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

"Are you okay?" Derek whispered low when he had the chance. 


I nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine," I replied, turning my attention to Timmy and the fire. Aiden watched us closely, even though he pretended not to. I rolled my eyes, not wanting to get into any deep conversation with Derek, or anyone, at the moment.


We all laughed and had a good time roasting marshmallows in the fire. Trevor burned a couple of them before Jada finally showed him how to do it properly. Soon, he had golden brown marshmallows, too, just like everyone else. But then he'd burn the top of one on purpose just to see Jada's reaction when she rolled her eyes. For once, he was actually acting human. 


Timmy laughed every time Trevor burned a marshmallow. "Cupcake!" Timmy said, pointing. 


"Cupcake?" Trevor teased, incredulous. "I think your sister's not teaching you properly."


Chapter 65: Feelings, Part 2