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

As we drove, the devastation in the town was everywhere. Buildings were in ruin. Innocents passed by, ducking their heads, careful not to meet our gaze as they hurried past. Others gave us dirty looks, their eyebrows pulling together. And the old saying "if looks could kill" passed through my mind more than once. We drove a bit farther and spotted the convenience store. It was dark, desolate. They must have closed about an hour before, or for much longer, if the truth was known.


Derek pulled into the parking lot and shut off the headlights as my heart pounded hard within my chest. He backed the jeep along the side of the building, stopping in the shadows, and cut off the engine.


"What are we waiting for?" Trevor asked, looking around.


"Let's just make sure it's safe first," Derek said, looking around wearily. "I have a bad feeling about this."


Chapter 35: Turning Point, Part 2