Soulbound: A Free Romantic Portal Fantasy

· The Return of the Elves Book 1 · Bethany Adams
4.6
956 reviews
Ebook
300
Pages
Eligible

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A deathbed promise


Arlyn’s quest is simple: Find her father and let him know her mother is dead. After all, Arlyn had promised her mother she’d go. The problem? Her father's people are myths and legends, and he doesn't even live on Earth. But despite a long journey through the mysterious mists of the Veil, finding him turns out to be the easy part. 


A dream long-buried 


After five hundred years, Kai has given up on finding his soulbonded. So when he stumbles across Arlyn after returning through the portal from his latest mission and recognizes her as his mate, Kai starts their bond in haste. But he never could have imagined that his bonded is his best friend’s newfound daughter. Whoops. 


A hidden conspiracy sparked to life 


Though the sight of Kai makes Arlyn’s heart pound, she isn’t sure she can forgive him for starting their bond without her permission. But her love life is the least of her problems. Her father is an elf lord, and his sudden acknowledgment of a half-human heir reignites the same conspiracy that took him away from her mother in the first place. Now Arlyn and her family must face iron wielding assassins, bigotry, and her newly awakened magical abilities if they hope to come through in one piece. 


Arlyn thought she would return to Earth after meeting her father. Now she must fight to save the family she never knew she wanted.

  

Ratings and reviews

4.6
956 reviews
Juan
June 1, 2022
Started reading this because I love fantasy and world building but just to let future readers know, this is more of a glittery, shiny, pretty elves type of fantasy. It has good plot with plenty darker shades but way too much romance and tantrums for my taste. Also a few plot holes/contradictions with little Earth involvement. All that said, I'm about to buy the 8th book because it's still entertaining even with all the "rare" soulbounding going on and I NEED to know how the world building will continue/end.
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Tanja wessels
July 6, 2019
The story didn't flow for me, there was no feeling of being in this world. The pace was too fast in the beginning and the rest of the book was trying to catch up with everything that happened in the first half. More details on events would have been appreciated, the story just needed to be fattened up a bit. At the end I'm not attached to any of the characters and have no interest in the second book.
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Maedhbh Pendreic
March 20, 2019
Overall, this is an excellent story, and well worth the read. My main dislike is that it is not a stand-alone novel. You're forced to continue buying the series if you want to know how the story ends. I find this distasteful. Sure, have a main story arc. That's how a series works. But pretty much nothing is 'tied up' by the end - you're left hanging .. wondering. I really like how emotionally involved I became with the characters. I _want_ to read the next book. I _need_ to know how this story ends. The story is engaging and has plenty of 'threads' to keep you interested.
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About the author

Ever since finding a copy of The Hero and the Crown in her elementary school library, Bethany has loved fantasy. After subjecting her friends to stories scrawled in notebooks during study breaks all through high school, she decided to pursue an English degree at Middle Tennessee State University. When not writing or wrangling her two small children, Bethany enjoys reading, photography, and video games. 

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