Harmony Rising - a novella in progress
When the earth cracked open, something sacred slipped through the seams.

Ellie Smith, a woman in her 50’s with Parkinson’s disease, lives in Harmony, a magical, hidden community beyond a veil of ancient Yew trees in northern Montana. This utopian town, founded by her great-great Grandfather 100 years ago, is a place where humans and animals speak as equals, and community is a sacred bond. Harmony has thrived under its founding principles of connection, compassion, and coexistence. But when a devastating earthquake fractures the land and shakes the town’s foundations, a young boy named Ralphie goes missing. Long-buried tensions surface.
While searching for Ralphie, Ellie stumbles upon a glowing egg in the foothills just beyond Harmony’s borders. The egg hatches and a baby dragon emerges. It instantly bonds with her, thrusting Ellie into a role she never expected: caregiver, protector…mother.
Joined by her wise and witty dog Tock, her sister, Mayor Melinda, and Ralphie’s cantankerous father, Roscoe, they journey beyond the forbidden Direwolf Line in search of Ralphie. They risk not only her health, but the fragile peace of the only home she’s ever known. Along the way, she’ll uncover forgotten truths about the town’s legacy, confront those left behind by Harmony’s ideals, and learn that healing Harmony begins with the courage to love something wild—and let it love you back.
Ellie Smith, a woman in her 50’s with Parkinson’s disease, lives in Harmony, a magical, hidden community beyond a veil of ancient Yew trees in northern Montana. This utopian town, founded by her great-great Grandfather 100 years ago, is a place where humans and animals speak as equals, and community is a sacred bond. Harmony has thrived under its founding principles of connection, compassion, and coexistence. But when a devastating earthquake fractures the land and shakes the town’s foundations, a young boy named Ralphie goes missing. Long-buried tensions surface.
While searching for Ralphie, Ellie stumbles upon a glowing egg in the foothills just beyond Harmony’s borders. The egg hatches and a baby dragon emerges. It instantly bonds with her, thrusting Ellie into a role she never expected: caregiver, protector…mother.
Joined by her wise and witty dog Tock, her sister, Mayor Melinda, and Ralphie’s cantankerous father, Roscoe, they journey beyond the forbidden Direwolf Line in search of Ralphie. They risk not only her health, but the fragile peace of the only home she’s ever known. Along the way, she’ll uncover forgotten truths about the town’s legacy, confront those left behind by Harmony’s ideals, and learn that healing Harmony begins with the courage to love something wild—and let it love you back.


