Not Your Girlfriend

By Jason Buss

Jesse Valentine has mastered the art of being perfect.

As assistant manager of Detroit's coziest bookstore, he has the ideal job.

As partner to successful banker Ezekiel Hendricks, he has the ideal relationship.

When their carefully planned proposal goes viral, becoming a beacon of hope for LGBTQ+ youth across America, Jesse should be living his dream. Instead, he's drowning in likes, shares, and lies.

Enter Anson Donovan-Jesse's first love and first heartbreak. A decade after their violent end in a high school parking lot, Anson has resurfaced, sober and seeking redemption. One text is all it takes to reignite a flame that never truly died: "Hey there, Pretty Boy."

With millions watching their "perfect" love story and a career-making TV appearance looming, Jesse must choose: maintain the beautiful fiction he's created, or risk everything for a second chance at real love. Sometimes the most dangerous thing you can do is tell the truth-especially when the whole world is watching.

A story about the courage to choose messy authenticity over polished perfection, "Not Your Girlfriend" explores what happens when private love collides with public perception in the age of viral fame.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FS7NTPQY
• ISBN13: 9798266468245
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"