Malicious Pursuit — K.G. MacGregor

Desperate to protect her daughter, Ruth Ferguson kidnaps the four-year-old and flees Maine in the dead of night. She has two days to put distance between herself and the child's abusive father â€" two days to make a new life far from everyone she knows.

That same night, on the outskirts of the nation's capital, computer programmer Spencer Rollins stumbles upon a horrifying murder. Confused and frightened, she bolts, not knowing whether the federal agents giving chase want her in custody as a suspect â€" or dead as a witness to their crime. A former lover is her only chance for clearing her name, but the fed are standing watch, knowing she has now where else to turn.

Injured and on the run, Spencer encounters Ruth, who must overcome her fear of being discovered â€" and of losing her daughter forever â€" to help a total stranger fight a battle for her life. With trust at a premium, the two women join forces to thwart their pursuers. Their uneasy alliance give way to conviction that each is the other's only hope for unraveling the conspiracies that have made them the quarry in a deadly chase.