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

Flurries swirled through the air, but no new flakes were falling, just snow being kicked up from the ground. The air was crisp and clearer than the morning before. This time, Jules took the time to look over at the A-frame house in which Felix lived. It was bigger than the home Jules had been assigned, but that made sense. Felix was the big boss on the island.


The idea that Felix could be watching him from his window excited Jules, but the sun shimmered against the glass, blocking him from seeing anything. More than likely, Felix was already in the SOB.


Snow Hope had a good community set-up, with cottages around the perimeter of the clearing, each backing up to the dense mixture of pine, spruce, and aspen trees. Most of the homes were log-cabin style, but a few were more along the lines of what someone would find at the North Pole. Gingerbread detail, front porches, painted in white, red, or green


Chapter 9