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

"Derek, we have to get out of here … now," I said, looking around. "Can you move?" 


"I think so," he said. He tried to get to his feet, but quickly slid back down onto the ground. 


"You're not going anywhere," I replied, catching his body before he hit the ground, but my hand was wet when I pulled it back from his chest. When I looked, it was covered in blood. "Derek, you've been shot!"


"Casey … go on without me," Derek said as his head lulled back. 


"I'm not going to leave you!" I yelled into his face, as tears trickled down my cheeks. I tried pulling him up by his shirt collar, but was unsuccessful. I looked at Travis and Jada with pleading eyes. "Help me get him up!"


"Casey, we have to go," Jada said, looking around. 


I looked at Travis, but he lowered his eyes, unable to meet my gaze. "She's right," Travis said in a low voice. "We have to go." Then he looked at me and added, "Come with us."


Chapter 77: Choices, Part 4