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A Mackay-based author has brought her worlds of magic and fantasy to the Whitsundays with her new book, Mother Trucking Monsters.
A. L. Tippett visited the region over the Easter weekend to promote the new urban fantasy novel which is partly based in Bowen and features the Big Mango.
The book follows a solo mum in a magical world that isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
The central character wants what every single mum wants: to provide a happy home for her daughter and, if possible, avoid having her heart broken ever again.
Unfortunately, the bills keep piling up, and financially, she’s at breaking point.
Just when she thinks things can’t get any worse, a random bird starts talking in her mind, before she falls victim to a griffin attack.
Luckily, an aloof and attractive sphinx swoops in and saves the day - this time - but she never wants to feel that helpless ever again.
It turns out that the sphinx in question is an insurance assessor, apparently earning a truckload of money and looking for an assistant.
Of course, being an assessor in Australia would be a huge challenge.
The spiders and snakes already want to kill her, throw in dragons and it'll be a miracle if she survives her first case.
“This book is fresh, funny, cozy and brilliant,” said one review from Heather G Harris, the bestselling author of the Other Realm series.
Born in New Zealand and now based in Mackay, A. L. Tippett started writing when she fell pregnant with her first child.
She has now released four adult urban fantasy novels, and one children's picture book (under a separate pen name) over four years.
Filled with heart, mystery, action and humour, Mother Trucking Monsters is available now on Amazon.
