Birds fly over the streets of Saxet. A sense of despair looms in the air as the Resistance prepares for the annual tests. Seven deadly tests. Designed to kill and leave behind the Survivors, the ones who must be eliminated. With blood on their hands and a grave history with Saxet, Resistance leader Veronica Blanchard, will stop at nothing to find every last one. 16-year-old Mavis Sterling, naïve and unsure of her place in society, is selected to take part in the tests. With her life on the line, Mavis discovers she will do anything to survive. After the tests, Mavis flees to the abandoned city that surrounds Saxet. Battling between the loss of her family and the uncontrollable pull to the dark and mysterious R, Mavis' life will never be the same. As she navigates her new life and what dangers are around every corner, she discovers her hands were not made for playing piano, they were made for throwing knives.

"'They have no idea. What... you can do.' Ave walks over to the man, stepping on the fingers of the waiters around us, and puts her heeled foot gently on his injury. 'Who doesn't know what?' He moans. His face is ashy white, turning pale under the outflow of blood. 'Compass. You weren't supposed to... turn out like this...'" For ten years, five students have been training together, studying the art of ninjutsu. For years they've been learning under a masterful Sensei, honing their skills and shaping their bodies into powerful weapons. For years, they've been under the protection of a secret organization called Compass. But now, that's changing... Travel across the globe and meet evil waiters in Taiwan, gunmen in Mongolia, and the international police in France. Laced with action and plot twists, humor and mystery, the first book in Lessons Learned From Ninja is a gripping page turner that will leave you breathless. #10 in Action Mature for violence, death and abuse