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In Atlanta, heartbreak is big business-and Mr. Valentine is its most discreet solution.
By day, he's a wildly successful image and rebrand consultant, hired to help people step into their next era. By night, he's a carefully kept secret on a women's platform for the jilted: a hired rebound man who helps women glow back up, reclaim their presence, and remind cheating exes exactly what they lost.
It works every time.
The women are seen again.
The exes come crawling back.
And Mr. Valentine disappears-paid, praised, and alone.
He calls it professionalism. He never calls it loneliness.
Then he meets her.
Recently divorced from a cruel, controlling husband, she isn't looking for revenge-just clarity. As Mr. Valentine prepares to play his usual role, he starts uncovering truths about her marriage she never fully saw...and truths about himself he's spent years avoiding. The more she finds her voice, the harder it becomes for him to perform.
For the first time, the glow-up isn't about being seen by an ex.
It's about being seen by each other.
And when the contract ends, Mr. Valentine has to decide if he'll do what he's always done-vanish-or finally stay long enough to be chosen.
Because sometimes the greatest comeback isn't making someone jealous...
it's realizing who was wrong for you all along.