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

Markesha burst out laughing like someone had said the funniest joke ever told. I gave her a dirty look, but she was laughing so hard that tears sprang to her eyes. 


"That's enough!" I said, laughing along, and then threw a dishtowel at her. 


"Okay, okay! I surrender!" she said, feigning innocence, then got to her feet dabbing her eyes. 


I gave her another dirty look. She smirked before walking out the door. I couldn't help but laugh. After all, this was the most attention I'd ever received in my life. You might know that it was in the middle of a war … or the beginning of one, anyway. 


Timmy was already digging into the stack of pancakes in front of him, so I slathered mine with maple syrup and stabbed a piece with a fork. "So, what's on the agenda for today?"


"I already told you," Aiden replied, sitting across from me with his coffee. 


"What's the plan?" I amended flatly. The pancakes were great, but I didn't dare tell him. 


Chapter 68: Rebellion, Part 2