On November 6th, 1955, as hotel receptionist Alice Jean Carter rides a bus, the radio crackles with news of gunfire and suspected mob activity in the Lower East Side. A sudden jolt sends the bus to a halt, and a bloodied yet strikingly handsome man boards. He is Vincent Romano, the feared Mafia Boss. With danger lurking in the shadows and the chaos of the night unfolding around them, Alice’s ordinary life is about to collide with Vincent’s world of crime. As circumstances force them into an unexpected contract - bound marriage, a dangerous and passionate romance begins to bloom amidst the backdrop of 1950s mob intrigue.
