When Jules Evergreen lands in trouble at the North Pole and gets shipped off to Snow Hope Island for ninety days, he never expects to take up the cause of the forgotten toys waiting for new homes. Falling for his new boss is not on the agenda either, but his heart has other ideas.<br><br>Felix Winterson has grown up on Snow Hope Island and now runs the place. He isn’t thrilled when party boy Jules arrives, and Felix tries hard to ignore the man’s charms. He has other problems, anyway. For years he’s tried to get Santa to look at the growing inventory of damaged toys in the warehouse, to no avail.<br><br>When Jules comes up with a plan to save the toys, the men find themselves working closely together. As Christmas Eve looms, there’s a lot at stake. Can they save Snow Hope, convince Santa to rescue the toys, and fall in love all at the same time?

Operation Toy Rescue

He tried the handle, and when it wouldn’t budge, he wanted to scream. He knew it wasn’t locked—nobody locked their door on the island. It was probably just frozen. Jules put more strength into it, and it rushed open, carrying him with the force until he fell face down on the kitchen floor. He pushed himself up, but froze when somethingran across his legs and jumped over his head. Something wearing a bell. WTF?


Chapter 4