LA BUCHONA
"One woman’s vengeance ignites a battle for justice: Valinda Valdez, from hunted to hunter joins Artemas Salcido in the heart of darkness."
When her family falls victim to Mexico’s most ruthless drug cartel, Valinda Valdez flees to Los Angeles with her sister, only to face her sibling’s death at the hands of the same criminal organization. Falsely accused of murder, Valinda’s fury propels her back into the heart of danger in Mexico.
A beguiling, street-smart warrior, Valinda infiltrates the cartel and becomes the enigmatic drug lord’s mistress. She discovers the cartel’s unholy alliance with a Middle Eastern terror organization planning to unleash death on American soil.
Valinda teams with Artemas Salcido, Mexico’s relentless anti-terror director and a tenacious FBI agent to dismantle the cartel and thwart a diabolical terror attack. Brace yourself for a pulse-pounding journey through the treacherous landscape of power, betrayal, and a lone woman’s determination to rewrite the script of justice.
About James Peyton
What's In The Title?
"After having her world shattered, Valinda seeks to destroy the cartel responsible and eventually teams with Artemas. While searching for a title, I realized that much of the action takes place in the Mexican state of Sinaloa and decided on La Buchona.
The term has recently been promoted by social media influencers seeking to birth the next fashion craze. But many are still unaware that "buchona" is a slang term first popularized in the Mexican state of Sinaloa as a way of describing the flamboyant girlfriends of a generation of 21st century narcos who are referred to in the masculine as "buchón" or "buchones." (Carolina A. Miranda, LA Times columnist).
But Valinda's journey transcends mere fashion statements. Posing as a buchona, she ventures into the belly of the beast, risking life and limb to avenge her family's tragic demise and clear her name from the taint of murder.
In a world where beauty masks brutality and vengeance blurs with justice, Valinda Valdez embraces the mantle of La Buchona, weaving her tale of retribution amidst the chaos of a cartel-ridden underworld."