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

Derek stood awkwardly in the doorway, not quite knowing what to do. In the cave, I had slept next to him on many nights, but now in a bedroom alone seemed much too intimate. 


"Come on in," I said, gesturing into the room, trying to brush off the discomfort.


He nodded then walked in, but he stood in the middle of the room, not quite knowing what to do. I sat down on the large, round rug in front of the empty fireplace. "Come sit down," I said, patting the rug. Suddenly, a shiver ran over my arms. 


"Here, I'll start a fire," Derek said, eyeing some timber stacked neatly beside the red brick fireplace. 


"I'm not sure that's a good idea," I replied, then added, "Aiden said that the fireplace hasn't been used in years."


Chapter 66: Feelings, Part 3