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Primals: Reverse Harem Series, #1
Primals: Reverse Harem Series, #1
Primals: Reverse Harem Series, #1
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Torn between two worlds. And four men.

Sebastian. Toshi. Theo. Kyle.

I thought that plane crash would be the end of my life. Instead, it turned out to be just the beginning.

Now, I’m on a race to find out who—and what—I really am, with four men to help me. Sexy Sebastian who can be a jerk sometimes but actually means well. Kind Theo whose heart is as big as that chest I want to cozy up against. Slick Toshi who is as fierce as he is fun. And Kyle, my best friend for so long, maybe too long.

They will help me find the answers I seek, though only I can take control of my destiny.

And my heart.

Reverse Harem Series

PRIMALS

ARCHAIC

UNITARY

LanguageEnglish
Release dateFeb 21, 2018
ISBN9781386235620
Primals: Reverse Harem Series, #1
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Lexy Timms

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I couldn't finish this story. Everything seems to be rushed and you get no real character development. I also find the heroine annoying, as she is kind of a jerk to everyone and yet they just kinda drool after her cause she's "special."
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Primals are shape-shifters.

    Having her plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness was not the way Clarissa planned her business trip to go.
    What's even weirder is the fact that she survived with no more than a few scrapes.
    When she wakes up in an unknown cabin, with a strange man, Clarissa is unsure what to do.
    Being able to hear his thoughts is even crazier.

    I liked the concept of this story.
    Clarissa learns she is not what she has always thought to have been.
    Being a little more than human.
    However, I felt there was some major plot holes in the story.
    Clarissa is genetically modified but doesn't know about it.
    She meets the creatures she is meant to be saving; why she was created.
    I think it is interesting, but maybe not executed in the best way.

    I also felt this was too insta-lovey for me.
    Not enough character development, among themselves and with their relationships.
    Clarissa seemed to be too trusting of the men showing up in her life when previously she seemed like the type who was basically anti-social and didn't make friends easily.

    One issue I had with the formatting was the mind speak.
    I think formatting it in a different way to distinguish it from the other text would help the readers a great deal.
    As it is right now, you can't exactly tell when they are speaking to each other in their minds.

    My biggest let down of this story though was the reverse harem aspect of it.
    How the book ended made me feel as if this story wasn't leading to a true RH ending.
    Hopefully in the next book, we will see it lead to the how a reverse harem is supposed to work.

    I did like seeing it told from different points of view.
    I liked seeing inside each of the characters heads.
    You get a full idea of what everyone is thinking and what is going on.

    There is a big twist in this book that I didn't see coming.
    I think it added a level of intrigue to the story that seemed to be missing a little.
    This story seemed to run pretty smoothly, maybe too easy.
    I would have seen a little more struggle for the characters.

    If it's confirmed that this will be a true reverse harem, I'll continue the story.
    As of right now I'm on the fence about it.
    Give it a shot and see what you think.

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Primals - Lexy Timms

Primals

Reverse Harem Series, Volume 1

Lexy Timms

Published by Dark Shadow Publishing, 2018.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

PRIMALS

First edition. February 21, 2018.

Copyright © 2018 Lexy Timms.

ISBN: 978-1386235620

Written by Lexy Timms.

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TORN BETWEEN TWO WORLDS. And four men.

Sebastian. Toshi. Theo. Kyle.

I thought that plane crash would be the end of my life. Instead, it turned out to be just the beginning.

Now, I’m on a race to find out who—and what—I really am, with four men to help me. Sexy Sebastian, who can be a jerk sometimes, but actually means well. Kind Theo, whose heart is as big as that chest I want to cozy up against. Slick Toshi, who is as fierce as he is fun. And Kyle, my best friend for so long, maybe too long.

They will help me find the answers I seek, though only I can take control of my destiny.

And my heart.

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Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

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Chapter One

~ Clarissa

MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY, this is November-niner-zero...

The distressed voice of the pilot trails away, drowned out by the wind whipping the Cessna from both sides. With shaking hands, I grip the seatbelt straps over my shoulders and grind my back against the wool cushion of my seat as though seating myself somehow deeper will afford me more protection when we go down. I force cold air into my lungs in between silent pleas for help.

Please don’t crash. Please...

In the seat next to mine, Teresa isn’t silent at all, warbling a litany of words in her native Spanish tongue. Curses or prayers? I’m not sure. Probably one and the same right now.

Our eyes meet briefly, her onyx ones glistening with tears, screaming in fear. I contemplate reaching out to her in hopes of calming her down a notch, but the aircraft suddenly shakes and jerks sideways. Overnight bags, carelessly left unzipped since the beginning of the flight when we all had grabbed our electronic distractions, spill their contents. They swirl through the air like the glitter inside a snow globe.

I squeeze my eyes shut, holding my breath as the aircraft loses altitude.

Brace for impact! the pilot shouts just a second before metal rips outside the window.

Teresa wails. A window shatters. Icy Alaskan wind blows in my face. Strands of my hair stick to my cold cheeks as we spin in the air.

My stomach churns. My heart pounds at a hundred miles an hour.

Finally, the plane crashes, the jagged symphony of thuds, plunks, ripping metal, and cracking bones filling the air around me as I toss and bounce in my seat. Something sharp gets lodged in my arm. Something heavy hits my leg. I grip the seatbelt straps so hard the friction burns. My teeth push against each other so hard my gums hurt as my jaw stays clenched.

In all the mayhem and the pain, I pour my desperately hammering heart and my riddled mind into one final silent plea.

Mom... Dad... Anyone... If anyone’s out there, please help me...

In the next instant, something crashes against the side of my skull, the force jamming my eyes open, though I can’t see anything through the red blur. The last thing I hear is a faint voice echoing from a distance before everything goes still and silent.

I WAKE UP TO THE WHISPER of snow kissing the ground, to the crackle of a fire, to the sound of breathing—my own. The scent of fresh coffee, burnt wood, and natural pine glide into my nostrils. I am alive.

I force my eyes open. The lids weigh as much as the boulders I see sticking up through the snow outside the window. I turn my head. I am staring up at an unfinished pine ceiling turned the color of sunset by the glow from the fireplace.

Where am I?

As I sit up, the green quilt on top of me slips off, revealing multiple bandages under tattered clothes. I’m injured? I’m not feeling it. Maybe it’s adrenaline. The pain will come later.

Now, I remember. I was on a Cessna over Alaska, on my way to do research for my company, but the weather was worse than expected and the aircraft crashed.

I place a hand on my head, recalling having been hit, and find only a few layers of gauze. I examine both my hands. No blood. No cuts. No scars.

I press my palms against my cheeks, heaving a sigh of relief.

I survived.

Thank goodness.

But what about Teresa and the pilot?

I sit up cautiously, mindful of the bandages, of unseen injuries. But I have to know. Picking up the quilt from the rug and wrapping it around my shoulders like a cloak, I head out of the room, staggering down a corridor with three doors, moving faster than my feet can get under me.

The first won’t open. A broom and a shovel tumble out of the second one. I shove them back hastily, and open the third. A small bedroom. Empty. The blue sheets don’t even have creases and the walls smell faintly of mold. A layer of dust coats the stool in the corner.

I move on to the kitchen, my heart racing after my thoughts. The room is empty. Counters. Appliances. What you would expect to see. But no one is there.

Where are they?

They didn’t make it.

I turn so quickly at the sound of the voice that my elbow hits the knife box, the lone knife in it quivering. The quilt around my shoulders slides to my feet.

Gripping the edge of the counter, I stare at the cause of my shock. His muddy tendrils of hair cascade down the sides of his face like a thick curtain, some veiling his eyes, and then trickle past his shoulders, where drops of

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