Shadow Vengeance — Wendy Haley

Determined to find her birth mother in order to save her own child's life, Maris journeys from small towns to seedy roadhouses, all the while followed by a killer who is determined to end her quest.

When she learns she's adopted, tragically widowed Maris desperately seeks her birth parents by placing ads in the "personals" columns of every Texas newspaper. Soon she receives a frightening response: "You weren't wanted then, and you aren't wanted now". Undaunted, Maris continues her search--only to discover that the danger becomes even more real as she gets closer to the truth.