Is Defender By Ana Huang A Standalone Novel?

Liam Holstin no longer expects to find his mate. After seven years, it's unlikely that she's out there. He was ready to take a Guardian as his mate, but he lost the woman he wanted to another Alpha. Now he must decide if he wants to take a mate that isn't worthy to be his Luna or continue running the pack alone. Rather than deal with his Luna issue, he buries himself in finding the Banished Beta, Eli Gunnar. The man that killed his mother. He will hunt him down and this time, Eli will not get away. Angel Bennis got her wolf on her 10th birthday when most werewolves get their wolves. However, her parents realized that her wolf was a Guardian. Rather than allow their daughter to be enslaved by their Alpha and forced to reject her mate to remain in the pack as the Alpha's protector, they chose to become rogue. After 6 years on the run, her family was attacked by vampires and both of her parents were killed. When the vampires realize she is a Guardian, they take her as a gift for the vampire prince. There she is kept as a blood bag for 7 long years. She is only able to escape when hunters raid the vampire's coven. The hunters mistake her for a human and she takes the opportunity to escape. On the run, she crosses into Liam's territory. Exhausted and near death, she finds that her mate is the Alpha of the pack. But she's been running from Alphas her entire life to avoid being forced into a bond she doesn't want. When the vampires come for Angel, will Liam be able to convince her that she is everything he has ever wanted in a mate or will he lose her forever.

One last assignment then I can finally find my mate. I have no idea why this alpha is so important but the committee has granted him with the best security in existence, me. I’m not your average wolf, in fact, my kind are often beaten and belittled, but by some divine intervention I had been raised from a lowly omega pup to the ultimate weapon and protection for the werewolf world. I protect the future, the strongest and only the most important of the wolves. I am the Alpha’s Guardian. Of course on the day I am to receive a Guardian the rogues find a hole in our defenses. We have been spread thin and even though Guardians are reserved for the highest of Alphas I am being bequeathed one. What would normally be an honor feels like a slap in the face when she shows up, this woman who claims she was sent to protect me. Female warriors are heard of sure, but a female guardian? This must be a joke and I refuse to be laughed at.

"You're released, Lila." Three sentences from Alpha Lucian tore my Moon Bond apart, leaving me broken in the rain. They thought they destroyed a useless Omega. They were wrong. Three years later, this Weak to Strong Girl Power icon returns as Aurelia Chen—the brilliant CEO running a billion-dollar tech empire. Driven by cold Revenge, I step back into my ex-mate's territory. Lucian is consumed by toxic Regret when he sees my stunning transformation, begging for a second chance. But it's too late. The air shifts as a true predator steps out of the glass-walled Office. Damon Kincaid—a ruthless, dominant human Billionaire who secretly carries an ancient, mythic Alpha lineage. Our professional contract quickly ignites into a deeply passionate, Steamy Office Relationship. Damon doesn't just want my tech; he wants me. "He threw you to the wolves," Damon whispers, his thumb lingering on my knuckles. "But I rule the shadows they hide in." Enter a dark world of Pack secrets and Dark Romance where empires clash. Lucian wants me back, but Damon will burn the world to keep me. This time, the rejected Omega holds all the cards.

They’re not just powerful. They’re possessive, obsessive, and sinfully dangerous. The dark-eyed leader who speaks in growls. The scarred fighter with a touch like fire. The silver-tongued flirt who tastes my fear—and wants more. The shadow who watches me like prey. And the broken one who swore he’d never love again… until me. ******** I was never supposed to exist. Born under a cursed eclipse, I was hidden away, raised as a human, and told to live small. But fate doesn’t forget. And when I turn twenty-one, five powerful alphas show up at my door—each claiming I’m theirs. They say I’m the key to saving the packs from war. They say I’m the chosen mate of five. But they don’t know the full truth. I’m not here to be their salvation—I might be their destruction.

A prophecy. A pregnancy. A war five hundred years in the making. Annie has been celibate, but somehow, she got pregnant. She has no idea how she got pregnant. Before she can process the miracle growing inside her, a stranger appears in the rain with an umbrella and a confession: "I'm the father of your child." His name is Killian Zerok. He is the most feared and ruthless Alpha of his time. He doesn't ask permission—he takes what's his. And according to him, Annie and the miracle child she's carrying belong to him. He's the last person Annie should be involved with, but for some reason, she can't seem to escape him. Annie's baby is going to end the world. That's what the witches said. What the werewolves believed. What the five-hundred-year-old immortal who'd been pulling the strings of her entire bloodline had planned. But prophecies don't account for one thing: a mother's love. Torn between the Alpha who swears he'll protect her and the monster who claims he created her, Annie must navigate betrayal, sacrifice, love, and a romance so fierce it defies destiny itself. But the closer Annie gets to them, the more dangerous everything becomes. Because some people want her baby dead. Some want to exploit her baby's powers. As the chaos unravelled, Annie's hidden powers suddenly awakened, and she's done playing by their rules. Let the world burn. She's saving her baby. NOTE; This is a dark romance novel with explicit, graphic, and steamy contents.

He was supposed to be her bodyguard. Not her downfall. After a brutal betrayal costs her everything, Isla opens her door to a man who claims to have nothing. What she doesn’t know is that Jaxon is actually Ronan Pierce—a billionaire kingpin feared by elites and has secrets wrapped around him like a shadow. As danger follows Isla wherever she goes, Ronan becomes her shadow, eliminating threats before she even sees them. But when secrets unravel and the truth about their relationship comes to light, Isla must make the most dangerous decision of all; Can  she trust a man whose entire life was a lie—even if he’s willing to burn the world for her?…