diff --git a/oauth3.core.js b/oauth3.core.js
index 3cb6a7b..b5284de 100644
--- a/oauth3.core.js
+++ b/oauth3.core.js
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@
 
   // this is not necessary, but it's relatively small
   // and gives people the 3-line examples they love so much
-  OAUTH3.create = function (location/*, opts*/) {
+  OAUTH3.create = function (location, opts) {
     if (!location) {
       location = OAUTH3._browser.window.location;
     }
@@ -1073,16 +1073,29 @@
     var result = {
       _clientUri: OAUTH3.clientUri(location)
     , _providerUri: null
-    , init: function (location) {
+    , _init: function (location, opts) {
+        var me = this;
+        if (location) {
+          me._clientUri = OAUTH3.clientUri(location);
+        }
+        if (opts) {
+          if (opts.providerUri) {
+            me._providerUri = opts.providerUri;
+          }
+          if (opts.session) {
+            me.session(opts.session, opts.sessionId);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    , init: function (location/*, opts*/) {
         var me = this;
         var p = OAUTH3.PromiseA.resolve();
 
-        if (location) {
-          this._clientUri = OAUTH3.clientUri(location);
-        }
-        if (this._providerUri) {
+        me._init(location, opts);
+
+        if (me._providerUri) {
           // returns directives
-          p = OAUTH3.discover(this._providerUri, { client_id: this._clientUri });
+          p = OAUTH3.discover(me._providerUri, { client_id: this._clientUri });
         }
 
         return p.then(function () {
@@ -1158,6 +1171,9 @@
     result.authenticate = result.login;
     result.authorize = result.login;
     result.expire = result.logout;
+
+    result._init(location, opts);
+
     return result;
   };