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

Bright sunlight streamed in through the window, waking me with a start. Disoriented, I quickly sat up, staring first at the light then down at Timmy, trying to make sense of my surroundings. I wasn't used to direct sunlight after having slept in a cave for so long. Actually, it had only been about a week, but it seemed like an eternity. 


Timmy was still sleeping, snoring softly, blissfully unaware. 


Then, thoughts of Derek rushed into my mind. Thoughts of the terrorists pointing their rifles at him and Scott, then motioning for him to get in line and shoving him roughly when he didn't move quickly enough. Thoughts of him telling me to run, holding off the terrorists. Thoughts of his arms around me, holding me as I slept. 


I had to do something, and I had to do it now. 


Chapter 50: Friend, Part 1