Book location is the North Pole's Kingdom of Clausdom; where Santa Nicholas Claus is the reigning Santa Claus. He has two brothers; the oldest, Bourbon Tor, is persona-non-grata and lives outside of Clausdom. Bourbon's younger twin, Franken Jack, is a veterinarian who specializes in taking care of crippled and marred animals. They are his first love. Unfortunately, his first love does not leave him time to support Clausdom's efforts to make Christmas gift-giving a successful endeavor in the midst of a growing population explosion upon Planet Earth. This leads to internal family problems, as well as others questioning the very loyalty of Franken Claus to Christmas itself.