A Secret Refuge

Will the War''s End Bring the Highwood Family Together Again?



When a disastrous decision by the new wagon master forces Jesselynn Highwood and her companions to separate from the wagon train, she races back to Fort Laramie to find a guide to take them to Oregon. But the guide has a far different plan, and following her heart, Jesselyn agrees to join him, her rag-tag band in tow. The ensuing journey is fraught with hardship and danger. Is hope for the future sill a prospect?



Back in the East, Louisa Highwood and brother Zachary are captured by Union soldiers for smuggling medical supplies into Richmond. Can Louisa find a way to obtain her brother''s freedom before it''s too late?



Rare courage and dogged determination will be hallmarks of the Highwoods'' long way home. Their futures--and that of their beloved Twin Oaks--hang in the balance.