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

We walked slowly through each floor, checking every classroom as we went. The sun was starting to set outside, casting shadows against the walls, making me look twice behind every door. Slowly, I walked into one classroom when strong arms grabbed me from behind. One arm wrapped around my waist while the other held a knife to my throat. 


"Hold it right there, little miss," the voice said into my ear. I stopped struggling, dropping my M-16 to the floor, knowing that I was caught. "Well, well, well. What do we have here?" he said seductively into my ear, running the point of the knife playfully along my cheek. "Did you come here to play?" he asked into my ear. 


"Go to Hell!" I yelled, struggling against his grasp. 


Chapter 71: Monster, Part 2