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

“I came over last night and you were pretty…out of it,” Jules said with a smile.


Felix’s face flushed. “I-I heard you left. What are you…I mean, why…are you here?” His face scrunched adorably.


“Yes, I left, but I came right back. I’ll explain, but Belle needs to go out.” He grabbed the leash and hooked it to her collar. Since he wore only a T-shirt and boxers, he stood with the door half open and let her run out, keeping her close with the leash. She must have thought it too cold, as well, because she came inside in less than two minutes


He took off the leash and strode back to the kitchen, Belle dashing ahead and jumping on Felix’s legs.


Felix stepped back until his ass hit the cabinets, his hands gripping the edge of the counter


“You did?” he asked, reaching down to pet Belle.


Belle barked and went to investigate something outside the large front window.


Chapter 23