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

"Mama! Sissy!" Timmy screamed, as tears streamed down his face.


Groggy, I rolled over and rubbed his back. "Timmy," I gently cooed. "Timmy, wake up. You're having a nightmare." He was crying in his sleep, but within a few minutes, he rolled over and went back to sleep. 


I covered him over and looked out the window. It was still pitch black outside. I wasn't sure what time it was, but it was early. Hopefully, I would be the only one in the house awake, allowing me to think properly. 


I checked Timmy once more, but he was sound asleep, although the look on his face was far from peaceful. Carefully, I got up out of bed and dressed into a pair of comfortable jeans, T-shirt, and a light sweater, then slowly opened the door. I looked down the hallway. Dark. Good. 


Chapter 56: Rescue, Part 1