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

"So," Jada began, "what's our next move?" She looked over the group sitting around the campfire later that night, searching the faces of everyone present.


"We're getting low on supplies," Markesha added.


"Well, then, we'll have to get more," Trevor eagerly replied as the side of his lip curled into a sinister grin.


"And how do you plan to do that?" Brittany asked, yawning already.


"What about the convenience store down the street from the school?" Trevor asked, looking around. "We have enough uniforms now. We can go in with guns and no one will think anything's out of the ordinary. Then, we turn the guns on them and—BAM!"


"No," Derek said softly, shaking his head. "We don't kill innocents."


"Not unless we have to," Jada amended, looking at Derek.


Derek shook his head then repeated. "No, we don't kill innocents. Agreed?"


There was a long pause, then a resounding grumble of agreement.


Chapter 34: Turning Point, Part 1