her, Beatrice has questions, even a few complaints. But goes along with the plan anyway.

A Peculiar Day at Warm Welcome Café is a cozy slice-of-life short story set in the world of Lily Hills Creatures, a perfect entry point for newcomers and a warm return for longtime Little Creatures. Books in the series are standalone and can be read in any order, but I recommend the timeline order.