Books with author Jay H Smith

Last spring Claire’s seemingly normal—if not totally screwed up—life was tossed on its head. For five years she’d been one of the damned—a human that knows the truth about the otherworldly among us. She’d worked for The Boss—the Demon King himself—as his administrative assistant, handling everything from early retirements, to Maintenance’s incessant requests for dental. No one gets dental. Then she walked into Purgatory—totally not her fault—went back in time, and awakened powers she never knew existed. Now Claire has a prophecy hanging over her head, a diamond ring hidden in her sock drawer, and the blood of a long dead royal running through her veins. And it’s only going to get worse. Her vow to live free or die takes a serious hit when she’s forced back under The Boss’s protection. Of course, there’s no protection from fate, or the Bounty Hunter sent to deliver her to Purgatory. And as if being “the girl” in the prophecy wasn’t enough, Claire soon discovers there are three other contenders for her role—two of whom want her dead. Follow more of Claire’s adventures in Dark Awakened, the second installment of the Devil’s Assistant Series, to find out if she’s lucky enough to escape with her life, or if she’s just the first notch on the next contender’s belt.

Fourteen-year-old Matty Dunmore and his gang live in Nowhere, NJ, and their world of mobsters and crooked cops is about to be turned on its head. When Matty—a runner for the local Mob boss, Mr. Hill—is attacked and robbed during a delivery, he soon discovers the package he was carrying wasn’t the only one taken. The boys are told to keep watch for anything suspicious, but after the death of a higher up in the organization, their surveillance is discovered by one of the traitors. Now the friends must make a choice—tell Mr. Hill and risk the safety of their families, or keep quiet and live. Flash forward to the present. Matthew Larson is now a legitimate businessman in Florida, but his past is about to catch up with him. No one—not even his wife and son—know the truth about who he was. The Matt Larson they know is a loving husband and father, not a ghost named Matty Dunmore with a secret so big it could get Matt and everyone he loves killed. Matty needs to stay buried in the past if Matt has any hope of surviving in the present. When his former gang of friends, still tied to the Mob, discover he’s alive, Matt’s world comes crashing down around him. His son, Pete, is kidnapped by the new Mob boss in Nowhere—his former friend Lenny. Matt has no clue why Lenny would do this, but for some reason Lenny’s determined to make Matt pay. The stakes are high, life and death decisions are made at every turn, and the sins of Matt’s father threaten to doom him to a similar fate. Is there anyone left he can trust? From the author of the Devil’s Assistant books, Nowhere, NJ is the second book in the Good Bad Guys series—a new adventure series where not all the bad guys are bad, where you just might find yourself rooting for both the bad guys and the good guys as they work together to survive.

Last Spring, Claire was framed for the murder of Junior, the Devil’s oldest hellspawn. Last Summer, she reawakened the fourth realm, saved the world (after almost destroying it), and wound up with the worst job ever. Now, Claire’s been locked out of her realm, given an assistant that doesn’t actually assist, and told to handle a small problem in Underworld that might just get her killed. And to top it all off, Mab’s made one of the contenders her untouchable. So, yeah, you could say Claire’s having one of those days. Follow more of Claire’s adventures in Dark Forsaken, book 3 of the Devil’s Assistant Series, to find out if Claire can defeat the latest contender, survive the quads, and replace the curator before Harry figures out she’s stolen his blood.

Crossing the Arctic is the story of a Norse Fjell Trollet, a mountain troll. Ridiculed because of is lack of cleanliness, Fy decides to follow in his father’s footsteps and make his way from Norway to the New World in order to start a new life for himself. Receded fjord waters impacted by glacial movement and ice jams in the Arctic allow Fy to take advantage of his huge height and walk across. Two Nisse, small Norse troll people, accompany him and the three fact adventures on the journey to the New World.

While swimming in an inlet with his friend, a seal pup, twelve-year-old David who had journeyed to Canada's west coast on an exploratory voyage with his sea captain father is captured by Indians, in an adventure set in the late-eighteenth-century Canadian wilderness.While swimming in an inlet with his friend, a seal pup, twelve-year-old David who had journeyed to Canada's west coast on an exploritory voyage with his sea captain father is captured by indians, in an adventure set in the late eighteenth-century Canadian wilderness

The Adventures of Chewy the Chihuahua and Her Sidekick Cupcake is based on the real-life adventures of two very loving, playful, and stubborn Chihuahuas. Adventure No. 1: The Beginning tells the story of how Chewy came to be with her humans Jay and Marilyn and how she got her little sister and sidekick Cupcake.As the only dog in the house, Chewy received all the focus and all the attention from her very loving humans. When the day came that Jay and Marilyn brought Cupcake home, Chewy was not very accepting of having another dog in the house. Over time and as the two of them began to play with each other, they have formed a strong bond as evidenced by Chewy being the leader and Cupcake being the follower. To them each day is filled with the two things they love to do the most—exploring and sleeping. It is hoped that you will enjoy reading about Chewy and Cupcake.Please visit our website at www.chewyandcupcake.com.Thank you and God bless!Be devoted to one another in love, Honor one another above yourselves.—Romans 12:10

While swimming in an inlet with his friend, a seal pup, twelve-year-old David who had journeyed to Canada's west coast on an exploratory voyage with his sea captain father is captured by Indians, in an adventure set in the late-eighteenth-century Canadian wilderness.While swimming in an inlet with his friend, a seal pup, twelve-year-old David who had journeyed to Canada's west coast on an exploritory voyage with his sea captain father is captured by indians, in an adventure set in the late eighteenth-century Canadian wilderness

Excerpt from The World: Or First Lessons in Astronomy and Geology, in Connetion With the Present and Past Condition of Our GlobeThe importance of the sciences of Astronomy and Geology, is acknowledged by every one. Few, however, find sufficient leisure to bestow upon these subjects much attention. They look upon the ponderous tomes which men of science have from lime to time prepared, with a sort of indifference, as too learned for thorn. And vet, show any of these, a curious star in the heavens; tell them of tho wonders revealed by the telescope; exhibit to them, the impression of a fish in sandstone, or chalk; or show them through a microscope, tho curious and distinctive structure of fossil teeth, or the infusoria in a fragment of Hint; and they will give willing attention. Since, then, the subjects themselves are so interesting, so profitable, and withal harmless, we have endeavored - with what success will hereafter appear - to supply a desideratum long felt. Tho object of the present volume is to present in a popular manner, so much of Astronomy, Meteorology, and Geology, as seemed desirable for everyone to know. While no pretensions are made to scientific accuracy, yet it is believed that tho book will be found worthy of an attentive perusal. There is little to be gained by merely glancing here and there at a page; the knowledge thus obtained, if any, will be small, and soon lost. Tho attentive reader will, if the book be worth perusing at all, find sufficient to amply repay for the time thus spent. It should hardly be necessary for any one at this late day, to offer an apology in behalf of Geological studies, because of the fancied contradictions to the Mosaic chronology. Writers on this subject heretofore, have spent no little pains, in what we may well term, endeavoring to "make darkness visible." So apologies were once offered for Astronomy, when that noble science taught the diurnal and annual motions of the earth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.