{"product_id":"signed-print-the-edie-skye-starter-kit-bundle","title":"SIGNED PRINT: The Edie Skye Starter Kit BUNDLE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis bundle contains \u003cem\u003eTitan Mage\u003c\/em\u003e (Titan Mage #1), \u003cem\u003eBlood Knight: Vampire Slayer\u003c\/em\u003e (Blood Knight #1), \u003cem\u003eI Power Up With Every Monster Girl I Defeat!\u003c\/em\u003e (Monster Girl Tamer #1), and \u003cem\u003eCatgirls from Outer Space\u003c\/em\u003e. Published by Spice Rack Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout these premium SIGNED PAPERBACKS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSigned by Edie Skye. \u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-d364ed80-7fff-a1ab-7c6d-e9d4ac79ce1b\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWant a personalized signature? Let us know in the comment box when you check out!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"two-thirds first genesis-author-pro-book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitan Mage (Titan Mage #1):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic powers? His own mech? A whole airship of gorgeous women desperate for his genes? Yes, please!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParalyzed by a drunk driver, let go from his job, and stuck in a sad, stagnant town in the middle of nowhere, Joseph Locke was having the worst day of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then he \u003cem\u003edied\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut considering that he wakes up with a brand new body, in the cockpit of a badass steampunk robot, on an airship of nothing but hot babes, his next life may not be all that bad. Especially when he learns that he’s a void mage—the rarest and most powerful of all mages on the world of Haven. And his shipmates want to help him make \u003cem\u003emore\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs if that weren’t enough, they offer Locke a job piloting one of their mechs, which they call Titans. In the meantime, Locke has to learn his way around this exciting world, all while coming to grips with his new—and \u003cem\u003edangerous\u003c\/em\u003e—occupation. Will he be able to master his Titan? How can he best upgrade the machine to become as badass as possible? Why’s a strange parasitic sludge falling from the sky? And what’s up with the ghost of a space witch living in his Titan—and inside his head?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWARNING\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cem\u003eTitan Mage\u003c\/em\u003e is a fun fantasy adventure containing steam both punk and smutty: raunchy sausage-obsessed mechanics, lusty airship captains, prurient mech pilots, and saucy language to match. (So don’t read it and then complain about the spice. Y’all know exactly what you’re getting into.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Edie Skye has somehow managed to mix together LitRPG, magical mecha, and a spicy harem romance into a story that is fun and great entertainment. It’s been a while since I sat down and read a book in one night, but here we are.” —Amazon Reviewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As a teenager, I drooled over the mechs of Robotech and Macross, and nothing since then has captured my love of those massive robots as the titans of Titan Mage.” —Amazon Reviewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlood Knight: Vampire Slayer (Blood Knight #1):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn insatiable succubus? A shy werewolf? A scatterbrained angel? This team needs a leader!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ.B. Clarke enrolled in college to earn his degree and find a steady job. What he got instead was an adventure in a secret underworld where vampires rule over all. Emma Rose, a friendly gamer who turns out to be a succubus, recruits him into Broken Fang, an overly ambitious team of monster girls. These lovely ladies know they’ll need help if they’re to stand a chance against the vampires, and they’re looking for a few good men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell, one man, actually. And that’s him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClarke is soon thrust into a hidden world full of magic, mystery, and mythical creatures. He’s in way over his head because Broken Fang is a dysfunctional mess, and his calculus professor is a sadistic vampire who snacks on pet animals. He’ll need more than his (considerable) experience with fantasy games to solve this problem!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFortunately, he’s far from helpless. He’s a blood knight, descended from an ancient and powerful line of vampire hunters, and his magical abilities have finally begun to awaken. But will they be enough? Can he master his powers in time to face the coming storm? 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Spaceships will burn. Tails will swish.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormalCxSpFirst\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd somewhere in all that mayhem, a broke captain might just find everything he never knew he wanted.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormalCxSpFirst\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmbark on the adventure of a lifetime with national bestselling author Jacob Holo and Amazon bestselling author Edie Skye in this brand new science fiction standalone. If you’re a fan of wild futuristic technology, wilder catgirls, and spicy scrappy crew space opera, this just might be the story you’ve been waiting for.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormalCxSpFirst\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWARNING: \u003cem\u003eCatgirls from Outer Space\u003c\/em\u003e is a fast-paced, action-packed sci-fi adventure romance for men where the hero saves the day and gets all the girls. (So don’t read it and then complain about the spice. Y’all know exactly what you’re getting into.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese products are premium paperback novels.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/5471\/9267\/files\/Depositphotos_4583318_S_100x100.jpg?v=1675805195\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from TITAN MAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePROLOGUE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“How many are there?” Locke asked, his body cocooned safely within the massive bulk of Titan Chimera. The war machine towered over two stories tall, a humanoid frame of crimson armor plates over black joints and artificial muscles. Gold filigree—faded from wear and tear from who-knew-how-many battles—highlighted a few edges, accentuating its sturdy, powerful build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocke walked the titan up to the square opening in the floor, where diffused light from the sunrise spilled into the airship’s long central hangar bay. He clenched a gargantuan fist around a support rafter running the length of the ceiling and peered down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMorning mist shrouded the base of Mount Driver, and thick pine forests climbed its craggy slopes, thinning out into bare rock and snow near the mountain’s peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcept for a glint of blue and silver moving along the forest’s edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003elarge\u003c\/em\u003e glint. Moving fast for something so big.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Ember?” he asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hold it,” she radioed from Titan Long Shot. “I’m not in position yet. Almost there.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Take your time,” he sighed. Or he’d intended to, but his voice cracked at the end. Jitters ate at his nerves, and butterflies fluttered in the pit of his stomach. Fighting monsters in a titan was one thing, but this? This was on a whole different scale of crazy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy did I agree to this? \u003c\/em\u003eLocke thought. \u003cem\u003eWhy did I \u003c\/em\u003esuggest \u003cem\u003ethis\u003c\/em\u003e?!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In position,” Ember reported. The glint settled atop an outthrust of stone on the mountain, almost like a ship’s bow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“And?” Locke asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Yeah, I see them. Right where we thought they’d be.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“How many?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One titan, which we expected … plus two heavy weapon quads. Big ones, too. Maybe thirty tons each.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“And how many titties?” he asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe radio fell silent for long, agonized seconds. He could almost feel Ember rolling her eyes at him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“For the last time, Locke, the ‘small titans’ are \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e titties! They’re called rigs!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Oh, I know that,” he countered, gazing once more at the drop. “But consider the world from my perspective, just for a moment. I’m \u003cem\u003enervous\u003c\/em\u003e, and I’ve been nervous since I agreed to this plan.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It’s \u003cem\u003eyour\u003c\/em\u003e plan!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“That’s beside the point. What \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e the point is I made a lame little joke back then in an attempt to make myself feel better. And you know the response I got? \u003cem\u003eNone\u003c\/em\u003e of you laughed at my joke. So guess what? I’m calling them titties until I start feeling better.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Oh, good grief.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Remember, I’m about to leap from this airship in a seventeen-ton coffin, and the only thing preventing me from going crunch at the end is an upgrade we’ve never tested!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You’re not that high up,” Ember jabbed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Oh, you think so? Alyssa, how high up are we?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Just a hair under six thousand feet,” she radioed from the airship’s bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Right. Over a mile up, then. And not only that, but I’m dropping in next to some bad people who want us dead.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Try not to land right on top of them, would you?” Ember warned. “You’ll block my shots.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I’ll \u003cem\u003etry\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hey, Ember,” Alyssa cut in. “Back to Locke’s question, before he went off on this weird tangent. How many rigs do you see?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Ten to fifteen. Hard to be exact. Some of them are obscured by the trees, and the quads will probably have some extra rigs I can’t see from here.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“That’s a whole lot of titties,” Alyssa quipped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Uhh,” Ember groaned. “Not you, too.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“That make you feel any better, Locke?” Alyssa asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Marginally.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Well, shake it out of your system. You’re a titan mage now. You charge in where others fear to tread. Don’t ever forget that.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I know. And I won’t let you down. I promise.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You’ve got this. I know you do.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Thanks.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Now brace yourself. Here comes the turn.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe airship banked to the left, and Locke shifted one of Titan Chimera’s feet outward for better balance. He raised an arm, and through the titan’s eyes he studied the catalyst built into the underside of its forearm. The crystalline rod ran from the machine’s wrist down to its elbow, appearing clear in its inert state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocke channeled a simple matter-based spell through the catalyst. Titan Chimera’s void furnace roared alive, burning a steady stream of liquefied void condensate and releasing the powerful essence sealed within. Hot air and black smoke belched out of two louvers, one at each of the titan’s shoulders, and the crystalline catalyst darkened to the same hue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilvery swiftmetal poured out of a port below the wrist and spun itself into the wireframe of a great shield, while one of the many gauges in his console wiggled downward. More swiftmetal spooled outward, filling in the shield until it formed a solid, reassuring wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocke let the base of the shield thump down against the deck. The magical construct was as solid as wrought iron.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “I’m getting better at this,” he declared privately with a smile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We’re almost on top of them,” Alyssa radioed in. “You ready to jump?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“As ready as I’ll ever be.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Watch it,” Ember warned. “That unexpected turn must have grabbed their attention. Those two quads are swinging their guns your way.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Time to go!” Locke let go of the rafter, took one heavy step forward, and let the titan’s bulk tilt over the side. His stomach slammed up into his throat, and Titan Chimera plummeted toward the forest below, wind howling past him, armor plates rattling in the turbulence. Seventeen tons may have granted the machine a degree of stubborn inertia, but a brick still flew like a brick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Warm morning sunlight kissed the titan’s armor as Locke channeled a gravity-based spell into the catalysts in each leg. Crystalline rods built into the titan’s calves glowed a faint purple, and smoke of the same color plumed out of the titan’s louvers in long, pale streamers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis descent slowed and stabilized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Whew!” Locke exclaimed. “That’s one less worry.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe twin gravity catalysts weren’t powerful enough for true flight, but he could use them to fall in a controlled manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich was all he needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Good luck!” Alyssa called out. High above, the long, glinting shape of the airship banked away from the battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Luck?” Locke scoffed. “Who needs luck when you can use mag—”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beam of blinding yellow light shot up from the ground and blared past him with an aura of crackling magical lightning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Never mind!” He raised his shield, but the act obstructed his view of the oncoming ground. “Damn. Didn’t think this through, did I?” he mumbled to himself and channeled a matter spell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwiftmetal parted to form a narrow viewing slit near the top of the shield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There. That’s bet—”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA second beam speared into the shield. Silvery metal turned cherry red around the impact, and the force sent the titan spinning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Yikes!” He channeled bursts of gravity thrust, righted the titan, and stabilized the shield with both hands. “Ember, in case you haven’t noticed, I’m being shot at!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Is this a surprise?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Isn’t this the part where \u003cem\u003eyou\u003c\/em\u003e start shooting at them?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hold it. I don’t want to waste my opening shot.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother beam scythed past him, its nimbus crackling against the edge of his shield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Would you fire sooner if I said pretty please?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“No need. Aaaand … gotcha!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitan Long Shot channeled its own magic into a red lance of lethal energy. The beam pierced through the superstructure atop one of the enemy quads, rupturing its furnace. Superheated void essence screamed through the widening cracks like enraged, escaping steam, and lightning forked through the air. Mages and engineers in black livery scurried away from the four-legged weapon platform moments before its furnace blew in a cataclysm of unfocused energy magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blast ripped the entire superstructure off its turret mooring and flung it three stories into the air before it fell back down and crumpled against the ground next to the quad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“That’s one!” Ember called out triumphantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second quad swiveled its cannon toward Titan Long Shot and fired, but the crew clearly didn’t have a fix on her position, and the beam bored a ragged line across the stony mountainside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA scattering of shots from void rifles \u003cem\u003etinked\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eplinked\u003c\/em\u003e against Locke’s shield, and he channeled one final burst of gravity magic before Titan Chimera stomped feetfirst into a narrow clearing. He stumbled forward, grabbed the thick trunk of an ancient pine, and planted his feet. The titan’s forward movement plowed two grooves through the damp soil and nearly uprooted the tree before it came to a stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Made it!” Locke said, then chuckled with the joy of still being alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Three rigs heading toward you,” Ember reported. “North by northwest.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I see them.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocke faced the approaching weapons he thought of as “little titans.” These black-armored rigs stood twelve feet tall, less than half the height of his own Titan Chimera. They were too small to come with furnaces of their own, and instead received power from tanks of compressed void essence attached to their backs, which made them resemble deep sea divers to his eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocke channeled through his matter catalyst, and the shield reformed into a massive hammer with a long, sturdy shaft. He gripped the weapon with both hands and charged the trio of rigs with long, thunderous strides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rigs opened fire, and bolts of energy chipped at Locke’s armor. He closed the distance and swung the hammer in a wide overhand arc. The hammer slammed into the lead rig’s head, flattened it, then imploded the top half of its torso. It teetered forward, arms outstretched, groping the air before Locke kicked it over. 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