Take a forbidden romance between two people who come from different cultural backgrounds and are bound together by their soul connection. Add in differing perspectives about control, life after death, and female empowerment, and you’ll discover J. H. Laing’s novel Bound, Tethered Souls Series.

Gabe, a vampire, has been under the control of his maker for over 200 years. Amber, a human, is the key to his freedom. Gabe struggles to protect Amber while fighting his overwhelming attraction to her. If his maker, Vance, finds out that Amber is Gabe’s soul mate reincarnate, Vance will stop at nothing to intercept their fiery reunification. And he won’t let that happen again. Not this time. It’s up to Gabe to keep her safe and convince her to unite with him. Because they’re meant to be…aren’t they?

Amber is drawn to Gabe, an intoxicating stranger. Even with her instincts on high alert to the danger he radiates, she’s not afraid. Something behind those dark eyes reaches into her soul. And when he’s near, her body has a visceral reaction, nothing she has ever felt before. But she savors her freedom, is she ready for this level of commitment? Is she ready to be accept their tethered souls?