Set in 1973 in the booming industrial defense town of Montbray during an era of shifting American social landscapes, the story follows a young woman trapped between two entirely different worlds.

As a quiet economic pessimism begins to settle over the country following the turbulent end of the Vietnam War, she works as a diner waitress while dating Carmine Rizzo, a ruthless soldier in the local Scarpone crime family who relies on extortion and violence to secure their future. While Carmine is out shaking down local business owners for protection money, the protagonist serves John Montgomery, a wealthy 33-year-old man from the affluent neighborhood of Kingsley. John is polite, patient, and offers a stark contrast to Carmine's volatile criminal lifestyle.

Encouraged by her coworker Paula to leave Carmine behind for a chance at a completely different life, the protagonist stands at a critical crossroads. She must choose whether to remain fiercely loyal to a dangerous mobster whose violent world could erupt if she leaves, or to open the door to a secure future with a refined outsider from Kingsley, knowing that either path will irrevocably alter the course of her life.

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• Montbray Universe