The CEO’s Favorite Mistake

Billionaire CEO Rosalie Carlisle operates strictly by the numbers. But falling for her executive gatekeeper is a variable she never calculated.


Rosalie Carlisle rules Vanguard Equities from a sixty-five-degree vacuum. Untouchable, demanding, and utterly isolated, she has spent a decade building a multi-billion-dollar corporate fortress. She trusts no one—except Esme Fox.


At twenty-six, Esme is the flawless, hyper-competent assistant who keeps the Vanguard machine running. A fiercely pragmatic survivor from the Marlow District, Esme anticipates every crisis, deflects every threat, and acts as the ultimate gatekeeper, shielding her boss from the brutal reality of Wall Street. Their dynamic is perfectly calibrated and built on absolute professional boundaries.


But when a hostile boardroom coup forces Rosalie to secure a massive private asset from the elusive Abram Harrington, she drags Esme to a remote mountain estate. A catastrophic blizzard traps them inside, stripping away the corporate armor and the cell service. In the firelit isolation of the Glass House, the strict hierarchy shatters. Esme sees past the terrifying Ice Queen facade, and Rosalie discovers an intoxicating, desperate warmth she thought she had lost forever.


Returning to Cascade Tower means returning to the war. Armed with blackmail that could destroy Esme’s career and send her fleeing to rivals like Crosby Financial, Rosalie makes a devastating choice to protect the woman she loves—by breaking her heart.


Now, Rosalie must decide if her empire is worth ruling alone, or if she's finally brave enough to tear down her own walls, surrender her title, and fight for a second chance.


What to Expect (Themes & Tropes):


Sapphic / FF Romance


Ice Queen & Hyper-Competent Assistant


Workplace & Boss/Employee Romance


Forced Proximity (Snowed In)


Billionaire Women Loving Women (WLW)


Slow Burn with High-Stakes Corporate Intrigue


Angsty, Emotional LGBT Contemporary Romance


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