For those who didn't pick up my 17,000 word contemporary Necromancer story
Saved by the Rat
when it was free, the novella is now available wide -
https://books2read.com/SavedByTheRatKaje 
Meet Robin - short, bespectacled, young manager of his uncle's store and no-one's pushover.
Meet Alaric - temporary employee of said store with more to worry about than a cute, self-important manager. Namely, finding an evil grimoire bound in human skin.
Meet Harry - Alaric's rat familiar with a nose for magic.
Add workplace mutual attraction, a break-in, dark sorcerers, and you have
Saved by the Rat.
This story is intended to stand alone for those not yet familiar with
Necromancer but it carries the spirit of the series, set in modern days like the
Magic duo. I hope readers enjoy this lightweight tale. (And tail. My apologies to those not fond of rats. Harry insisted he was
not a ferret or anything but a proud rat, thank you very much.) On sale for $0.99 (or equivalent) on most vendors.