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The Executive Protocol: An Age Gap Sapphic Romance
Control is her business. Surrender is her secret.
Elena Vance is the most ruthless crisis manager in Manhattan. She fixes broken reputations, salvages sinking companies, and runs her life with the precision of a Swiss watch. But after her fourth nanny in eight months quits via text message, Elena is facing a crisis she can’t her own family.
Enter Chloe Summers. Twenty-four, chaotic, and wearing a cardigan that costs less than Elena’s coffee order. She’s a grad student with a thesis to write and zero interest in corporate posturing. She’s also the only person who can get Elena’s traumatized son to speak and her daughter to smile.
She’s perfect. She’s essential. She’s strictly off-limits.
But as Chloe brings warmth into Elena’s sterile penthouse, the lines between employer and employee begin to blur. Because Chloe sees what no one else the exhaustion behind Elena’s armor. And she isn’t afraid to tell the boss to sit down, shut up, and let someone else take control for once.
For a woman who has spent her life leading, the most terrifying thing isn’t falling apart.
It’s finding someone who knows exactly how to put you back together.
The Executive Protocol is a steamy contemporary F/F romance featuring an icy CEO, a sunshine nanny, a significant age gap, and a high-heat power exchange dynamic.
Elena Vance is the most ruthless crisis manager in Manhattan. She fixes broken reputations, salvages sinking companies, and runs her life with the precision of a Swiss watch. But after her fourth nanny in eight months quits via text message, Elena is facing a crisis she can’t her own family.
Enter Chloe Summers. Twenty-four, chaotic, and wearing a cardigan that costs less than Elena’s coffee order. She’s a grad student with a thesis to write and zero interest in corporate posturing. She’s also the only person who can get Elena’s traumatized son to speak and her daughter to smile.
She’s perfect. She’s essential. She’s strictly off-limits.
But as Chloe brings warmth into Elena’s sterile penthouse, the lines between employer and employee begin to blur. Because Chloe sees what no one else the exhaustion behind Elena’s armor. And she isn’t afraid to tell the boss to sit down, shut up, and let someone else take control for once.
For a woman who has spent her life leading, the most terrifying thing isn’t falling apart.
It’s finding someone who knows exactly how to put you back together.
The Executive Protocol is a steamy contemporary F/F romance featuring an icy CEO, a sunshine nanny, a significant age gap, and a high-heat power exchange dynamic.
337 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 5, 2026
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May 3, 2026
3.5 ⭐️
March 6, 2026
Hmmm I’m torn, I really liked this story and was hooked from the start with all the emotional angst and growth going on. I couldn’t put it down, finishing in a couple days.
BUT there was so many contradictions that really bugged me. For example February was mentioned numerous times for the first half then all of a sudden it’s all about October/autumnal colours etc despite mentioning a few times the MC had only known each other 7 week! Where did that time go? Do they hate summer and just time travelled?! Chloe brought up her younger brother, who became a younger sister. Both MC got a flight home Thursday and then woke up to the perfect Sunday 🧐 A massive deal was made about Chloe taking the ex husbands key back, later on he lets himself back in with said key as ‘he’s always had a key’🤯 The odd slip I can get by but all these inconsistencies ruined what could of been a great book, the last 20% just seemed to be full of them on every other page…Also do parents routinely leave their 4 and 10 year old home alone for hours till they get home from work…
BUT there was so many contradictions that really bugged me. For example February was mentioned numerous times for the first half then all of a sudden it’s all about October/autumnal colours etc despite mentioning a few times the MC had only known each other 7 week! Where did that time go? Do they hate summer and just time travelled?! Chloe brought up her younger brother, who became a younger sister. Both MC got a flight home Thursday and then woke up to the perfect Sunday 🧐 A massive deal was made about Chloe taking the ex husbands key back, later on he lets himself back in with said key as ‘he’s always had a key’🤯 The odd slip I can get by but all these inconsistencies ruined what could of been a great book, the last 20% just seemed to be full of them on every other page…Also do parents routinely leave their 4 and 10 year old home alone for hours till they get home from work…
March 19, 2026
what family looks like.
Your life has fallen apart, divorced from a narcissist, 2 angry children with behavior issues thinking their mother doesn’t care. You’ve been through 4 nannies in 18 months the last leaving with no notice just leaving the kids with your 74 year old doorman or is he 78 doesn’t matter you now have another problem to resolve. Then there’s your job as CEO resolving everyone else’s problems. Amazingly you found the perfect new nanny the kids love her, she taken you sterile condo and made it feel like a home. Everything is better than fine until your narcissistic ex husband threats to petition the court for full custody because you’ve fallen in love with the nanny.
Everyone should find a partner like Chloe. Someone who sees, supports, accepts you with your faults. Great book. Loved the characters especially Leo and Daisy.
Your life has fallen apart, divorced from a narcissist, 2 angry children with behavior issues thinking their mother doesn’t care. You’ve been through 4 nannies in 18 months the last leaving with no notice just leaving the kids with your 74 year old doorman or is he 78 doesn’t matter you now have another problem to resolve. Then there’s your job as CEO resolving everyone else’s problems. Amazingly you found the perfect new nanny the kids love her, she taken you sterile condo and made it feel like a home. Everything is better than fine until your narcissistic ex husband threats to petition the court for full custody because you’ve fallen in love with the nanny.
Everyone should find a partner like Chloe. Someone who sees, supports, accepts you with your faults. Great book. Loved the characters especially Leo and Daisy.
April 7, 2026
Slow burn
Worth the wait but frustrating letting a man ruin things time after time even when you can see what's happening
Kept waiting for the other shoe of his fragile masculinity to drop
Worth the wait but frustrating letting a man ruin things time after time even when you can see what's happening
Kept waiting for the other shoe of his fragile masculinity to drop
April 22, 2026
This was very cute.
Elena’s growth throughout the book was great. The little details like the shaking hands and forgetting to eat really helped flesh out how stressed out she was. Daisy and Leo stole my heart. This was a great book.
Elena’s growth throughout the book was great. The little details like the shaking hands and forgetting to eat really helped flesh out how stressed out she was. Daisy and Leo stole my heart. This was a great book.
June 13, 2026
outstanding
This story was a beautiful love story from the very beginning.
Lots of ups and downs and finding each other as a person.
Their faults and also their characteristics that made them be stronger together.
A great read,highly recommended.
This story was a beautiful love story from the very beginning.
Lots of ups and downs and finding each other as a person.
Their faults and also their characteristics that made them be stronger together.
A great read,highly recommended.
June 21, 2026
A delightful Sapphic romance. The CEO and the nanny is a bit of a cliche but Aurora gives the story emotion and depth and a little heat. Well written with wonderful characters. Loved it. Highly recommended.
June 22, 2026
Wow what a phenomenal story
Wow what a phenomenal story, I loved the main characters their connection was embedded beautifully, the twists were exceptionally written keeping you hooked from the first page till last I couldn't put it down must-read congratulations
Wow what a phenomenal story, I loved the main characters their connection was embedded beautifully, the twists were exceptionally written keeping you hooked from the first page till last I couldn't put it down must-read congratulations
August 21, 2026
Life is perfect
This is a well written emotional story of the misery life can throw at a person fighting for love and happiness.
I’m looking forward to reading more from Aurora North.
This is a well written emotional story of the misery life can throw at a person fighting for love and happiness.
I’m looking forward to reading more from Aurora North.
May 9, 2026
Must read
Loved this story highly recommend, some angst and comedy, loved
Daisy, very good read., deserves a few hours of your time
Loved this story highly recommend, some angst and comedy, loved
Daisy, very good read., deserves a few hours of your time
July 21, 2026
Omg! Can this author get any better? I am obsessed 😍
I cried, and connected so hard with the story. My fav for sure.
I cried, and connected so hard with the story. My fav for sure.
July 23, 2026
You posted 243 books in two years? No. Trash AI slop.
August 30, 2026
3.5⭐️ a bit too repetitive and a bit too pg 13 for my liking. Also 42 and 24 is almost an uncomfortably large age gap.
Did Not Finish
September 7, 2026the author / publisher uses generative ai to write, and it definitely reads like it (google "fractal enigma ai").
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