• Very Valentine was an instant New York Times bestseller, on the list for four weeks, also sailing into the top five on bestseller lists around the country, including the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Denver Post.

• 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 U.S. and she has been published in more than 30 countries.

• HarperCollins Children’s Books will publish Trigiani’s first young adult title, Viola in Reel Life, in September 2009.

In Brava, Valentine, the story of Valentine Roncalli soars to breathtaking new heights as she evolves from apprentice to craftsman. Valentine’s path is beset with challenges, but she is determined to bring her life, her heart, and the Angelini Shoe Company to their full potential.

Newly married Teodora has placed her grandchildren, the conniving Alfred and the artful Valentine, in partnership. Teodora believes this will free Valentine to create shoes, but the freedom is an illusion, and Valentine is forced to fight against Alfred for creative control.

When Valentine makes an accidental discovery of a long lost shoe design, a family secret unravels that gives her the edge she needs to take control of the company. She seeks the counsel and more of her ex-fiancee, Bret Fitzpatrick. With his help, Valentine re-boots the business while she pursues a hot romance with a handsome Italian from her past.

Loaded with twists and turns, revelations and surprise, Brava, Valentine takes Valentine from her beloved Greenwich Village to the lush hills of Tuscany to the magical streets of Buenos Aires, where she finds her bliss, creative inspiration, and true love where she least expected it, changing her life and the fate of the Angelini Shoe Company forever.