Santa's Package

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Pub Date 18 Dec 2024 | Archive Date 31 Dec 2024

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In 2021, Amber James developed an unhealthy fascination with Old Saint Nick.

Ever since, she’s chosen boyfriends based solely on their ability to satisfy her Santaphilia. Unfortunately, she can’t find a man worthy to come down her chimney. After multiple fails, she gives up the search for a Santa-with-benefits, and that night, she has an erotic dream featuring the jolly elf himself.

She awakens happily, but as the days turn into months, Amber realizes she’s pregnant.

The only problem is no one seems to agree. Her roommate Shelly doesn’t see the baby bump or feel the kicks, and the doctor’s pregnancy tests and ultrasounds all come back negative. The results force Amber to face her worst fears about her bio mother and a past she’s worked hard to escape.

Angry and scared, she’s bounced from medical doctors to psychiatrists and even an Ufologist trying to understand what’s happening to her body. As Christmas morning approaches, Amber will discover the horrifying truth of what Santa left for her.

Santa’s Package is a darkly bizarre Christmas story.

The 14K-word novelette appeared in the collection Petite Mort. This is that story. It is being released as an audiobook this weekend and we'd love to get reviews on the audio.

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In 2021, Amber James developed an unhealthy fascination with Old Saint Nick.

Ever since, she’s chosen boyfriends based solely on their ability to satisfy her Santaphilia...


A Note From the Publisher

Trigger Warnings: santaphilia, student/teacher relationship, pregnancy, schizophrenia, self harm, sexual content

Trigger Warnings: santaphilia, student/teacher relationship, pregnancy, schizophrenia, self harm, sexual content


Advance Praise

"Mendes knows how to weave a mystery" - Joseph Sale, author of Dark Hilarity

"Nikki Noir is a sultry new voice in erotic horror." - Kristopher Triana, Splatterpunk-Award winning author of Toxic Love


"Mendes knows how to weave a mystery" - Joseph Sale, author of Dark Hilarity

"Nikki Noir is a sultry new voice in erotic horror." - Kristopher Triana, Splatterpunk-Award winning author of Toxic Love


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This 14K-word novelette is being released as an audiobook this weekend and we'd love to get reviews on the audio.

To download a free review copy of the Audiobook on MP3 or MP4a file:

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2) Add Santa's Package to cart and check-out

3) Enter Promo Code: ReviewCopy

4) Download for free

This 14K-word novelette is being released as an audiobook this weekend and we'd love to get reviews on the audio.

To download a free review copy of the Audiobook on MP3 or MP4a file:

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ISBN 9784294473657
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PAGES 60

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Thanks net galley for letting me read and review this little book. When I first started I had to jump back to the description as I thought it was smut and I was looking for something a bit darker… well then the darkness took over. It’s another WTF book but written in a way where you have to read it in one sitting.

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Santa's Package revolves around Amber and her Santa fetish. But when she becomes pregnant after a particularly exciting dream featuring jolly old Nick, nobody else seems to notice her growing baby bump. Can she find out what's going on before it's too late?

"You're special. And I need you very much. Listen to what I say and when the time is right, I'll bring your reward. One Christmas, when you're older..."

This book was quite fun! From the Santa puns and erotica, to the bizarre events that follow, I was along for this wild ride. The mystery was well done, as I was pretty much guessing what was going on up until the very end. I also appreciate the way Amber's interactions with the medical system were framed. It felt very real to life.

I listened to the audiobook for this while reading along with the e-book version. Overall I found the narration pretty well done, and it added an extra layer to the story. At times I did feel the narrator made Amber sound more irritated when I thought playful would have been a more appropriate tone, but that might have just been my interpretation of the text.

"Santaphilia is not as uncommon as you may think."

Santa's Package might be for you if you are in the mood for a somewhat silly, somewhat sexy, and definitely bizarre short story that will keep your attention all the way through.

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Nice and short christmas read.
Found the pacing a little odd, understand that it is a short Christmas novella, but found the beginning very fast paced and then middle-end I found a bit repetitive. Still an enjoyable and odd read.

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This was freaking weird. Amber has a Santa fetish ever since he visited her in her dreams. She has tried to find partners that will accommodate her desires, but it’s not working. Finally, Santa visits her again for an encounter of an adult nature. A few months later, Amber is pregnant but all pregnancy tests are negative and no one else can see her baby bump. Ufology, doctors, and more Santa visits follow.

Crazy short story but fun. It was nothing like I expected in any way.

Thank you to Blood Bound Books and NetGalley for a copy of this story.

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Thank you, S. C. Mendes, Nikki Noir, and NetGalley for the ARC. I leave this review voluntarily and happily. Also, thank you publishers for your hard work!

Wow, this was such a fast read, and i wish there was more. I really enjoyed this book from start to finish. I was sad when it was finished but all books have to end. The dark atmosphere and just the not knowing in this book will have you turning the page. The very beginning, there are some erotica things and more in the middle, but don't let that put you off. That's not what this book is all about. But as you continue to get into the story, it just continues to get stranger and stranger. You can only guess at what is happening to Amber. No one seems to be able to give her answers, and you will want to know what's going to happen to her.

A girl in love with Santa Claus. Is it wrong? Maybe if what you want comes knocking and gives you what you're asking for. But did he really give her what she wanted, or is it something worse? No one believes Amber when she tells them she's pregnant. No one but her can seem to see what's happening to her. What is happening to her? Read and find out.

This book was about wild ride start to finish and I didn't put this book down till the very end. I wasn't expecting anything this book threw at me, and I believe a lot of people will enjoy it besides the fact i wish there was more.

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