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

Outside, he led me to a tree and pulled me into his arms, then crushed his lips onto mine, as my heart swelled with love within my chest. My lips moved with his as passion enveloped us both. His lips explored mine, and then moved down to the hollow just below my ear, allowing me to catch my breath.


"I've wanted to do this all day," Derek softly said. "I love you, Casey."


"I love you, too," I replied, smiling as I twined my hands into his beautiful sun-streaked hair, bringing his lips back to mine. This time, my hunger enveloped him, as he almost lost his balance. I almost lost mine, too, as my knees were growing weak. Suddenly, his hands moved down my arm, as his lips moved hungrily over mine. Abruptly, I pulled away.


"Derek," I said softly in the darkness of the night. "We can't." But then, a part of me wanted to, knowing we might die tomorrow. "It's not right."


Chapter 33: Resistance, Part 4