jo fuentes: the black queen: a valentine apart story (english edition)  when jo fuentes returns from her tour in iraq, she becomes a different person. she discovers she has a set of dangerous skills, and she's not sure where she picked them up. she meets kelly mccormick, a member of the criminal organization known as the syndicate. she's aware of what jo is capable of, and she wants the marine to come and work for her, as a hit woman. this story reveals how jo became a member of the syndicate, before she met val entienne.