End of the empire

by Denise Ohio

"When Dante rides her Harley into the small town of Cascade, Oregon, she sets in motion a chain of events that folks there won't soon forget. Deciding to stay, she finds a job at the Empire Movie Theater and walks into a tangled web of romantic intrigue between Jewel, a local gal who used to the work the strip joints in Tahoe; Donnie, the would-be artist who works as the projectionist; and Virgil, the owner of the Empire and a self-styled prophet of God who won't show any film made after 1953. Both men harbor intense but secret passions for Jewel. But Jewel finds herself falling in love with Dante. And Dante, who loves Jewel too, prefers loneliness and despair--they're more consistent. When these conflicting passions burst into flame, they leave all four transformed"--Dust jacket.