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

I slung my M-16 over my shoulder as I walked to the jeep, not looking behind. I sat in the passenger's seat, waiting. Waiting for absolution, waiting for Derek … waiting. Then, I closed my eyes and leaned my head back against the seat when the driver's door opened. "Are you asleep?" a voice asked. When I opened my eyes, it was Derek. 


"No, just resting," I said, turning in my seat to face him, watching as he slid into the driver's seat beside me. "Are you okay?" I asked. 


"I should be the one asking you that," Derek returned. 


"I'm fine," I lied, turning to look out the passenger side window. 


I turned to face him again, raising an eyebrow. "Yes?" 


"Look," Derek began, clutching the steering wheel. "I haven't been completely fair with you. This is war and things happen in war." Then, he paused to take a deep breath to collect his thoughts and continued. "I'm sorry. Please forgive me." 


Chapter 74: Choices, Part 1