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

"Are you alright?" Derek asked as we headed back to the ranch. Luckily, we left before any insurgents had a chance to follow us.


"Yeah," I said, turning my attention back out the window, watching the scenery pass by. 


Derek patted my hand and left it there, driving one handed. I didn't attempt to move away. It was good to have him back, but it would be a while before we were back to where we were before in our relationship. Baby steps. We needed to take one step at a time. "What are you thinking about?" 


I shook my head. "Not much," I replied then added, "Can I ask you a question?"


Derek's eyebrows pulled together. "Sure. What's up?"


"The people that you killed …" I began, not sure how to bring it up, although it might be a little late for that. 


"Well," I began, "Do you think that we'll go to Hell for killing those people?"


Chapter 70: Monster, Part 1