Life Before Damaged, volume 1, by H.M. Ward

BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR,

HM WARD

Money. Power. Sex. 

The trifecta every man strives for and very few attain. I had these things and walked away from the endless stream of women, from the family fortune, from everything. It was all mine in a life long forgotten. The past can't stay buried forever and hiding mine from Sidney is getting harder. I'm not the guy she thinks, and if she knows the truth I risk losing her.

The thing is, I feel those old ways pulling me back, and if Sidney is part of my life she has to know. If she doesn't it could destroy us both.

The truth won't set me free. No matter what my name is, I'll always be a Ferro. But Sidney has a choice and I won't steal it from her.

Genre: New Adult Romance
This story unfolds over multiple volumes approx. 125 pages each.

About the Ferro family:

There are multiple series set within the Ferro family world: The Arrangement (Sean Ferro), Damaged  and Life Before Damaged (Peter Ferro Granz), Stripped (Jonathan Ferro), The Proposition (Bryan Ferro), The Wedding Contract (Nick Ferro) and Secrets and Lies (mystery Ferro). Each Ferro family story is made to be read on it's own but if you like H.M. Ward's books, you may want to read all of them (see note on suggested reading order below). The Ferro Family books are contemporary "new adult" romance stories involving characters mostly in their 20's.

Suggested reading order:

Each series is stand alone & can be read in any order. However, if you are planning on reading all of the Ferro Family books, I recommend reading them in the order suggested below to avoid any spoilers from one series to the next. For the ultimate Ferro fan, I have also included stories that are related to the Ferro family saga (Scandalous: the main male character is mentioned in Stripped; The Secret Life of Trystan Scott: Trystan and Mari make appearances in various Ferro books and Trystan becomes an important character in The Arrangement plot at some point, Second Chances: there's a small Ferro cameo in one chapter).

Suggested reading order:

Scandalous 1 & 2 (not Ferro / mentioned in Stripped)

The Secret Life of Trystan Scott 1 - 5 (not Ferro / characters in Ferro books)

The Arrangement 1 - 6 (Sean Ferro)

Damaged 1 & 2 (Peter Ferro Granz)

The Arrangement 7 - 11 (Sean Ferro)

Stripped (Jonathan Ferro)

The Proposition 1 - 4 (Bryan Ferro)

The Arrangement 12 - 14 (Sean Ferro)

The Proposition 5 (Bryan Ferro)

The Arrangement 15 -17 (Sean Ferro)

The Wedding Contract (Nick Ferro)

Secrets and Lies 1 - 2 (mystery Ferro)

Second Chances (not Ferro / Ferro cameo)

Life Before Damaged 1 (Pete Ferro)

Books in order of publication date:
(This order jumps from one series to the next more often. Could be confusing if you are not familiar with the various characters and storylines)

Scandalous 1 & 2 (not Ferro / mentioned in Stripped)

The Secret Life of Trystan Scott 1 - 5 (not Ferro / characters in Ferro books)

The Arrangement 1-4 (Sean Ferro)

Damaged 1 (Peter Ferro Granz)

The Arrangement 5-7 (Sean Ferro)

Damaged 2 (Peter Ferro Granz)

The Arrangement 8-9 (Sean Ferro)

Stripped (Jonathan Ferro)

The Arrangement 10-11 (Sean Ferro)

The Proposition 1 (Bryan Ferro)

The Arrangement 12 (Sean Ferro)

The Proposition 2 (Bryan Ferro)

The Arrangement 13-14 (Sean Ferro)

The Proposition 3-4 (Bryan Ferro)
The Wedding Contract (Nick Ferro)
The Proposition 5 (Bryan Ferro)
Secrets and Lies 1 (mystery Ferro)
Second Chances (not Ferro / Ferro cameo)
The Arrangement 15 - 16 (Sean Ferro)
Secrets and Lies 2 (mystery Ferro)
The Arrangement 17 (Sean Ferro)
Life Before Damaged 1 (Pete Ferro)

About H.M. Ward's serials:

Serials are shorter books (1/4 to 1/3 of a full-length novel). They start off abruptly from where the previous book ended and end with a cliffhanger. Being shorter books, serials don't recap events that occur in previous volumes, so it's best to start off with book 1. I read at an average speed and each volume takes me about 1 to 2 hours to read.

The Arrangement 17, by H.M. Ward

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In a word: INTENSE!

If you are looking for a highly addictive, highly emotional read, get on board The Arrangement train and witness first hand the hot, sexy, twisted mess of a man that is Sean Ferro!

Oh H.M. Ward! You are going to give me a heart attack at this rate! This story just keeps getting better and better! Still unpredictable, still gut wrenching and still oh, so sexy hot and frustrating all at once.

This is not the last book of the series but you get more and more answers (along with more and more questions). Pieces are falling into place but questions of What? How? Who? Why? surface and are left unanswered. This story goes much deeper than your typical romance story. Story lines of money, power, corruption and massive, massive scheming.

Another Arrangement, another cliffhanger and I wouldn't have it any other way!

Each volume takes 1 - 2 hours to read. You must start with number 1. This series intertwines with other Ferro titles by H.M. Ward yet each series is written in a way that they can be read separately.

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About the Ferro family:

There are multiple series set within the Ferro family world: The Arrangement (Sean Ferro), Damaged (Peter Ferro Granz), Stripped (Jonathan Ferro), The Proposition (Bryan Ferro), The Wedding Contract (Nick Ferro) and Secrets and Lies (mystery Ferro). Each Ferro family story is made to be read on it's own but if you like H.M. Ward's books, you may want to read all of them (see note on suggested reading order below). The Ferro Family books are contemporary "new adult" romance stories involving characters mostly in their 20's.

Suggested reading order (see 2 lists below):
Each series is stand alone & can be read in any order. However, if you are planning on reading all of the Ferro Family books, I recommend reading them in the order they were published (see below) to avoid any spoilers from one series to the next. For the ultimate Ferro fan, I have also included stories that are related to the Ferro family saga (Scandalous: the main male character is mentioned in Stripped; The Secret Life of Trystan Scott: Trystan and Mari make appearances in various Ferro books and Trystan becomes an important character in The Arrangement plot at some point, Second Chances: there's a small Ferro cameo in one chapter).

Books in order of publication date: 

Scandalous 1 & 2 (not Ferro / mentioned in Stripped)
The Secret Life of Trystan Scott 1 - 5 (not Ferro / characters in Ferro books)

The Arrangement 1-4 (Sean Ferro)

Damaged 1 (Peter Ferro Granz)

The Arrangement 5-7 (Sean Ferro)

Damaged 2 (Peter Ferro Granz)

The Arrangement 8-9 (Sean Ferro)

Stripped (Jonathan Ferro)

The Arrangement 10-11 (Sean Ferro)

The Proposition 1 (Bryan Ferro)

The Arrangement 12 (Sean Ferro)

The Proposition 2 (Bryan Ferro)

The Arrangement 13-14 (Sean Ferro)

The Proposition 3-4 (Bryan Ferro)
The Wedding Contract (Nick Ferro)
The Proposition 5 (Bryan Ferro)
Secrets and Lies 1 (mystery Ferro)
Second Chances (not Ferro / Ferro cameo)
The Arrangement 15 - 16 (Sean Ferro)
Secrets and Lies 2 (mystery Ferro)
The Arrangement 17 (Sean Ferro)

Simplified reading order:

This order clumps more books of one same series together, reducing the amount of skipping from one series to the next. It respects the chronological order of events and prevents spoilers.

Scandalous 1 & 2 (not Ferro / mentioned in Stripped)
The Secret Life of Trystan Scott 1 - 5 (not Ferro / characters in Ferro books)
The Arrangement 1 - 6 (Sean Ferro)
Damaged 1 & 2 (Peter Ferro Granz)
The Arrangement 7 - 11 (Sean Ferro)
Stripped (Jonathan Ferro)
The Proposition 1 - 4 (Bryan Ferro)
The Arrangement 12 - 14 (Sean Ferro)
The Proposition 5 (Bryan Ferro)
The Arrangement 15 -17 (Sean Ferro)
The Wedding Contract (Nick Ferro)
Secrets and Lies 1 - 2 (mystery Ferro)
Second Chances (not Ferro / Ferro cameo)

About H.M. Ward's serials:

Serials are shorter books (1/4 to 1/3 of a full-length novel). They start off abruptly from where the previous book ended and end with a cliffhanger. Being shorter books, serials don't recap events that occur in previous volumes, so it's best to start off with book 1. I read at an average speed and each volume takes me about 1 to 2 hours to read.