Books with author Nora A Smith

A heartwarming tale of a young boy that refuses to give up on his dream.This is an inspiring story for students and adults of all ages. It teaches us to accept our defeats and then realize that triumph is still just around the corner.The story is set in a post apocalyptic time. The world has suffered all energy loss and now people are forced to find other means of communication and travel. The poultry industry is the only thing left flourishing. The birds have been fed steroids and have now reached sizes of epic proportions.The people have learned to use them as a means to both travel and plow their fields.Billy is a young boy that works on the Pokey Doke Poultry farm that is owned by Mr. Thompson. Mr. Thompson has suffered his own losses and has grown to both love and appreciate the miniature size boys help. Billy is small in stature but has a heart the size of a giant. He refuses to accept that bigger is better and is determined to prove this. Through tragedies, losses, triumphs, mishaps, tears, and laughter the journey ensues. This is a feel good story that is inspiring for all ages. It will teach us about respecting our elders, dealing with hardships, bullying, and most importantly believing in your dreams.

What do you do when you've known you're different your whole life but can't figure out why? You have great friends and a good family, but something has just always felt off. Everyone else you know seems happy with their day to day existence. You are too...well, basically. That's how Sadie has always felt. She tries to fit in, but there is just something there...different than what everyone else seems to be. Then one day fate takes her life into its hands and changes everything. Out of the blue she loses her job, her boyfriend leaves and she starts having these really vivid dreams about a guy she's never met. The world Sadie has known her whole life is about to change, but is she brave enough to take a leap of faith and change with it? Can she accept the things she's about to learn and let this intriguing dream man lead her through this magical new world? Is she really ready to let herself believe and find love?Only time will tell.......but what if you had Forever?Look for the next book in the series-Royal Blood- Forever Series Book Two:AVAILABLE NOW!More upcoming releases in the Forever Series:Seeking Sebastian- Forever Series Book Threereleasing in August 2014.Ties That Bind- Forever Series Book Fourreleasing in September 2014.(Parts of this book were originally used in my book: Soulmate. They have been re-written and re-imagined.)

Royal Blood-Book Two of the Forever Series. (This is not a stand-alone title. It is meant to follow Dreamer: Book One)What if everything you thought was true, suddenly wasn't? Sadie always knew she was different...but magical? She has recently found out that her mother was really the Queen of all Magicals, which leaves Sadie with more questions than answers. Thankfully she has Sebastian, an amazing, handsome Mandurago (aka Vampire) that she's quickly finding herself falling in love with. Life is changing in remarkable ways, until the day Sadie finds out that her mother had promised her to another. When it comes to Lars Dracco, he will do anything, at any cost, to steal her away from Sebastian.Learning about her new powers, falling in love the first time and embracing her new life is a huge challenge. One she's up for, with a little help from her friends, but what happens when she finally meets the man she's promised to? Could she love yet another or will her love for Sebastian hold strong?Excerpt from Dreamer- Book One:“We have a lot to tell you, Honey,” my Mother said sweetly. Yet the worried look on her face didn't match the tone of her voice. “Things we have been waiting to discuss with you until we thought the time was right. We had hoped you would be older, but I guess now is as good of a time as any.” She leaned in closer to me, her eyes meeting mine. “You were not left at the train station as we had told you. You were not abandoned. We needed the world to believe that story so you would be safe.” She put her arm around me as if to hold me together for the news she was about to tell me. “The reality is that you come from a land high in the mountains of India,” she said, looking wistful as she continued to speak. “From a very special village, where many extraordinary people have lived for thousands of years in harmony. We, the Magicals that inhabited the village, were from all over the world, from different origins and backgrounds, and were very happy in our little community. Until one day, when the Draccos came upon our town. They were a vicious clan of people who wanted everything we had and would not stop until they got it. Their leader’s plan was to take the Queen and rule the kingdom, and make her give to them her unborn child. It was foretold that the Queen was bearing a very special child. Not only was she of powerful royal blood, but she was prophesied to be a very rare soul as well.”“We fought against the Dracco clan until the Queen gave birth. We realized then that the Royal child was even rarer than it was originally predicted. She had been born with the mark of the Mandurago. The villagers, fearing the worst for the child, helped the Queen sneak the baby out of the kingdom. The Draccos were so enraged when they found the child missing, that they took their fire to the kingdom and burned it down. Only a few escaped to tell the tale.” My mother’s eyes were wet, tears began to roll down her cheeks.My dad smiled at me and continued on with the story. “We were chosen out of all the Magicals in the village to raise you. We had been in America when the final attack happened. You came to us that stormy night and we vowed never to let anything harm you or anyone find out who you truly were.”“Who am I?” I demanded.My dad looked deep in my eyes and gently said to me. “You are Kali, Princess of the Oubliettes and marked soulmate of the Mandurago.” The room began to spin and I hit the floor. I remembered hearing my mom shouting something, but I let the blackness take me in.(Parts of this book were originally used in my book: Soulmate. They have been re-written and re-imagined.)More upcoming releases in the Forever Series: Seeking Sebastian- Forever Series Book Three releasing in August 2014. Ties That Bind- Forever Series Book Four releasing in September 2014.

The Ties That Bind-Book Four of the Forever SeriesAfter many close calls with the Dracco clan, Sadie and Sebastian find themselves in the Mandurago capitol. Sadie was hoping it would be their safe haven before their binding ceremony, unfortunately that is not coming together out quite as they had planned. After a strange turn of events, she learns someone close to her isn't who they seem to be. Separated from Sebastian and unable to contact him, she is frightened for her life and her future. She needs to call on her Royal powers to get away from her captors, but how can she when she doesn't know how to use them? Wanting Sebastian is Sadie's one-true happy ever after, but will she get it?This book is intended for 18+ audiences. This is not a stand-alone title. It is meant to follow Dreamer-Bk 1, Royal Blood-Bk 2 and Seeking Sebastian-Bk 3.

Caught between the delicate line of justice and revenge, a twisted mastermind arbitrarily chooses a group of friends to act as human pawns in his own personal game. Employing gruelling adversaries and arduous obstacles, the villain presents the group with two options: success or death. On their desperate mission for survival, the friends are soon confronted by betrayal and propelled into a world of crime with nothing but the faint promise of redemption and the slimmer chance at capturing the culprit. As individuals reach the absolute edge of their wits and secrets threaten to tear the group apart, the only possible salvation lies in the fact that misfortune had nothing to do with their choosing. And as they struggle to navigate this web of deceit they realize that the mastermind they seek may be much closer than they think...