**Kelly Meade, author of* Grey Bishop* and *Black Rook* , continues her Cornerstone Run saga… *Checkmate…* ** Despite a month of peace from hybrid attacks, the constant threat of violence has the loup garou on edge. Knight McQueen’s home feels like a military compound and his people have become battle-weary soldiers. And Knight’s tenuous grip on his own self-control has been further damaged by the disappearance of the only woman whose touch brings him peace. Held prisoner by her hybrid half-sisters and forced to care for an unknown child, Shay Butler’s quarterly is approaching but a silver-laced collar prevents her from shifting. As her time draws closer, her sanity begins to slip. The opportunity to rescue Shay arrives when Magus enemy Archimedes Atwood requests a parley to discuss ways to end the conflict between their people and stop the rogue hybrids. Alpha Bishop McQueen agrees, bringing his brothers together to form a plan that will bring Shay home to Knight, stop the final two hybrids—and finally bring Archimedes to justice once and for all… **INCLUDES A PREVIEW OF THE CORNERSTONE RUN NOVEL, *BLACK ROOK*** **“Kelly Meding is a real storyteller and I look forward to reading more of her work.”—** Patricia Briggs, *New York Times* Bestselling Author Raised on a steady diet of *Star Wars* , *Freddy Krueger* and “Fear Street” novels, **Kelly Meade** developed a love for all things paranormal at a very young age. The stealthy adolescent theft of a tattered paperback from her grandmother’s collection of Harlequins sparked an interest in romance that has continued to this day. Writing as **Kelly Meding** , Meade is the author of the Dreg City urban fantasy and the MetaWars books.