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

He nodded and led me to the infirmary wing. There was a guard along with a nurse and about five patients, each lying on stretchers atop gurneys, resembling a M.A.S.H. unit. As soon as we entered the room, I saw her, lying on the bed right in front of me. Without showing any emotion, I walked over to her and said to Derek, "You! Grab that end!"


He nodded and reached down to take the gurney. 


"Wait just one minute," the insurgent standing guard asked, crossing the room to me. "Where the hell do you think you're going with that patient?" 


Mom woke up and her eyes flew open wide when she saw me, but I warned her with my eyes and she quickly recovered herself. "She's scheduled for execution, along with this prisoner," I said, motioning toward Derek, in a voice filled with authority. 


"On whose order?" the insurgent asked, standing nose to nose with me. 


Chapter 59: Rescue, Part 4