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

A few moments later, we pulled up at the stoplight that led to the front of our old school and Mr. McGowan's store. We made a right and we all immediately tensed. Derek was careful not to go over the speed limit. As we drove by the school, there were a few jeeps and two covered trucks out front. I couldn't help but think that we sure could use those, but I quickly pushed the thought aside as we neared the Stop and Shop. Outside of the store, a crowd had gathered. 


"What's going on?" I asked, fearing the worst, as I pulled my rifle onto my lap. 


"Where are they?" an insurgent demanded loudly. When I took in the sight, my heart stopped. There were two jeeps in the front of Mr. McGowan's store and some insurgents had him out in the parking lot. "I said, where are they?" the insurgent repeated in a thick accent. 


"Who are you talking about?!" Mr. McGowan yelled back into the insurgent's face. 


Chapter 69: Rebellion, Part 3