Theresa Oliver is an author of clean contemporary romance, clean historical romance, young adult, middle grades, and children's picture books. Theresa is the author of the Christmas Cove series, the Whiskey River Brides series with Hot Tree Publishing, and much more. She lives in Florida with her husband, children, a persnickety cat, and a very bossy dog.

In Thou Shalt Not Kill, Catholic high school students are faced with a decision: Do I kill to save my life and the lives of others or not, even at the cost of my own life?

Casey Nichols and her friends are forced to answer this question after finding themselves in the middle of WWIII when their school, their city, and their country are overrun by terrorists. The decisions they make have consequences, but can they live with the choices they make? Derek saves Casey’s life, but will another steal her heart?

In Thou Shalt Not Kill, some will live, some will die ... all choose to fight. When all hell breaks loose, which path will you choose?

Thou Shalt Not Kill

"No," I said, shaking my head. "I want to be there."


"No, you don't. You don't want to see that." Derek's eyes were gentle, but filled with pain. "I'm sorry you had to see the other one die."


Quickly, the thought of the twitching insurgent dying silently on the ground filled my mind. "Derek, you can't protect me from this. Not from everything. I'm tougher than you think."


A half smile lit his lips as he looked at me with pride. "I know," Derek said, pulling me close.


"I'll go relieve Jada," I replied, pulling away. "I'm sure she's tired of guard duty. Everyone else has had a break but her."


"No, you stay here," Derek said. "I'll go."


Chapter 23: Traitor, Part 2