The Long Hot Summer

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Drifter Ben Quck finds himself in the steamy world of the Varner family.

Drifter Ben Quck, drummed out of town for a barn-burning he had nothing to do with, moves to the town of Frenchman's Bend and the steamy world of the Varners, a dynastic Mississippi family.

When Ben Quick, a reputed barn-burner and ruthless opportunist, arrives in the small Southern town of Frenchman's Bend, it doesn't take him long to impress the town's 'owner', Will Varner. But this handsome stranger's heartless charm is not as appealing to Varner's daughter Clara.

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