He seems like another lost soul looking for help at the street clinic where Dr. Marti Powell works. But the man called Stride is something less than lost and something more than human. His touch opens Marti to a world she didn't know existed and turns her life inside out. As Marti struggles to master her new abilities, she is plunged into a battle between forces that will either bring heaven and earth closer together or tear them apart.This story of aching love between human and angel pulses with the beauty and mystery of what it means to be mortal - and the ways our existence is shot through with the infinite. Beyond fantasy it offers a vision of a deeper reality and the gifts it holds for us. "A parable, a thriller, a spiritual odyssey, a love story, and a novel for our time." - Philip Shepherd (New Self, New World)"A rip-roaring story that closes the gap between imagination and reality" - Amanda Hale (Sounding the Blood)"Vivid, thought-provoking and startlingly beautiful.... A battle cry to be fully alive." - Shandi Mitchell (Under This Unbroken Sky)"This book contains many worlds, and takes the reader to all of them." -Gale Zoe Garnett (Visible Amazement)