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 outside into the back courtyard and everyone cheered. Then, Aiden climbed behind the wheel of the covered truck and finished mowing down the fence. We worked into the night, pulling down the fence, wanting to rid the school of any reminder of the war and the insurgents. As the sun set on the day, the school was beginning to take shape again. It seemed like a small thing in the grand scheme of things, but it was our little piece of freedom. It was no longer a concentration camp; it was our school. 


"You kids have done enough," an older man in his late thirties said, shaking Derek's hand. "We'll take over from here." 


"Are you sure you can handle it?" Trevor asked with a sly smile, overhearing the conversation. 


Chapter 72: Monster, Part 3