H.M. Ward Books in Order (Updated February 15, 2026)

H.M. Ward is best known for interconnected contemporary romance, especially the Ferro Family universe, where multiple couples’ stories overlap and later books can spoil earlier reveals. If you want the cleanest experience, order matters.

H.M. Ward Books in Order (Updated February 15, 2026)

Your fastest starting choice

New to H.M. Ward and want the “main event”? Start with The Arrangement: The Ferro Family (Book 1).
Want Peter Ferro’s story in timeline order? Start with Life Before Damaged, Volume 1: The Ferro Family.
Not in the mood for the Ferro universe at all? Try Demon Kissed (paranormal) or Bane (post-apocalyptic vampires).

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Choose your doorway (the only rule you need)

Doorway A: “I want the biggest, most central storyline.”

Read The Arrangement straight through (Vol. 1-26). Then explore the Ferro spin-offs (Damaged, Proposition, etc.).

Doorway B: “I want Peter Ferro’s life in order.”

Read Life Before Damaged (Vol. 1-10), then Damaged (1-3). After that, you can jump anywhere in Ferro-world.

Doorway C: “I want smaller, couple-focused arcs.”

Pick a couple-arc (Stripped / Proposition / Secrets & Lies / Easy) and read within that mini-series in publication order.

The Ferro Family Universe (Interconnected)

The Arrangement series (Sean & Avery) – Publication Order

  1. The Arrangement: The Ferro Family: A contract romance where a paid arrangement turns into a fight for real control.
  2. The Arrangement 2: The Ferro Family: A “rules vs. feelings” clash as the arrangement tightens and secrets surface.
  3. The Arrangement 3: The Ferro Family: A high-heat spiral where possession starts to look like devotion.
  4. The Arrangement 4: The Ferro Family: Power plays escalate as trust becomes the real currency.
  5. The Arrangement 5: The Ferro Family: A breaking point volume where love and leverage collide.
  6. The Arrangement 6: The Ferro Family: Fallout and escalation as the couple’s private war turns public.
  7. The Arrangement 7: The Ferro Family: A control-and-consequences chapter where survival means choosing sides.
  8. The Arrangement 8: The Ferro Family: A pressure-cooker installment where loyalty is tested under fire.
  9. The Arrangement 9: The Ferro Family: A turning-point volume where outside forces squeeze the couple hard.
  10. The Arrangement 10: The Ferro Family: A momentum shift as the endgame starts coming into view.
  11. The Arrangement 11: The Ferro Family: A deepening web of enemies, allies, and irreversible choices.
  12. The Arrangement 12: The Ferro Family: A hard pivot where love demands risk instead of safety.
  13. The Arrangement 13: The Ferro Family: A “no going back” chapter as secrets get weaponized.
  14. The Arrangement 14: The Ferro Family: Betrayal energy spikes as the cost of staying rises.
  15. The Arrangement 15: The Ferro Family: A regroup-and-retaliate volume where strategy becomes intimacy.
  16. The Arrangement 16: The Ferro Family: A threat-tightening chapter where calm is never actually calm.
  17. The Arrangement 17: The Ferro Family: A relentless push forward where the couple’s bond is stress-tested.
  18. The Arrangement 18: The Ferro Family: A sharp escalation where protection turns ruthless.
  19. The Arrangement 19: The Ferro Family: An endgame approach where every move creates collateral.
  20. The Arrangement 20: The Ferro Family: A high-stakes volume where “forever” starts to look possible, and dangerous.
  21. The Arrangement 21: The Ferro Family: A late-series strike where enemies close in and masks come off.
  22. The Arrangement 22: The Ferro Family: A continuation sprint where survival and commitment blur together.
  23. The Arrangement 23: The Ferro Family: A final-arc build where consequences arrive on schedule.
  24. The Arrangement 24: The Ferro Family: A near-finale volume where the couple fights for the last word.
  25. The Arrangement Vol. 25: The concluding stretch where victory demands sacrifice and nerves of steel.
  26. The Arrangement Vol. 26: The capstone volume designed to land the final blows and final vows.

Continuity note: The Arrangement sits at the center of Ferro-world. Reading it first reduces spoilers across the other Ferro series.

Life Before Damaged series (Peter Ferro backstory) – Publication Order

  1. Life Before Damaged, Volume 1: The Ferro Family: A prequel start where Peter’s edges form and innocence runs out.
  2. Life Before Damaged, Volume 2: The Ferro Family: Pressure rises as desire and damage begin to rhyme.
  3. Life Before Damaged, Volume 3: The Ferro Family: A turning chapter where power, money, and need get tangled.
  4. Life Before Damaged, Volume 4: The Ferro Family: A hardening moment where trust becomes a liability.
  5. Life Before Damaged, Volume 5: The Ferro Family: A tipping-point volume where consequences start biting back.
  6. Life Before Damaged, Volume 6: The Ferro Family: A darker stretch where survival requires compromises.
  7. Life Before Damaged, Volume 7: The Ferro Family: A high-friction installment where love tests its own limits.
  8. Life Before Damaged, Volume 8: The Ferro Family: A late-stage prequel where the past locks into place.
  9. Life Before Damaged, Vol. 9 (The Ferro Family): A commonly listed installment that bridges the final backstory beats. (See note below.)
  10. Life Before Damaged, Volume 10: The Ferro Family: The prequel endpoint where the “before” finally breaks.

Important note on Volume 9: Some listings include Life Before Damaged, Vol. 9, but the main Goodreads series page displays Vol. 1-8 and then jumps to Vol. 10. Treat Vol. 9 as real-but-inconsistently-indexed in series trackers.

Damaged series (Peter & Sidney) – Publication Order

  1. Damaged: A sharp, emotional romance where attraction hits like a bruise and keeps spreading.
  2. Damaged 2: A continuation where the relationship turns into a battle of surrender and control.
  3. A Damaged Wedding: A payoff installment where commitment is tested under spotlight pressure.

Stripped series (Jon & Cassie) – Publication Order

  1. Stripped: A charged romance where desire strips away the safe version of love.
  2. Stripped 2: A Ferro Family Novel: A follow-up where consequences demand honesty, not heat alone.

The Proposition series (Bryan Ferro) – Publication Order

  1. The Proposition: The Ferro Family: A blackmail-tinged romance where a “deal” becomes an obsession.
  2. The Proposition 2: The Ferro Family: A rising-stakes installment where leverage turns personal.
  3. The Proposition 3: The Ferro Family: A mid-arc surge where trust costs more than pride.
  4. The Proposition 4: The Ferro Family: A near-end push where mistakes become permanent.
  5. The Proposition 5: The Ferro Family: The finale where love either survives the truth, or doesn’t.

Easy series (Joscelyn Ferro) – Publication Order

  1. Easy: A Ferro-adjacent romance where vulnerability becomes the real risk.
  2. Easy 2: A continuation where boundaries collapse and choice becomes commitment.

The Secret Life of Trystan Scott series – Publication Order

  1. Collide: A secret-identity romance where a hidden connection turns into a public ache.
  2. Backdraft: A heat-and-fallout installment where truth spreads faster than control.
  3. Riptide: A wave-crash chapter where consequences pull the couple under.
  4. Shattered: A breaking-point volume where good intentions do real damage.
  5. Revealed: A reveal-driven installment where the cost of secrecy comes due.
  6. Broken Promises: A follow-up novel where love, danger, and devotion turn deadly serious.

The Wedding Contract (standalone Ferro novel)

  • The Wedding Contract (The Ferro Family): A forced-proximity wedding week where enemies-to-heat becomes impossible to ignore.

Secrets & Lies series – Publication Order

  1. Secrets & Lies: The Ferro Family: A messy, funny-sexy setup where rebound choices create real stakes.
  2. Secrets & Lies 2: The Ferro Family: A complication-heavy follow-up where “casual” stops being believable.
  3. Secrets & Lies 3: The Ferro Family: A momentum jump where secrets start steering the romance.
  4. Secrets and Lies 4: A late-series escalation where trust becomes the only escape route.
  5. Secrets and Lies 5: A pressure-volume where the relationship has to grow up fast.
  6. Secrets and Lies 6: A near-finale where timing, truth, and temptation collide.
  7. Secrets and Lies: Vol. 7: The final volume built to close the loop and land the ending.

Manwhore (short story mini-series) – Publication Order

  1. Manwhore 1: The Ferro Family: A short, sharp glimpse into a playboy’s consequences catching up.
  2. Manwhore 2: The Ferro Family: A continuation where desire stops being a game and starts being a risk.
  3. Manwhore 3: The Ferro Family: A final short where the mask slips and the heart shows.

Non-Ferro Series (Separate Continuities)

Demon Kissed series (paranormal) – Publication Order

  1. Demon Kissed: A paranormal romance where one kiss starts a curse you can’t negotiate with.
  2. Cursed: A darker continuation where survival means fighting fate head-on.
  3. Torn: A fracture-point installment where love and duty pull in opposite directions.
  4. Satan’s Stone: A quest-driven chapter where the solution carries its own price.
  5. The 13th Prophecy: A prophecy volume where destiny closes in and choices shrink.
  6. Assassin: Fall of the Golden Valefar: A lethal detour where power shifts hands brutally.
  7. Untitled: Listed as unreleased in some trackers, with no firm publication date.

Optional related entries (same world):

  • Valefar Vol. 1: A companion volume that expands the mythology behind the main arc.
  • Valefar Vol. 2: A second companion entry that continues the deeper backstory thread.

Vampire Apocalypse series – Publication Order

  1. Bane: A post-apocalyptic vampire setup where humans become resources and hybrids become threats.
  2. Catalyst: A sequel where scarcity turns politics into bloodshed.
  3. Divergent: A third entry where factions fracture and survival becomes evolution.

Winter Kisses series – Publication Order

  1. Christmas Kisses: A holiday romance where seasonal chaos creates inconvenient chemistry.
  2. Valentine’s Kisses: A follow-up where romance gets bolder and timing gets worse.

All the Broken Pieces series – Publication Order

  1. All the Broken Pieces, Vol. 1: A tense relationship story where a “fresh start” exposes old fractures.
  2. All The Broken Pieces Vol. 2: A second volume where repair attempts reveal deeper cracks.
  3. All The Broken Pieces Vol. 3: A final volume designed to decide what survives, and what doesn’t.

Recommended Reading Order (simple, spoiler-safe)

  1. The Arrangement (Vol. 1-26).
  2. The Proposition (1-5).
  3. Stripped (1-2).
  4. The Secret Life of Trystan Scott (1-6).
  5. Secrets & Lies (1-7).
  6. The Wedding Contract (standalone).
  7. Life Before Damaged (Vol. 1-10), then Damaged (1-3).
  8. Easy (1-2).
  9. Manwhore (1-3) whenever you want extra Ferro side-content.

Why this works: It keeps the biggest reveals (Arrangement) intact, then walks you through the most crossover-friendly arcs before diving into deeper backstory.

Latest release status (what can be verified cleanly)

  • The Arrangement is listed as complete at Vol. 26 in major trackers.
  • Demon Kissed shows an “Untitled” entry with no release date, so treat future installments as unconfirmed.
  • All the Broken Pieces is tracked as three volumes.

(If you want, tell me whether you prefer romance only or everything from H.M. Ward, and I’ll tailor a tighter “starter shelf” that avoids the long serial runs.)

FAQs

Do I have to read all 65 Ferro Family books in strict order?

No, but you’ll enjoy the universe more if you read The Arrangement first, then pick couple-arcs.

What’s the cleanest order if I hate spoilers?

Publication order by series, starting with The Arrangement, is the safest.

Can I start with The Wedding Contract?

Yes. It’s designed as a standalone Ferro novel, but you’ll catch more references after The Arrangement.

Is Life Before Damaged required before Damaged?

Not required, but it makes Peter’s motivations hit harder. If you like origin-story context, read it first.

Bottom line

If you only pick one starting point: The Arrangement: The Ferro Family. It’s the spine of the connected universe, and everything else reads smoother after it.

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