Last Refuge. The Thomas Family Novels, #4

Witness to a horrific crime, Savannah is looking for a place to hide. Cooking at an out-of-the-way ranch seems like as good a refuge as any. She didn't expect to find a sense of safety, of family-least of all an attraction to the ranch's brooding eldest son. Hardworking and serious, Trip mends his broken heart like he mends fences on the family ranch, filling his time with his duties in an attempt to put heartache behind him.
He tells himself he likes it that way. Until the new cook arrives to spice up his life in ways he never imagined possible. Savannah fascinates him. She's an enigma, full of mysterious stories and strange quirks that draw him to her with no clue what lies in her past. Despite her feelings, Savannah can't let Trip know the truth and she certainly can't let her adversaries find her. But when danger catches up and the stories start to unravel, will Trip protect her? Can he?Last Refuge is the fourth Thomas Family Novel, a series of standalone novels featuring characters connected to the Thomas Family of Syracuse, Kansas.
Reading the earlier books is not required, though there is brief mention of events from earlier books which some readers may find confusing.