The Santa Call

by J.R. Rain

“The Santa Call” - After accidentally forgetting his wife at home during a weekend getaway, ol’ St. Nick returns to discover she’s left him. At wit’s end, Santa turns to a radio talk show for some much needed love advice. But will he win Mrs. Claus back in time to save Christmas?

Also included:

“Mad Dog” - Mad Dog is a drunk. He was also once the top sports announcer in the country, announcing everything from Cotton Bowls to Super Bowls. Now he’s washed up and looking for work. Well, there’s a spot for him at ESPN 5, announcing the National Racquetball Championships. But can Mad Dog put his flask aside long enough to resurrect his career? Probably not, but he’s sure gonna try....

“Behind the Shower Curtain” - A bratty sister. A terrified brother. A prank that goes horribly wrong...and, finally, a conversation with God...

“Nature’s Assassins” - What happens when you screw with Mother Nature too long? She sends her assassins, and sometimes they come in the most unlikely shapes and sizes.

(Includes a clickable Table of Contents.)

38 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

J.R. Rain is the author of 110 novels and counting. He lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest, where he's hard at work on his next novel... and fighting off sparkly vampires.

Reviews

[Aimee Bower · Rating 4 out of 5]

You will have a bunch of interesting short stories to read. It is nice diversion for a brief time. There is one from Santa about his wife leaving after leaving her behind. He is trying to find her so he calls a radio station.
Then there is one about a washed up football star. He is named mad dog. He got a job that has him watching a different sport. That is just some of them.

These stories have JR Rains humor and way his way of story telling you will enjoy.

I received an complimentary copy of this book and this is my honest review.

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been reading J.R. Rain's works for a while now and have always enjoyed them so yesterday I grabbed The Santa Call since it was free and I really enjoyed it. First of all, these short stories are short. They're much shorter than his normal work - for instance one of my favorite short stories in the collection called "Nature's Assassins" is barely over a page long. The rest are a little bit longer than that but don't let their length stop you from enjoying them. It starts with The Santa Call when Santa calls into a radio show to talk to The Love Doctor about repairing his marriage and was a funny and enjoyable story. Then you get a story about an Ex Football broadcaster who's down on his luck and having to cover racketball of all things. Next is an odd tale titled Behind the Shower Curtain about a prank gone wrong. Natures Assassins is my 2nd favorite tale in this book. It's a fun read which should hit home with nature lovers everywhere and finally we come to my favorite: a magical tale called The Gift of the Magi which truly shows off Mr. Rain's writing chops. The last tale is based off of an old tale (I think) and is a beautiful story in it's own right written with a great deal of flourish and wisdom. J.R. Rain has never disappointed me and I eagerly look forward to each new tale he has to tell whether short or long.

[Lyndsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

On the last story, (not written by jr) the first 3 lines are not possible. You can not have $1.87 and have (only) 60 pennies :)
Great short stories- as always. I am a big fan!

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a weird collection of stories. two are about Christmas I enjoyed those however mixed and our stories about sports and other random shorts. I wish they had flowed together better.

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

ehhhh some stories were better han others.