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

Within minutes, we reached the jeep, waiting for us like a savior in the darkness of night. Brolin quickly slung open the hood of the jeep, then reconnected the spark plug wires and tightened the distributor cap, I guessed, while I loaded Timmy carefully into the jeep. Lisa and Markesha hopped into the back seat. 


"Don't leave me, sissy," Timmy pleaded with wide eyes as my heart shattered into pieces. 


"I'm not, Munchkin," I replied as a tear slid slowly down my cheek. "Keep the seat warm for me, okay?" 


Timmy grinned and the smile reached his eyes. "Okay, sissy." 


I turned to face the others. Jada, armed with a rifle, was standing with the guys, ready to walk. "Ready? There's room for one more," I asked Jada, but she turned to Stacey, Trevor's sister, who was watching with wide eyes. 


"No, that's okay. I'll walk with Trevor," Stacey replied, taking hold of her M-16. 


"Go on, sis," Trevor interrupted. "I'll be there in a few minutes. You go on."


Chapter 48: Escape, Part 2