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

When we reached the storage room, Brolin was leaning against the wall and Eric was on the floor, still alive, but half beaten to death. Jada held the rifle, guarding him just in case. Breathless, Brolin got to his feet right as Trevor and Carlos ran in from the front cave.


"What's going on here?" Trevor took in the scene, with the insurgent dead and Eric lying limp on the floor. "You son of a …" Trevor bellowed as he pulled Eric to his feet and punched him in the face once more. "I knew he couldn't be trusted! There was something about him …"


"That's why you left him with the gun?" Carlos asked sarcastically, rolling his eyes. "Just shut up, Trevor."


Trevor punched him square in the face. Carlos got to his feet, blood streaming from his nose, and was about to lunge at Trevor when Derek stood between them, holding up his hands.


"Stop it!" Derek yelled, fury raging in his voice. "We can't start fighting amongst ourselves!"


Chapter 24: Traitor, Part 3