The Stranger That Loved Me

From award-winning poet Sean Phoenix Russell, a bold new voice in mystical fiction, comes the next companion in the Guiding Each Other Home series.

The Stranger That Loved Me is a companion tale to The Stranger That Knew Me—not a sequel, but a spiritual counterpart. Where Atlas's story unfolded in snow and silence, Valkyrie's begins in the noise and neon of a city that demanded everything and left her hollow.

In the midst of deadlines, detachment, and the endless performance of having it all together, Valkyrie wasn't looking for love... she was barely looking at herself. But then came the stranger. And then came the jungle.

Told with sizzling fire and lyrical honesty, this is the backstory of a woman whose life cracked open just in time. What follows is not a love story in the usual sense, but a tale of timing, surrender, and the ancient wildness that still calls us home.

This book is for the overachievers with tired souls, for the lovers who’ve forgotten their own names, and for anyone who’s ever heard something whisper, “There’s more than this.”