Tag Archives: Scotland

Adventures in International Travel

I love to travel but unfortunately, I can’t really claim to be a savvy, well seasoned, traveler.  Even with the host of wonderful travel experiences I have chalked up, I have to admit that in the past, I’ve been more of a passenger, than a true explorer.

Having a lot of miles under my belt and a remote familiarity with Scotland is how I imagine I underestimated how truly naive I am.  This is a big year for me and my husband Gary, in June we will celebrate 25 years of marriage.  My husband and I have never been big on exchanging gifts.  I guess we were, early in our marriage, but soon we realized that it was better for us to each just buy ourselves what we wanted instead of relying on our spouse to magically read our minds and get us something we would be thrilled with.  Instead, we began the tradition of saving our money for a nice vacations.  We both work very hard and having time away from our home and jobs was a welcome relief. Continue reading Adventures in International Travel

The Scotland Book Tour

UK fans of Jean Marie Stanberry rejoice, your love of The Illusion Of Order has not gone unnoticed! The Illusion of Order has climbed the best seller list and is now the #2 book in Scotland.  In honor of her loyal fans, Jean will be making the rounds of Scotland beginning May 10th in Edinburgh for two days.  She will also head to Glasgow, Dundee, Inverness and two very pumped bookstores on the Scotland borders.  Book signings and some very special prizes for a few lucky attendees. More details coming soon.

If your favorite bookstore is sold out of this Scotland favorite, remember you can purchase it online at Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble.com.  It is also conveniently available on all major e-readers.  If romance and royal watching is not your style, check out her post apocalyptic thriller One World United or her newest release murder-mystery Heartless-A Star Is Dead.

Engage your imagination with a good book today!

Vaughn Thompson-Kingsmuir Press

Fall Is Here!

The leaves are turning, the nights now have a bit of a chill in the air.  Everywhere you look you can find goodies made with pumpkin, lattes, scones, pies, ice cream.  The list goes on and on.  There are a lot of reasons that fall is my favorite season, but fires in the fireplace are my favorite thing of all.  I stack floor pillows on the hearth and grab my Kindle and read all evening long. Continue reading Fall Is Here!