Valentina

By J Melvin Smith

Valentina is the gripping origin story of Valentina Rossi, daughter of Newark New Jersey's feared crime boss, Don Giuseppe Rossi. Spanning from 1988 to 2024, Valentina traces the rise of a teenage tactician into the Donna of a modern criminal empire. A fierce, layered, and unrelenting crime saga, it explores legacy, loyalty, and the cost of building power that lasts.

Set in motion in April 1988, the novel introduces seventeen-year-old Val as she navigates a brutal dual legacy: her father's empire built on fear, and her mother's vision of influence through education, compassion, and strategic restraint. Raised to understand both diplomacy and dominance, Valentina learns early that mercy, when wielded correctly, is not weakness...it's leverage. She proves herself not with brute force, but with precision, control, and a mind built for power plays.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FH1K3VR2
• ISBN13: 9798999212337
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Dead Signal Books
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"