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

"You guys, someone's going to hear …" Trevor warned calmly, believe it or not. "Pipe down a bit, will you?"


"No, you pipe down! I'm tired of your bullshit, too, Trevor! Get the hell out of my face!" I yelled at him. Then, seeing the shock prevalent in his eyes and the dumbfounded look on his face, I shook my head and walked away.


"Look, Casey, I understand you're upset, but just calm down," Jada said, catching my arm. "We're getting close and I don't want us to get caught."


I looked down at her arm, then took a deep breath and nodded.


"What's your plan, anyway?" Jada asked, looking into my eyes with concern while everyone waited.


"To get my family out," I replied, looking at her with dead eyes.


"And to get mine out, too," Trevor replied, standing firm, watching the exchange.


"All of our families," Scott added, also standing his ground.


Chapter 39: Different Kinds of Love, Part 3