PETER MCARA
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Australian author & writer
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Born
a miner’s son in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, he combined
university study with jobs ranging from mining to truck
driving. His academic career resulted in an international
management consultancy. After moving to the New South Wales
south coast, he accepted a lectureship at the University of
Wollongong. Whilst earlier writings produced academic texts,
plays, and magazine columns, Peter quit lecturing to write
full-time. His debut novel was followed by Bad Angels, The
Spider Lady's Lunch and a new edition of The Vintner's
Letters (all published by Custom Book Publications 2012-3)
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BAD ANGELS
- published 2012 CUSTOM BOOKS imprint |
RRP*
US$15.95 /GBP12.95 /EURO13.95 /AU$22.95 /NZ$23.95
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Comments & Reviews
I have at last found time
to read Bad Angels... a mystery but somehow it has a humorous
streak. The storyline is good, the characters even believable.
The accountant could easily be mine. The plot is ingenious and
the ending a surprise. A damn good read! J.J.
Barrie, Author HK
I
was put off a little by the angels...
I thought it might
be too religious.
Far from it, the story is great, a little
mystery and some fun. I could see myself doing all that, the
retirement, the few acres... I even recognised the village.
Loved it! Paul Campbell Nott. UK
The
characterisation was great, I could see each in my friends.
A
good mystery, a good story wins
all the time. Certainly I
failed to pick the villain once again.
Robert Maher, Taree NSW 
The
download worked well on Amazon Kindle - something that does
not always happen. Enjoyed the book but it failed to grab
me... even so I would like to be able to write as well. Great
style!
Matt Perry, San
Francisco Ca.
When
I was asked to review this book, I had misgivings over the
preamble and the title. I could not guess where it was going.
Usually reading 3-4 chapters is enough to know whether I like
it but Bad Angels went right to the end. As a professional I
pride myself on good grammar and accuracy and I found it here.
It was well written, even better edited and had a great
feeling. I have never given more than 4-stars but this book
was right up there. Only negative - storyline a little too
simplistic, needed a few more twists and turns - but loved it.
John Lin, Bookstand, Singapore
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THE ANGELS REACHED ACCORD...
THEY MUST KILL St. DOMINIC!
There were many ways to do this.
Sure, God could strike him with a lightning bolt from heaven in a flash.
But the Angels would have to ask God to do the deed, and their relationship with the eternal heavenly father did not automatically allow that.
Humans could pray to God, and on a good day, he might hear their prayers. But
humans tend to be unreliable. If one prays for black, another is likely to pray for white.
It has been thus since the days of Adam and Eve.
All things considered, it would be better to go about the task without involving The
Lord.
The angels should do it using their own limited powers.
Angels can fly, so gaining
entry would not be a problem. And there were already angels inside the Garden – members
of the angelic host – who could help.
What of the technology? Everyone knew that the boundary fences were festooned
with optical-electronic sensors, visible and invisible. Would they detect angels?
That stupid old line, speculating about how many angels could dance on the head of a pin, was not helpful in this day and age.
No, it would be better to pose as humans ...
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Published
26 November 2012
ISBN 978 1480026270
SECOND EDITION
Released June 2013
PRINT
Format:153 x 229 mm
US Trade Paperback
Extent 242pp
eBOOK All Formats
COMMERCIAL FICTION

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THE
VINTNER'S LETTERS
- published 2013 CUSTOM BOOKS Imprint |
OUT OF PRINT
EBook only available
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Comments & Reviews
Son
of an Irish father and a Parisian mother, Maurice George
O’Shea was a famous Australian and Hunter valley winemaker.
Educated in France, he was also a man of passion, and a
romantic. In the cultured and elegant Miss Marcia Fuller, an
accomplished pianist, he found his enduring sweetheart.
Theirs would be a many-faceted and often stormy romance, confronted by
religious differences and tested by life’s
vicissitudes.
But their greatest challenge
lay in Maurice’s other consuming passion – making fine
wines. He could not tear himself away from his beloved Hunter
Valley vineyard, Mount Pleasant. Marcia, every inch a city
girl, was appalled by the primitive living conditions of the
struggling vigneron. The Vintner’s Letters is based on their
true story as recounted by Simone Bryce, their daughter, and
on the letters written by Maurice to Marcia during their
courtship.
Vandaair, Goodreads
A
beautiful story. What more could you ask for...Wine, food, love!! And
based on a true story using the actual letters! Bloody good as we say
here.
Leesa J, Perth WA 
Great
classic style literature about the early years of producing wine in
Australia, coupled with a well written love story... what can I say? I'm a
sucker for a good love story! Kevin
GR, USA 
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On
a grey and threatening day in October 1909, a page turned in
the story of twelve year-old Maurice O'Shea's life that would
rewrite his destiny. That day his father, John O'Shea,
schoolteacher turned wine and spirit merchant, took his son on
a rite-of-passage visit to the weed choked Hunter Valley
hillside that he and his Parisian wife, Leontine,
had visited some years before.
John
O'Shea's wet fingers fumbled with the latch, finally swinging
open the gate. Then, mindless of their city shoes and the cold
rain dribbling down their necks, he strode over the wet ground
to lead his son to a vantage point at the top of the highest
hill.
Maurice
hurried to keep up. Myopic since birth, he wore thick glasses
that now blurred as rain smeared its way across his vision.
More than once, his feet stumbled upon the uneven ground
hidden beneath the wet, clinging grass.
Miraculously,
the rain stopped as they reached the top of the hill. Maurice
wiped his glasses on a folded handkerchief so that he could
see the land below, to which his father grandly gestured. He
tried to hide his breathlessness as he surveyed the view
before them.
John O'Shea laughed with delight.
'There's a pot of gold down there, son,' he said. 'That
rainbow. A sign from the Heavenly Father, to be sure.' He
rested a hand on Maurice's shoulder. 'One day you'll grow
grapes here, my boy… make beautiful wines…'
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INTERNATIONAL
EDITION
Not published Australia
or New Zealand
Published: JULY 2013
Released OCTOBER 2013
ISBN 978 1481967594
PRINT
Format:153 x 229 mm
US Trade Paperback
Extent 242pp
eBOOK All Formats
HISTORICAL FICTION
First Published 2007 Australia & NZ

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THE SPIDER
LADY'S LUNCH
- published 2013 CUSTOM BOOKS imprint - 2014
Noveletta imprint |
RRP*
US$11.95 /GBP9.95 /EURO 9.95 /AU$18.95 /NZ$20.95
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Comments & Reviews
The quirky description
got me in - ‘It’s like she’s catching flies… Miss
Ryder the Spider… wants someone inside her,’ another
tacked on. 'Now I think of it, some female spiders eats the
male after they mate. A lay before lunch!' Surprise.. surprise...
a good read! Tammy Gotto, Boulder, Col.
I
was put off by the spider as I hate spiders... but I
downloaded it to my new iPhone and I Loved it!
Robert Emerson, Melbourne 
Erotica
is a special genre, go too far and you may turn off the
reader, too little and there is disappointment. If the balance
is right, the story good, a little mystery, a gripping start
and surprising finish - you have a worthwhile book. This is
one - thoroughly enjoyable
- even at my age!
J.J.
Barrie, Author & Writer HK 
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ALONG CAME THE SPIDER AND SAT DOWN BESIDE
HIM
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His new maths teacher, Miss Ryder was another blow-in.
Living right next door, Hamish often saw her on weekends.
He batted away suggestions he was interested in her comings and goings.
One of his mates exclaimed, ‘God, Hamish! How can you even live in
the same block as the Spider Lady.'
The class had already put her in a box called 'Misfit & Loner …'
The boys joked about her skinny black-stockinged legs, at the same time
ogling the tight black skirt.
‘Those big
googly glasses are like insects’ eyes and the stick arms and legs…’
One mimed her quick, darting movements. ‘It’s like she’s catching flies… Miss Ryder the Spider.’
'… wants someone inside her,’ another tacked on. 'Now I think of it, some female spiders eats the male after they
mate.'
'A lay before lunch!’
... ALL ABOUT THE SEXY, SENSUAL TEENAGE URGE TO MATE
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First
Published:
March 2013
ISBN 978 1500
Published in Noveletta format
September 2014
RELEASED DECEMBER 2014
PRINT Format:127 x 203 mm
US Trade Paperback
Extent 165pp
eBOOK All Formats
FICTION - MILD EROTICA

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