Hanna is innocent of the crime her family is accused of, but she was banished to the farthest settlement to either survive or die in exile. She is reasonably certain her family is not waiting for her to die, but actively sending people after her. Her days are numbered, but she uses the talent and skills the planet gave her to warn others that those who are exiled are not necessarily the ones to blame. Mazy, a local healer, asks Hanna to clean her brother's house. Before she can restock her own supplies, her connection to the planet is broken and she is more vulnerable than ever before. While she is recovering, Gordon binds their lives in a bond she does not understand, but she can feel growing with every breath they take. Gordon's Pride takes place on the planet of NewEarth. Gordon, a human Farmer, joins his power and life with Hanna, an exiled Miner. As the bond grows linking their thoughts and emotions, they must find a way to foster the bond between them. By joining their connections to the planet, Gordon ensures that any threat to Hanna is also a threat to himself. They will either survive together or die that way. Meanwhile Grabon, a territory dragon and companion to Heron, matures. Heron counts Gordon as his friend, but even he is stunned when Grabon claims the territory that not only includes Gordon's farm, but also a village of humans. In the NewEarth Series, the planet is sentient, powerful and guarded by a complex society of mammalian dragons who see little use for the new-comer humans who have previously occupied a very small space on the planet. The human population is increasing and beginning to grow substantial bonds with their new planet. Those bonds are manifesting in psychic abilities previously unheard of in the human population. As the humans expand their place on the planet, encounters with dragons are inevitable. What the Farmer knows about dragons is limited, but it is more than most humans. Heron is the first human to interact and communicate with a dragon. He and Grabon have been traveling among the humans and the dragons for many cycles. To keep the peace between the two species, they allow them each their feelings of superiority. Heron does not reveal his intelligence to the dragons and Grabon conceals his nature and intelligence with the humans. It worked for thirty cycles until Grabon matured and chose Heron's human friend's farm to include in his territory. Having a dragon claim a territory inhabited by humans causes some real concerns among many of the humans, and it causes some issues for the dragon as well. Gordon's Pride is the first story in the continuing Saga of NewEarth. For upcoming titles and release dates, visit JuliaSchmeelk.com