Adriana Trigiani's last five novels were instant New York Times bestsellers. There are more than three million copies of her books in print in the United States. Her first young adult novel, Viola in Reel Life, begins a new series. Brava, Valentine is the sequel that continues the story started in Very Valentine about the life of shoemaker Valentine Roncallli. A unique business opportunity takes Valentine from New York City to Buenes Aires where she comes face-to-face with a family scandal and long-buried secrets that place her between a past love that nurtured her and a new one that promises to sustain her. Trigiani lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.