Dragon Lotus Garden — A Punch-Girl Short (Story #4)

Some nights, they just want dinner. Alec and Jessica have a favorite restaurant. The name is absurdly long, the décor is charmingly mismatched, and the owner treats them like family. So when an elderly couple shows up on the wrong night expecting a 50th anniversary celebration, and the whole strip mall quietly conspires to give them one anyway, Alec finds himself coordinating aminor miracle — one knocked-over sauce bottle at a time. Dragon Lotus Garden is a standalone short story set in the world of the Punch-Girl series by J.M. Reilly — warm, funny, and unexpectedly moving. Start with Punch-Girl Book One to experience the full story.