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

Chris reached out and closed Carl's eyes. "We need to bury him," he said through his tears. 


Trevor nodded. "I'll drive us back to the ranch," he whispered. 


"We have to tell Pops," Aiden said, lifting his head from my shoulder, wiping his eyes. Without another word, Travis pulled the sheet over Carl's face, then sat down on the floor beside him. 


I wanted to do something … to say something that would make everything better, but there was nothing I could say. What words could ever justify the loss of your best friend? Then, I thought of something. "He was a hero," I said to no one in particular. 


Everyone nodded and sat down, lost in thought. Derek sat down, but said nothing. He glanced at me a few times, but now wasn't the time for conversation. I sat down on one of the side benches that stretched the length of the van next to Jada, who was staring off into space. 


Chapter 60: Bittersweet Reprieve, Part 1