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Gold Creek Wolves #6

Tempted by the Wolf

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He's her brother's best friend. She's his fated mate. Can one weekend give them a second chance at love?

Elena

I’ve loved Jake since I was a teenager, but he never returned my feelings. As the alpha’s little sister, I’m used to being overlooked, but Jake’s rejection broke my heart.

Six years later, Jake is still the man who invades my dreams, but I’m not the girl I used to be.

A freak car accident destroyed my chances of becoming a professional ballet dancer. I’m working two jobs to put myself through college, and I don’t have time for romance.

My best friend’s wedding is the only distraction I’ve allowed myself all year, but my brother is determined to ruin that, too. A shifter wedding is no place for the alpha’s human sister, so he’s assigned me a chaperone for my own protection. Jake.

For one weekend, I'm supposed to platonically share a room and a bed with the guy who brutally rejected me — the man I hoped I'd never see again.

Jake

Elena has always been The One, but her brother is my best friend.

I pushed her away once, and it almost killed me. That’s what happens when a wolf fights the urge to mate. The bond slowly drives him insane.

Six years later, Elena’s back in my life. But she isn’t the girl I remember.

Rafael’s little sister is all grown up, and this time around, my wolf is powerless to resist her.

I have one weekend to win her back — one chance to make her mine.

Tempted by the Wolf is a steamy brother’s best friend romance featuring a sexy, possessive wolf shifter and a second chance at love. Sparks may trigger a forest fire in your panties.

152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 18, 2023

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Profile Image for Curvy Girl Book Nerd   (Jen S).
4,533 reviews62 followers
September 18, 2023
Tempted by the Wolf is a short and steamy, paranormal shifter, fated mates, second chance romance. Elena is a 22 year old beautiful human dancer and the sister of the Alpha, Raf. Jake is a 27 year old, hunky wolf shifter and best friend of Raf. Elena has always had a crush on Jake, but he pushed her away at her 16th birthday when she kissed him. She went to college and was an extraordinary ballerina before she was in a car accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury. When she returns home to Colorado, from Boston, to attend her best friend's wedding, Raf insists she have a chaperone since mostly wolf shifters will be attending. Raf asks Jake to escort her, and he happily agrees. He has always cared about Elena but pushed her away at 16 because he was 21 and the age gap at that time was too much. But he realized then that he loved her. As he attends wedding festivities with her, he realizes she's his fated mate. There is some drama with her ex at the wedding, but Jake protects her. The two finally give into their feelings and sparks fly. Their chemistry was off the charts hot 🔥. Will her brother be okay with their relationship? We end up with a great HEA and a sweet second-chance romance. This was my first Savannah Sterling book, but not the last. This was a great short and spicy read.

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Profile Image for Dee.
5,029 reviews56 followers
September 18, 2023
Part of the Gold Creek Wolves – each can be read as a standalone with sexy shifter the mate who captures his undivided attention. Elena is a sweetheart was human raised in the pack, she has loved her brothers best friend for years at her 16th birthday party she kissed he pushed her away as she was too young, but that love never went away as she got older eventually he flat out rejected her which caused her to move away making new life with the humans as they say. Her dream was to be a professional ballerina but one bad accident and everything changed causing issues with her balance thus leaving her working two jobs to support herself. So when her best friends decides to get married she heads home but her brother the alpha feels like needs a chaperone because she is human and the one he trust is of course his best friend but he doesn’t know about the rejection of that she is his mate. Now she is back and he was prepared to see her as the grown women she is or to be around her his wolf won’t allow him to keep her at arm’s length but after the rejection she treating him as coldly but who could blame her but can he get her to see that she is his mate he isn’t letter her go, will he accept her kiss this time without rejection, can they make it work, will her brother understand seeing she is his mate, and will they get their happiness?
36 reviews3 followers
September 19, 2023
Fabulous, fun and satisfying short and steamy second-chance love story!

I selected this book because I love steamy romances with wolf shifters. This is a second chance love story about a protective brother’s-best-friend and a ballerina dealing with head trauma issues from a car accident. The characters are well fleshed out, have great chemistry and the plot has the angst and spice I was craving. What made this book stand out to me is the realization of how satisfying a novella can be! There are just some times in life that I want a book in a more compact format start to finish without sacrificing all the necessary elements of a good plot and compelling character development. This book delivers! Tempted by the Wolf is part of the Gold Creek Wolves series, all of which are novellas. It can be read as a standalone without feeling like you are missing too much information from the previous books in the series.

Update: Since originally writing this review, I have now read all the books in Gold Creek Wolves series and honestly loved them all!

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1,395 reviews234 followers
August 29, 2023
"You are perfect. And you are mine. Your struggles are mine. Your triumphs are mine. Your joy is my joy. Your pain is my pain. And nothing is ever going to change that."

4 stars

This was my second book by author Savannah Sterling, and while I did enjoy the secondchance romance between Jake and Elena, I do think the pacing could have been improved. I wish there had been more moments of intimacy and buildup between Jake and Elena before they just jumped into mate-hood. Derek also seemed a little unnecessary but he ultimately served as a catalyst for Jake to finally make a move. Jake was an easy-to-love if hotheaded hero, while Elena was a strong yet vulnerable heroine. Their romance was so steamy--once Jake pulls his head out of his ass--and I'm excited for more in this series🖤

Tropes: fated mates, secondchance romance, childhood friends-to-lovers, cinnamon roll hero, heroine with traumatic past, slow burn, slight OM drama, STEAMY🔥

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Profile Image for Grinning Cat.
3,645 reviews120 followers
September 19, 2023
MMC/FMC- Jake (shifter, MMA fighter) and Elena (human, dancer)
Meet Cute? Known each other all of Elena’s life.
POV- 1st person dual
Genre- Paranormal Romance
Sub Genre- Shifter
Heat- they do the thing and use the P word. There’s a little kink.
Series? Y
Safety: no cheating, no s. violence, no cliffhanger. Some ex drama, HEA.
Triggers- language, violence, explicit erotic content, many wedding photos.
Tropes- Brother’s Best Friend/Best Friend’s Little Sister, Fated Mates, Secret Crush, Love In an Elevator, Public Zexytime, Virgin Heroine.
What I liked- I do enjoy a good Fated Mates story. This book also had super-hot zexytime scenes and a mutual love. I liked the fact that he didn’t get too far inside his head. The TBI effects were realistic, and the author handled it respectfully.
What I learned- leotards are inconvenient, but there’s always a workaround.
What I didn’t like- Jake is fictional.
Verdict- recommended.

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107 reviews3 followers
September 22, 2023
This is the first time I've read a book by Savannah Sterling and I'm so glad I did this is her 6th book in her Gold Creek Wolf Series and I'm going to read all the other 5 A.S.A.P.
This Stories main characters are Elena Jake and they have so much history full of so many emotions.
Though the book you see both of them thinking back to different memories and how much they were affected by them.
This is such a well written book I felt like I could feel the pain and hurt as much as they did and I knew the exact feelings when Elena had a panic attack and how you feel your body shutting down.
I loved this book and seeing how past and present can come together and make your future. I love how it was written and how the steamy scenes meant more as they are mates. The part I loved the most is when you have the love and support of your mate/partner though can achieve so much more.
This book totally deserves 5 Stars.I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Emily Pennington.
20.7k reviews360 followers
September 18, 2023
Jake and Elena's Story . . .

Elena is a human, sister of the pack Alpha Rafael. Elena was attracted to Jake, her brother’s best friend, since she was a teen. But he quickly rejected her because she was too young to even think about those things. She pursued dancing but an accident destroyed that possibility. And she is too busy now with college to worry about romance.

When her best friend is getting married, and mostly shifters will attend, her brother wants her to have a protector for her safety. Naturally, he asks his best friend to stay with her and keep her safe… but can Jake resist her a second time now that she’s all grown up? Jake realizes Elena is his fated mate and the bond is too strong to resist now. Can he convince her to give him a second chance? Will Rafael try to stop them from becoming mates? There is a little bump in their road to romance, but will Jake take care of things and move forward?
1,402 reviews11 followers
September 16, 2023
Loved It!

She was back and this time, he wasn’t going to wait, he would claim her as he wanted to years ago instead of her thinking he had rejected her!

Elena had loved Jake for years but after what she took to be his rejection she moved away to make a new life for herself but when her brother had him chaperone her at her best friend’s wedding, things started to hot up between them.

Loved this storyline from beginning to end! I just love a possessive wolf shifter who knows what he wants and goes after it!

Jake knew Elena was his fated mate, he’d always been there for her, Jake would always accept her for who she was and never stop her from being the best she could be.

A steaming hot, sizzling read which will keep you glued to the pages until the very end!.

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5,665 reviews63 followers
September 18, 2023
Elena is the human sister to the pack alpha Rafael. She was 16 when she had a crush on his best friend, Jake who was 21. The age gap was too much at that time so he rejected her. Now six years later, she attends a friends wedding and her brother appoints Jake to be her protector as it will be all wolves. He can finally open up and reconnect with her, if she allows it.
The characters have great backstories, entertaining situations, steamy moments and chemistry. The storyline moves well with drama, danger from her ex, twists, surprises, revelations, fated mate reconnections, and more that kept the pages turning. Loved the vivid descriptions and deep feelings, which brings us to a great finish.

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Profile Image for Rebecca Grove.
3,492 reviews26 followers
September 26, 2023
Elena is the alpha's human stepsister. Growing up, she always had a crush on her brother's best friend Jake. She even tried to kiss him when she was 16 but he pushed her away leaving her heart broken. Dancing was her biggest passion and she moved away to study dancing, however a tragic car accident left her with a traumatic brain injury. Side effects made her unable to dance so now she is working 2 jobs and putting herself through college. She has returned home for her best friend's wedding but her brother is uncomfortable with her being around all the wolves. He will only allow her to go if she takes Jake for protection. Elena is reluctant to be so close to Jake again because of all her old feelings. She never expected him to want her too.

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2,693 reviews7 followers
August 27, 2023
Elena was Rafe’s sister and his best friend Jake started keeping watch over her but he always thought it was because of being friends with Rafe. Elena was human raised in the pack, at her 16th birthday party she kissed Jake but he pushed her away as she was too young for him then. She wanted to be a professional ballerina but was in a bad accident and had problems with TBI causing problems with her balance. Came back home for her best friend’s wedding Rafe made Jake be her plus one, this time when they kissed he admitted they were mates all of this time and Rafe has known about it. Having problems with an ex but things still worked out and Elena got to have+her dream come true. Good book!.

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1,098 reviews30 followers
February 26, 2024
When Jake was 21 and Elena was 16, she tried to kiss him. Understandably, he rejected her because of her age. But then he set an arbitrary deadline, when she was 21 he'd be willing to date her. (Oh, lucky Elena!) But then there's some other instance where he beats up her ex boyfriend in a jealous rage, so he changes his mind and decides. in order to stop himself from getting jealous, they can NEVER date. They don't see each other again for 6 years. They end up going to Elena's friend's wedding, because Elena's brother wants Jake to chaperone her. Jake has changed his mind AGAIN and decided they should be together now. This just comes across as a juvenile romance where 2 kids break up and get back together a lot. But they're supposed to be adults.
Profile Image for Savannah Cherniwchan.
681 reviews10 followers
January 3, 2025
✅Brothers best friend
✅One bed
✅Fated mates
✅Second chance romance

Elena has loved Jake since they were children, only he never returned those feelings. Elena thought Jake didn’t want her, and she was right. He didn’t want her. He needed her — needed her like he needed water or air. But he couldn’t cross that line. Lena was five years younger and Raf’s baby sister. Raf was the closest thing he had to a brother, and he would’ve disowned me if he knew the thoughts he had about her. Can one weekend give them a second chance at love?

I loved this book when Jake said “You are perfect. And you are mine. Your struggles are mine. Your triumphs are mine. Your joy is my joy. Your pain is my pain. And nothing is ever going to change that.” I melted
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4,992 reviews62 followers
September 18, 2023
Elena always had a crush on her brother’s best friend, and at her sweet 16 party, she kissed him. He pushed her away and it’s been years since they were even in the same room. Now she is going to her best friends wedding, and she is commanded by her brother to take a chaperone, and he nominates Jake, the one she kissed at her 16th birthday party. Jake was too old for Elena when she turned 16 that is why he pushed her away. She wanted to be a ballerina, but suffered a TBI after a horrific crash. He was by her side in the hospital, but she had no recollection of it because of the state she was in. Now that she is old enough will sparks fly? When Elena’s ex says some nasty things to her at the wedding reception will Jake come to her defense?
3,142 reviews26 followers
September 18, 2023
I loved Tempted by the Wolf Gold Creek Wolves. Elena is home for her best friends wedding. She wasn’t expecting Jake to be her bodyguard, her love for him has never left. He rejected her when she was 16. He didn’t realize she was his mate. Now he knows he has to keep her ex away and claim her for his own. He also has to hope his best friend, her brother, doesn’t kill him. This story had lots of drama and sizzling steamy scenes. I loved the storyline and the characters. I would definitely recommend this book.

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7,458 reviews75 followers
September 22, 2023
After kissing Jake on her birthday and was rejected, Elena did her best to stay away from him. When she returns home for her friend's wedding, she did not expect to run into Jake again.

Jake has been around since Elena was little, he always had the need to protect her, but never anymore, that was until the kiss. When Jake becomes Elena's plus one to the wedding, the truth of their feelings come out as well as the secrets Elena has been hiding.

Amazing story that has a bit of it all, drama, love, family and passion. It was a delight to read and pulled me in fast.

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2,333 reviews7 followers
September 18, 2023
Brother’s best friend and fated mate story. Little twist is that Elena is basically the only human in the entire story. Jake was the poor and abused kid growing up, spending as much time as he could with BFF Raf’s family where there was food and he wasn’t knocked around. I like that Carmen totally accepts Elena. Derek is a sleaze. Not sure why Rowan is best friends with him. I like Raf. I also like how Elena’s issues are dealt with and Jake just isn’t really phased by it.

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3,956 reviews61 followers
October 9, 2023
Elena (FMC) is back home for her friends wedding after years of being away. Only to come face to face with her brother Raf's best friend Jake who rejected her on her 16th birthday. Second chances with time together give Jake the opportunity to reacquaint himself with Elena now.

Tempted by the Wolf was the first book that Ive read by this writer and I really enjoyed reading it. Elena and Jakes relationship was sweet and endearing. I really liked both characters and I wanted them to get their HEA ending.
419 reviews
July 3, 2025
Elena and Jake—she’s the only fully human part of her group; the rest are wolf shifters. Jake is her brother’s best friend and he has always protected her. When she’s home for a wedding, he goes as her plus one to keep her protected, and there they admit to each other their love for each other and he marks her as his fated mate. They deal with some other issues like her ex, but they find their HEA. Book needs more editing. Storyline could use some expansion.
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8,761 reviews63 followers
September 9, 2023
Elena had crushed hard on Jake, but she was the alphas human sister, off limits and even though Jake knew she was his one, he pushed her away. Now her brother has made Jake her protection for her best friends wedding. Could this be Jakes one chance to win her back? Well written fated mates, second chances, human/wolf shifter romance.
4,279 reviews11 followers
September 19, 2023
He’s always wanted to protect her and care for her, little did either know what it would all lead towards. Interesting storyline, especially when you get the whole backstory with these characters. Liked the final outcome, also with Rafael setting up the whole scenario.

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333 reviews3 followers
September 23, 2023
Elena is the Alpha's human sister and Jake is a wolf shifter and her brother's best friend. On her 16th birthday they kissed and he pushed her away because of her age. Now that she is an adult is Jake going to make his move or let things stand?
Really good 2nd chance fated mates story.

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130 reviews1 follower
September 24, 2023
Loved the spin on the alpha’s sister romance. Small age gap. This story has lots of different parts. There is a feeling of rejection previously and having a chance to try again. Fated mates and a-lot of pull towards each other and tension.

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2,878 reviews
September 26, 2023
Good shifer’s story , entertaining and enjoyable.
It’s also friends to lovers and best friend’s little sister.Lovely family interaction, mother knows best, and more.
Storyline has some twists and turns, for good measure.

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Profile Image for Noemi.
2,174 reviews8 followers
January 30, 2024
Jake and Elena have known each other

Jake and Elena have known each other for many years. Her brother., his bf asks him to accompany her to a wedding and that's when things shift. Now that she's an adult he accepts the fact that she's his mate.

How will her brother take the news? Will Jake accept his girl even when he feels he's undeserving?

I enjoyed this read 📚!
5,450 reviews32 followers
September 26, 2023
This was a quick, fun read thanks to the endearing characters and engaging story line that kept me entertained from start to finish.

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24k reviews19 followers
September 26, 2023
I enjoyed Jake and Elena’s book. I thought it was an entertaining read. And am voluntarily leaving my review.
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488 reviews2 followers
July 10, 2024
A great plot to smut rascal. Jake is a true alpha male with a dirty mouth to go with him. And a sweet FMC human mate that was just perfect
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1,364 reviews
September 15, 2024
Jake and Elena

Great read with strong characters, emotion, a lifelong build into scorching chemistry for these two. Can't wait for more of this series.
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545 reviews3 followers
October 5, 2024
for me

This book was average. Nothing too memorable good for a werewolf. The werewolf book on KU are usually kind of bad but this was good. Overall a 3/5
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