Ora Smith’s one of those people who always has a project she’s excited about. She’s an author, artist, genealogist, seamstress, lover of a good book, traveler, antiquer, upcycler, and history buff. Although she’s lived in Arizona since 1986, she spent her early life in Lake Tahoe, California, where her passion to write blossomed on a tranquil riverbank with a beautiful backdrop of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.As a genealogist, she spent thirty-plus years researching her family histories. With her historical “Heritage Fiction” novels, she’s made a niche in writing about ancestors, creating fascinating stories based on true events. She loves nothing better than to be whisked off to past eras to meet those whose lives are worth sharing.As an author and artist, Ora also blends her understanding and unique skills to create faith inspired stories and children’s books. She illustrated her children’s picture book, A Christmas Story of Light, helping children understand what the Light of Christ can mean to them. Watch for her release of An Easter Story of Light in 2023.