Following the death of her rich father, Adrianna Moore is
forced to run from her home in Shreveport, Louisiana, and
from Richard Pope, the lawyer who's been given control of
her father's money and estate. Richard gives Adrianna one
week from Sunday to prepare for his return. She will then
be forced to marry him and remain under his control to keep
what is rightfully hers.
As Adrianna flees in her father's Packard, she hopes to
find safety with her aunt in Mississippi. While passing
through the small town of Lee's Point during a treacherous
rainstorm, Adrianna collides with a pickup truck driven by
Quinn Baxter. Adrianna agrees to pay for damages by playing
the piano in Quinn's bar and caring for his crippled
brother. Little does Adrianna know that she's risking her
life living in Quinn's home with Lola, the housekeeper, who
is scheming to marry Quinn. Adrianna and Quinn fall in love
as they face life-threatening obstacles from both Richard
and Lola.
By placing events in the 1930s, Dorothy Garlock
breathes life into her story as she does an excellent job
of depicting characters of that particular era, cleverly
portraying both the heroes and villains.
Adrianna Moore has just had a double shock: the death of
her father and the discovery that he has left his entire
estate to his lawyer.The lawyer, a repulsive social
climber, tells her that to regain her inheritance, she
must marry him A WEEK FROM SUNDAY. Adrianna takes off,
driving desperately to a new life.Caught in a violent
rainstorm, she collides with an oncoming truck.Quinn
Baxter, the driver of the truck, demands repayment for his
lost cargo.They reach a bargain: she will live in his
home, tutor his bedridden younger brother, and play piano
in Quinn's tavern to pay off her debt.Drawn to the rugged
Quinn, challenged by the interaction with the tavern
patrons, she also must deal with an intractable foe--
Quinn's housekeeper who is scheming to become his wife.And
all the while, the spurned lawyer is following Adrianna's
trail, determined to find her and force her to marry him.
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