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

"Sissy!" Timmy said, shaking me with his little hands. "Sissy, wake up!" 


I opened my eyes and bright sunlight assaulted my vision. I rubbed my eyes, trying to focus. 


"Sissy! Wake up!" Timmy yelled in my ear, shaking me violently. 


"Whoa there, Munchkin! I'm awake. Just give me a minute," I said, trying to wake up. Then, the events of the day before rushed into my mind. I let out a deep breath and shook my head, determined not to let these guys get to me. "What's wrong, Timmy?"


"Where are we?" he asked, looking around the room with wide eyes. I realized that we had carried him up to the room and he had no idea where we were. 


Chapter 67: Rebellion, Part 1