All I Want for Christmas is Tentacles

De: Chloe Archer

Narrado por: Greg Boudreaux

Seasons greetings and alien abductions!

Khephren: There’s no way in Helgar's Nebula I’m marrying the candidate my parents have chosen for me. I don’t want to be the house-husband of some stoic warrior who only cares about training all day. Boring! Thankfully, I’ve learned a thing or two from all those rom-com human movies I’ve illegally downloaded off the intergalactic web. No one will see it coming when I pull a runaway groom maneuver on them!

Once I make my escape, I can go on the solo honeymoon of my dreams—to planet Earth. It’s almost that wondrous time of year when they celebrate their holiday known as “Christmas.” Human Hallmark movies make it seem so magical. I want to experience it for myself! Now, I just need to find a human who can make my wish come true and help me have an authentic holly jolly time…

Sasha: Scrooge was right when he said “bah humbug” to Christmas. This time of year sucks balls, and not the fun kind. I’ve just lost my crappy part-time job and I’m slowly sinking under a sea of student loan debt and crushed dreams.

Just when I think my life couldn’t possibly get any worse, my cat and I are abducted by an alien who wants me to help him experience a "real human Christmas" on his ship. WTF? Clearly he’s chosen the worst possible candidate for the job.

But there’s something about Khephren’s enthusiasm and eternal optimism that starts to melt even my grumpy, cynical heart. Heck, I even agree to be his fake fiancé to get his parents off his back! I don’t know what’s happening to me, but Khephren’s charm is making me feel things I never have before. And those bright pink tentacles of his are strangely fascinating. I can’t help but wonder what all they can do…

As we spend more time together, I start to realize I might not want to go home and that maybe, just maybe, I’ve found what I’ve always been looking for. Could Khephren feel the same? If so, it would be a Christmas miracle and I don’t believe in those…right?

©2023 Chloe Archer (P)2024 Chloe Archer

"He feels so right to me --like he should be mine

As usual, Greg Boudreaux does a fantastic job narrating this tentacular romance! I enjoyed his voices for each character and felt they fit. The book was an adorable grumpy/sunshine pairing. I just loved the holiday smoopyness. Khephren was absolutely precious. His enthusiasm for life was infectious. Even the surly human Sasha couldn't resist! It was the cutest thing ever seeing these two dance around their feelings for one another. Even Khephren's two best friends could tell they were head over heels for one another.

Sasha may have started their space adventure being abducted from his life on Earth, but it soon becomes apparent it wasn't much of a life at all. On board the Sleigh Belle he slowly discovers how different his life could be. He could have friends who become family and he could have the love of the absolute sweetest alien in the galaxy.

The scene where Sasha and River get to meet via space video is amazing. I knew right away those two would get on like a house on fire. No shame, the both of them. It would be so fun if we could see more of them interacting in a future Tentacular Tales book. I bet River would love Khephren too. Like Sasha realizes, it's truly impossible not to fall in love with that pink tentacled alien.

Tentacles Love.

Khephren kidnaps Sasha because he wants an human Christmas experience. Sadly Sasha doesn’t hand any Christmas spirit due to how he was treated by his family when he came out. Kephren and Sasha are adorable together. I love them and Khephren’s tentacle friends.

Greg has done an awesome job narrating this story. I loved it!

All I Want For Christmas Is Tentacles

I loved it. I already knew I would especially because Greg narrated it. The excerpt at the end was epic.

There’s some feels here so mind the trigger warnings.

Highly recommend.

I received a free copy of this audiobook from the author and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Khephren and Sasha

"𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙮𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨!"

Aʟʟ I Wᴀɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ Cʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs ɪs Tᴇɴᴛᴀᴄʟᴇs • Chloe Archer
Tinsel & Tentacles

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Khephren doesn't want to go through with his arranged marriage and wants to experience Christmas the same way Earthlings do so he runs away from his wedding and abducts Sasha, and Jonsey, hoping for the Christmas he's always wished for and unaware of the extra magic it will bring.

Khephren and Sasha had me laughing, crying, and swooning through the entire book. These two were everything I didn't know I needed in my life. I love how adorably romantic Khephren is and how he brought back Sasha's Christmas spirit. I love this found family and hope to see more of them in the future.

A year ago this was my first experience with Chloe Archer, a year later this book is just as great as it was the first time I read it, and this time around was made even better with the audiobook and narration by Greg Boudreaux. Greg outdid himself again with fantastic narration and bringing the story to life. I can see this audiobook becoming a yearly listen.

Get ready for... mm, sci-fi, alien/human, alien abduction, size difference, grumpy/sunshine, runaway groom, fake fiancé, found family, romantic comedy, pansexual, holiday (Christmas), and first-person point of view.

**Review Updated December 2024**

Cute Tentacle Christmas Story

I love Chloe Archer’s tentacular tales series! This cute Christmas book in the series was just what I needed! Kef was just the cinnamon roll man, alien, to bring back grumpy Sasha’s Christmas series! Greg did an amazing job narrating as always! I will definitely be reading this book again, especially during the holiday season.

Tentacles for the win!

I was super excited to listen this book, Tentaclar tales books where so awesome, I listened to them all multiple times. This new spin off was just as good. Can't wait for more in this newest series!

Princess Jonsey steals the show

This was a great listen. Greg as always gave a wonderful performance. Listening to him nail Kheph's enthusiasm, Luna's hyperness, Najar's stoicism & Sasha's snark left me in awe. And he even brought life into a robot! This alien adventure was cute. I never thought I'd wonder if aliens would really be enamored by our holidays. If you're looking for a Christmas book to listen to I definitely recommend this one. You can't go wrong with one that involves aliens and their belief that Christmas is a great holiday and cats are Gods.

Tentacled intergalactic Christmas adventures

This was a completely adorable grumpy/sunshine galactic holiday romance adventure set in the Tentacular Tales universe (with minimal crossover, so can be read as a standalone). It was one of those stories that fell down the trope tree, hitting as many branches as possible along the way. On one tentacle, we have Khephren who was a sweet, wickedly smart, Christmas obsessed, tentacled, pink, cinnamon roll of an alien that spread sunshine as he bumbled along his intergalactic adventure escaping an unwanted mating. On the other was Sasha who was grumpy, wildly creative, and Christmas adverse with his feline companion Jonesey who fall prey to Khephren’s tractor beam when he tried for a human “expert” to help them have an authentic Christmas. Many hijinks later and it’s obvious the two were meant for each other. The whole thing was just a charming and fun Christmas romance with the kind of characters, situations, and humor the author is known for.

As always, Greg Boudreaux does an amazing job bringing the book to life and imbuing even more character in the story. From Khephren to Sasha, and new secondary characters to cameos of old favorites, they all have their own distinct voice and personality.

SO MUCH LISTENING FUN!

I hands down really loved this! This story was such a cute holiday delight! Loved hearing the characters and story!

Alien abduction xmas style

Khep is the absolute sweetest tentacle boy ever. Sasha is a grumpy scrooge of a human, which is understandable with what he's been through. This Christmas however, these two, through the miracle of the season will have a cozy and sweet romance aboard the starship Sleigh Belle. It's a wonderful adventure among the stars for Khephren, Sasha, Luna, Najar, Jonesey the cat, and Rambo the Droid. Beautiful narration from Greg Boudreaux as usual. I hope we get to see more of them in the future.