Off-Limits Mate

Wolves of Oakwood #7

by Vera Rivers

My brother's best friend is forbidden territory, but fate has other plans.
Just when I thought my life couldn't get more chaotic, in walks Jasper—my childhood crush and my brother's best friend.
Jasper's not the carefree boy I remember—he's all man now, with a dangerous allure I can't resist.

Our wolves recognize something our human sides refuse to acknowledge, pulling us together with a primal force. With each stolen glance and forbidden touch, the risk of discovery grows, and the stakes couldn't be higher.

But giving in to fate might cost me the two men I can't bear to lose.

Genres: Paranormal

88 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 3, 2024

About the author

Vera Rivers loves love…

She loves shifters, Fae, vampires, and all things magical. She loves soul mates, the first kiss, and when two people can overcome everything the world throws at them to realize they’re better together.

Reviews

[Coline · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5✨

C’est sympa. Amara et Japser sont mims.

[Paula Galindo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Que bien sienta acabar un libro de Lobos y me ha gustado mucho y ahora a por el último libro de la saga 🥰

[Victoria Golby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brothers best friend & her Fated Mate

This is the seventh in the "Wolves of Oakwood" series and follows on from "Fated Secret Baby". A sweet slow-burn romance with drama, surprises, learning new skills, humor, love, wolf shifters and a HEA.

Amara has had a crush on her brother's best friend since they were teenagers and has always split with her boyfriends because they weren't him. But with her house damaged due to flooding she's having to live with Nolan again and is worried about her feelings as he has Jasper coming to stay with them.

Jasper is fed up with the music industry and is visiting his best friend while he works out what he can do; but he wasn't expecting the beauty who opened the door to him. Nolan's sister has changed since he last saw her and his feelings for her change in an instant. They had grown up together, having all lost their parents at a young age to trappers, and he offers to help with her house as he has nothing else to do. Spending time together he no longer just sees her as Nolan's little sister, but how will he react when he uncovers her secret as he's already promised Nolan he wouldn't make a move on his sister?

I loved both Amara and Jasper in this and I look forward to reading Nolan's story next in "Fated Guardian".

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[Lenna Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great before bed story since its under 100 pages and right to the point without any long-winded filler. Brother's best friend, musician, childhood to adulthood crush, what else could you ask for.
Amara whom we met in the last story of this series, she's Calista’s best friend and aunt to Juniper from Fated Secret Baby. This story picks up from that one especially due to Amara's cabin being flooded due to the pipes. She and her older brother Nolan (next book, Fated Guardian, will be his), they grew up with due to their parents being killed by human trappers. Jasper grew up without his parents, we have no idea what happened to his. So, all 3 grow up with a bond of being parentless and having the safety net of the pack. Amara was protected by Nolan and Jasper but she also kept a secret from them for a long time and only Jasper will uncover said secret but what will his reaction be and are they indeed Fated Mates???

[Nancy Koske · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amara is dealing with flooding in her house from a plumbing issue and really doesn't understand what the plumber is saying plus the thought that she will have to stay with her brother at his 'Earthship' or Man Cave. She loves her brother, Nolan;but he already raised her after their parents' death when he was 14 and she was 10. Now she learns that her brother's best friend, Jasper, is arriving the next day. She had such a crush on Jasper growing up until he moved to NYC to follow his dream in the music business. After Jasper arrives and discovers the house issue for Amara; he volunteers to help her fix her house. They seem to be getting closer since Nolan is away so much; so he doesn't notice them. One night, they spend real time together. What is Nolan reaction when he realizes that they are together? What is Jasper's plan for a possible future with Amara?.

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[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!

Amara’s brother Nolan has been best friends with Jasper all his life. Amara has had a crush on Jasper since she was twelve. When she was 18 he left for New York City with his band to make his fortune. He finally gets fed up and comes back home, having no clue what he is going to do, other than hang out with Nolan.

Amara has been living with her brother since her house was flooded and severely damaged. She doesn’t know what she is going to do when she finds out Jasper is going to be staying there. Seems she has never gotten over her crush after all!

This is a great book and I love Amara’s cute personality. She and Jasper are great together trying to ignore the building feelings. But one thing Jasper is sure about is you don’t hit on your best friend’s sister, no matter how gorgeous she is!.

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[Heather Dudley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Off-Limits Mate is the adventurous journey of Amara and Jasper. After reading the overview for Off-Limits Mate, I knew that I had to read the whole book to find out what happens between Amara and Jasper. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this phenomenal wolf shifter romance story. I absolutely love the storyline, the plot, the wonderful characters, and the outcome is just amazing. I love that Amara and Jasper end up being fated mates and that they both love each other very much. I also found it quite funny that Amara and Jasper being fated mates because Jasper is best friends with Amara’s brother Nolan. This is the only kind of details I’m gonna reveal about this book because I don’t want to ruin it for anyone. However, I would most certainly suggest this book to anyone.

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[Dorrita Winch · Rating 5 out of 5]

This a wonderful read of fated mates and happy ever afters. Its Off -Limits Mate from the series, Wolves of Oakwood book 7 of 8.
Amara is our beautiful wolf shifter and MFC. She’s been in love with Jasper since she was twelve years old.
Jasper Rayburn is our handsome wolf shifter and MMC. He moved away from the pack to New York
to follow his dreams. But something was always missing. After an incident he moves back home to Oakwood and his pack.
Nolan, Amara’s brother lets him stay with them. They all share the same tragic childhood.
This is a fast paced story that is very enjoyable. Can’t wait to see, who our next main characters Vera Rivers (Nolan? Possibly? Hope so..) has in store for us in the next book.

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[Nicole Deanne Veracruz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amara has had a crush on her brother's best friend Jasper since she was a teenager. Even after he upped and moved away her feelings for him never changed. Every guy she dated she compared to him and eventually would leave them. So when he comes back to town and is staying with her brother she struggling with her feelings. Jasper upon seeing her again can't believe how beautiful she is and starts to develop feelings for her. This was a really good book I just wish there had been more about them being shifters. Because never once in the book did Amara shift and Jasper and her brother only shifted once when they were fighting.

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[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jasper and Amara. Jasper , Nolan, and Amara grew up together. The three of them orphans. Jasper and Nolan are best friends and Amara is Nolan's little sister. Amara's house sewers flood her home. She stays with her brother. Jasper leaves his job and partying in the big city behind and stays with Nolan. Jasper and Amara spends a lot of time together and sparks fly. When Jasper learns that Amara has had a crush on him for ages, their relationship blast off the ground at a quick lately, finally.
Entertaining, wonderful characters, slow burn, brother's best friend's little sister, forbidden lover, fated mates, and HEA.

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[Cheyenne Rosenberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a copy of the book prior to this one in the series off here & honestly went back to the beginning & have read every single one since & have had ZERO regrets! This one was absolutely no exception. This whole series has a trope for any & everyone & they all deliver. Off-Limits mate has to be one of my favorites in the series though! The spice is wonderful, the story is what anyone who loves an off limit partner trope lives for. Second chances, off limits, friends to lovers, childhood crush, all around AMAZING.

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[Raecharmed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amara is having some construction done at her house after some damage happened. This has her staying with her older brother Nolan and then gets a shock when Jasper her childhood crush moves in temporary. Sparks fly between them and jasper offers to help work on her place while he is there. Its not long before something happens between them, and both worries about how Nolan will react to them being together. Will they get a chance to be together?

This is an amazing story that will captivate you from beginning to end. This is a well written and very entertaining story. Its a book that any book lover would enjoy.

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[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Great Storyline

Amara had always had a thing for Jasper, her brother’s best friend and none of her relationships had ever worked out because of it! Now he’s back, can she hide her feelings for him?

Jasper couldn’t believe the goddess who opened his best friends’ door was his sister. Instant attraction hit him right in the chest.

A slow-burn forbidden love is about to explode in this next entertaining storyline in the series.

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[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amara is dealing with her sewer lines (event mentioned in last book) and plumbers looking at her like she is dumb until her brother Nolan shows up and the plumber is ready to talk to a man. Nolan is 4 years older than Amara and it has been them two since she was 10 and her parents were killed. Calista and Orion are in Florida with Juniper their daughter. Amara is freaking out because her crush since she was a kid is coming to stay at her brother, she hasn’t seen him since she was 18.
Jasper has just showed up to Nolan’s house and is expecting to see Amara the teenage kid. He has come down from New York, he is having issues in business that is why he is in Oakwood. Now can Amara get over her crush or is this more than just teenage crushing. The book takes an unexpected twist and the events that follow will either break Nolan and Jasper and their friendship or it will make them stronger.

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[Barbara Hanson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amara has always had a crush on her brother’s best-friend Jasper. When he returns to town, he ends up helping her rebuild her house and they inevitably end up spending the night together. Afterwards, Jasper knows he needs to speak to her brother Nolan but Nolan discovers the news and is furious.
The interactions between these three makes this a great short story which I really enjoyed. The sex scenes are hot and the story flows well and is realistic in how the events haoppen.

[Reader_for_LifeTLG · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked it - Amara has crushed on Jasper forever, but he's her brother Nolan's best friend. She's just an annoying little sister, not an alluring female who fawns all over him. Until he meets her all grown up. She is his and Nolan can get stuffed if he doesn't like it. A good closed door shortie with likeable characters who finally got the HEA they never dared imagine.

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[Berta Greenleaf Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a cute short read. Jasper is a great MMC who wants to help Amara anyway he can. He doesn't realize he is in love with her until she tells him how she feels. Amara had a crush on Jasper for years and is amazed that he feels the same. Now if they can just get her brother on board. I recommend this book to all paranormal romance readers.

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[Sue MacKenzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

These two wasted so much time on others because they were so worried about the fact that she was his best friend's little sister.
That when they eventually do get around to admitting their feelings for each other and acting on they almost lose each other.
Sometimes fate is right in front of you.

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[Linda Elliott · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute little story

It's a short story And it's a good story. The characters are well written And understandable. The story line is Boy meets girl as a kid and boy meets her later. I like the fact in the story that the top music Band band person who Band band person who becomes Band band person who becomes a manager of bands Makes a change a change in his career.

[Claire Trickett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a typical story about a girl falling in love with her brother’s best friend, the forbidden love.

Although I've read a few if this type of storyline recently, this book is also unique and I can recommend reading it.

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[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great story that you can read in a long lazy evening. Part of a series but easily a stand alone with no cliff hangers Great characters and enough tension to keep you interested and just enough heat to keep it going.

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[Jane Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

💜🔥💜🔥💜

Crushing on your older brother's best friend for half your life is hard. Now, not having seen him in six years, he is heading home for a "visit." But maybe my memory is faulty, and he isn't as hot as I remember... maybe?

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and sweet

Short but cute story about a shifter falling for her brother's bestie. If the author had wanted to, they could have made a longer book from this but I liked that it for right to it.
I'm definitely going to be reading the others.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Arc review I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review. Jasper is back and fate has it hand in his life .Beautiful.

[Lea & Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jasper and Amara

Jasper comes to Oakwood after a career upset to reconnect with his childhood friend Noland and discovers that Amara is no longer a little kid. She is so much more.

[Stephanie Blatz · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it

Always nice to read a HEA to an unrequited teenage crush. Nothing is better than an HEA! Loving this series!

[Kathleen R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5 stars!

[Cheryl addie · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG loved it can't wait till I can get more of the series