Icebreaker Protocol

He is a weapon who never learned to feel. She is the fragile gold-medal canary he cannot protect without breaking his own programming.Gideon Vance is not an ordinary man. He is a multi-million-dollar asset. An elite security expert trained in the Special Forces to execute orders, not process emotions. He operates in two modes: "e;Mission"e; and "e;Sleep."e; Since a fatal error years ago, his deepest programming has a severe flaw: a physical repulsion to human touch.He thought his hands were only fit for destruction. Then he met Summer Hayes.At 5'2"e;, Summer is a fragile porcelain doll, Manhattan's figure skating national star preparing for the Olympics. Her life is a prison of control and high-stakes pressure, holding together her anxiety with secretly hidden ice cream. She needs protection. He is the best in the world.Gideon arrives with strict rules: The Three-Meter Defense Rule. The Zero-Touch Rule. He is an unfeeling machine, immune to her charm. Or so he thinks. Because soon, the machine starts to glitch.When headquarters orders a retreat, Summer's soft whisper of "e;Stay"e; is the first order Gideon ever violates. In a world where every rule they made is being broken, the professional boundaries burn. He falls hard, and he falls first, desperate to shield her—but terrified to hold her.When a ruthless billionaire scandal threatens her life, Gideon must make a choice: execute his mission of absolute removal, or let a weapon of mass destruction learn how to love a woman who breaks all his protocols.The Icebreaker Protocol is a high-heat, dual-POV grumpy bodyguard sports romance. It features the extreme size difference trope, a touch-averse alpha hero who falls first, forced proximity, and a fierce, independent heroine. Safe, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after (HEA). 18+ only.Perfect for fans of:• Grumpy bodyguard romance and sports romance books• He falls first and he falls hard alpha heroes• Extreme size difference and forced proximity romance• Touch-averse heroes and forbidden office romance