diff --git a/lib/relation-definition.js b/lib/relation-definition.js
index 2167ecb5..12669318 100644
--- a/lib/relation-definition.js
+++ b/lib/relation-definition.js
@@ -1503,6 +1503,7 @@ RelationDefinition.embedsMany = function embedsMany(modelFrom, modelTo, params)
   // validate all embedded items
   if (definition.options.validate) {
     modelFrom.validate(relationName, function(err) {
+      var self = this;
       var embeddedList = this[relationName] || [];
       var hasErrors = false;
       embeddedList.forEach(function(item) {
@@ -1513,13 +1514,13 @@ RelationDefinition.embedsMany = function embedsMany(modelFrom, modelTo, params)
             var first = Object.keys(item.errors)[0];
             var msg = 'contains invalid item: `' + id + '`';
             msg += ' (' + first + ' ' + item.errors[first] + ')';
-            this.errors.add(relationName, msg, 'invalid');
+            self.errors.add(relationName, msg, 'invalid');
           }
         } else {
           hasErrors = true;
-          this.errors.add(relationName, 'Contains invalid item', 'invalid');
+          self.errors.add(relationName, 'Contains invalid item', 'invalid');
         }
-      }.bind(this));
+      });
       if (hasErrors) err(false);
     });
   }
@@ -1751,16 +1752,14 @@ EmbedsMany.prototype.create = function (targetModelData, cb) {
   var err = inst.isValid() ? null : new ValidationError(inst);
   
   if (err) {
-    var index = embeddedList.indexOf(inst);
-    if (index > -1) embeddedList.splice(index, 1);
-    return process.nextTick(function() { 
-      cb(err, embeddedList); 
+    return process.nextTick(function() {
+      cb(err); 
     });
   }
   
-  modelInstance.updateAttribute(relationName, 
+  modelInstance.updateAttribute(relationName,
     embeddedList, function(err, modelInst) {
-    cb(err, modelInst[relationName]);
+    cb(err, err ? null : inst);
   });
 };
 
@@ -1952,6 +1951,12 @@ RelationDefinition.referencesMany = function referencesMany(modelFrom, modelTo,
   var updateByIdFunc = scopeMethods.updateById;
   modelFrom.prototype['__updateById__' + relationName] = updateByIdFunc;
   
+  var addFunc = scopeMethods.add;
+  modelFrom.prototype['__link__' + relationName] = addFunc;
+
+  var removeFunc = scopeMethods.remove;
+  modelFrom.prototype['__unlink__' + relationName] = removeFunc;
+  
   scopeMethods.create = scopeMethod(definition, 'create');
   scopeMethods.build = scopeMethod(definition, 'build');
   
@@ -2143,7 +2148,9 @@ ReferencesMany.prototype.add = function (acInst, cb) {
   var pk = this.definition.keyTo;
   var fk = this.definition.keyFrom;
   
-  var insertId = function(id, done) {
+  var insert = function(inst, done) {
+    var id = inst[pk];
+    
     if (typeof id === 'object') {
       id = id.toString(); // mongodb
     }
@@ -2156,13 +2163,13 @@ ReferencesMany.prototype.add = function (acInst, cb) {
       ids.push(id);
     }
     
-    modelInstance.updateAttribute(fk, ids, function(err, inst) {
-      done(err, inst[fk] || []);
+    modelInstance.updateAttribute(fk, ids, function(err) {
+      done(err, err ? null : inst);
     });
   };
   
   if (acInst instanceof modelTo) {
-    insertId(acInst[pk], cb);
+    insert(acInst, cb);
   } else {
     var filter = { where: {} };
     filter.where[pk] = acInst;
@@ -2170,8 +2177,8 @@ ReferencesMany.prototype.add = function (acInst, cb) {
     definition.applyScope(modelInstance, filter);
     
     modelTo.findOne(filter, function (err, inst) {
-      if (err || !inst) return cb(err, modelInstance[fk]);
-      insertId(inst[pk], cb);
+      if (err || !inst) return cb(err, null);
+      insert(inst, cb);
     });
   }
 };
diff --git a/test/relations.test.js b/test/relations.test.js
index 245b9bec..b6030dac 100644
--- a/test/relations.test.js
+++ b/test/relations.test.js
@@ -1255,12 +1255,11 @@ describe('relations', function () {
 
     it('should create embedded items on scope', function(done) {
       Person.create({ name: 'Fred' }, function(err, p) {
-        p.addressList.create({ street: 'Street 1' }, function(err, addresses) {
+        p.addressList.create({ street: 'Street 1' }, function(err, address) {
           should.not.exist(err);
-          addresses.should.have.length(1);
-          address1 = addresses[0];
+          address1 = address;
           should.exist(address1.id);
-          addresses[0].street.should.equal('Street 1');
+          address1.street.should.equal('Street 1');
           done();
         });
       });
@@ -1268,13 +1267,9 @@ describe('relations', function () {
     
     it('should create embedded items on scope', function(done) {
       Person.findOne(function(err, p) {
-        p.addressList.create({ street: 'Street 2' }, function(err, addresses) {
+        p.addressList.create({ street: 'Street 2' }, function(err, address) {
           should.not.exist(err);
-          addresses.should.have.length(2);
-          address1 = addresses[0];
-          address2 = addresses[1];
-          should.exist(address1.id);
-          address1.street.should.equal('Street 1');
+          address2 = address;
           should.exist(address2.id);
           address2.street.should.equal('Street 2');
           done();
@@ -1310,11 +1305,11 @@ describe('relations', function () {
     
     it('should validate embedded items', function(done) {
       Person.findOne(function(err, p) {
-        p.addressList.create({}, function(err, addresses) {
+        p.addressList.create({}, function(err, address) {
           should.exist(err);
+          should.not.exist(address);
           err.name.should.equal('ValidationError');
           err.details.codes.street.should.eql(['presence']);
-          addresses.should.have.length(2);
           done();
         });
       });
@@ -1428,12 +1423,10 @@ describe('relations', function () {
       Person.create({ name: 'Fred' }, function(err, p) {
         p.addressList.create({ id: 'home', street: 'Street 1' }, function(err, addresses) {
           should.not.exist(err);
-          p.addressList.create({ id: 'work', street: 'Work Street 2' }, function(err, addresses) {
-            addresses.should.have.length(2);
-            addresses[0].id.should.equal('home');
-            addresses[0].street.should.equal('Street 1');
-            addresses[1].id.should.equal('work');
-            addresses[1].street.should.equal('Work Street 2');
+          p.addressList.create({ id: 'work', street: 'Work Street 2' }, function(err, address) {
+            should.not.exist(err);
+            address.id.should.equal('work');
+            address.street.should.equal('Work Street 2');
             done();
           });
         });
@@ -1972,10 +1965,11 @@ describe('relations', function () {
     
     it('should add a record to scope - object', function (done) {
       Category.findOne(function(err, cat) {
-        cat.products.add(product1, function(err, ids) {
+        cat.products.add(product1, function(err, prod) {
           should.not.exist(err);
           cat.productIds.should.eql([product2.id, product1.id]);
-          ids.should.eql(cat.productIds);
+          prod.id.should.eql(product1.id);
+          prod.should.have.property('name');
           done();
         });
       });
@@ -1983,11 +1977,12 @@ describe('relations', function () {
     
     it('should add a record to scope - object', function (done) {
       Category.findOne(function(err, cat) {
-        cat.products.add(product3.id, function(err, ids) {
+        cat.products.add(product3.id, function(err, prod) {
           should.not.exist(err);
           var expected = [product2.id, product1.id, product3.id];
           cat.productIds.should.eql(expected);
-          ids.should.eql(cat.productIds);
+          prod.id.should.eql(product3.id);
+          prod.should.have.property('name');
           done();
         });
       });