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

After Timmy had been bathed and dressed in clean clothes, I guided him back to our bedroom so we could chat. I still had no idea what I was going to tell him. I mean, how do you tell a four-year-old that his mother is dead? That she gave her life to save us? 


Timmy followed me sheepishly down the hallway, holding my hand. His jeans were a bit big, dragging along the ground as he walked behind me, creating a sliding noise against the floor as he padded along the hallway.


"Come here, Munchkin," I said, setting him on the edge of the bed. I rolled up the hem of his jeans, which would help him to walk easier. "Are you okay, buddy?" 


"Let's put your shoes on, okay?" I asked as he nodded. I hoped he wouldn't ask me about Mom again. I had already decided not to bring it up unless he did, coward that I was. I didn't want to have to lie to him, but I didn't want to have to tell him the truth, either. 


Chapter 53: Truth, Part 1