Chapter 1Caleb
Being called up to see the Big Guy first thing hadn’t been part of Caleb’s morning plans. Ever since the missive had arrived at the stable, he’d been wracking his brain, trying to figure out what he might have done wrong. He’d been keeping his nose clean ever since the incident with the sleigh last year, although Santa hadn’t been aware of that, as far as he knew.
No, only Jules had taken the rap for that little escapade. At first, Caleb had felt pretty guilty about Jules being shipped off to Snow Hope Island as punishment, but since he’d found the true love of his life there, the whole thing had turned out to be for the best.
He knew now that his heart hadn’t truly been broken, but at the time, he’d certainly felt that way when he found out Jules had fallen in love with
