Lust 'n Rust is the story of Connie, an inhabitant of Redbud Mobile Estates who waits tables at Smitty’s Diner. Connie is splitting up with her soon to be ex-husband, Duane, who is trying to gain Connie's forgiveness for an unfortunate incident.  Connie’s life is soon complicated by the arrival of Steve, a corporate manager from New Jersey who is transferred to this small Southern Illinois town to run the local Agribig food processing plant. He moves into Redbud Mobile Estates and meets Connie and her quirky friends living in the trailer park.

It’s not long before her new boyfriend is charged with a difficult assignment - an action that could have a disastrous impact on the local economy.