Rites of Passage

Joy N. Hensley

Sep 2014 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

In this fast-paced, high-stakes debut novel, sixteen-year-old Sam McKenna discovers that becoming one of the first girls to attend a revered military academy means living with a target on her back. As Sam struggles to prove herself, she learns that a decades-old secret society is alive and active . . . and determined to force her out. Fans of Simone Elkeles and Trish Doller will love Rites of Passage’s perfect blend of sizzling romance and edge-of-your-seat suspense.

Ratings and reviews

The action is awesomely written. I absolutely love how she describes EVERYTHING so well and you can just see everything that's going on. The romance is perfect. Unexpected but still perfect. If you're able to read, read it.

Absolutely love it.

About the author

Joy N. Hensley is a middle school writing teacher. She spends her twenty-minute lunch breaks hosting author Skype chats for her students. Once upon a time she went to a military school on a dare. She lives in Virginia with her husband and two children, finding as many ways as she can to never do another push-up again. Rites of Passage is her debut novel.