What People Are Saying About This Time You Lose: Four months later it earned the distinction of being a TNBW Readers Choice Top Ten Novel, and has remained on the Top Ten list ever since. This was followed by a short story, The Khaki Pants, which was published by RDR Publishing in an anthology that went on to sell over a million copies.Ī suspense thriller was her next undertaking, and in 2008 This Time You Lose was named a finalist in the TNBW Strongest Start Novel Competition. Writing became her new hobby, and soon she had several articles in print with local publications. Then she entered an essay contest for “The Worst Vacation Ever” and won. Short-order cook, security guard, safety officer, childcare provider, and teacher were all titles She’d worn – but never writer. With the deadline approaching, Lisa must do the unimaginable to protect the children and get everyone out alive. Terrorized by her captors as the authorities work to meet the ransom deadline, she tries negotiating with the men for the release of the children, but soon realizes they have no intention of letting anyone go.

Lisa finds herself bound and gagged, four strange men in her home, and the daycare children held hostage in the next room. But nothing prepares her for the horror she now faces. Highly respected and known for going the extra mile for her daycare kids, she thinks she’s handled every daycare emergency possible. Lisa Kaamp operates a daycare out of her home in Nogeksum, Michigan. This Time You Lose, is the suspense driven story of one woman’s struggle to survive when she and the children she cares for become victims of a home invasion gone terribly wrong. It has an impressive 4.7 star rating with 45 reviews. What would you do if street thugs invaded your home? What if you’re a daycare provider, caring for a dozen children at the time? Take a look at today’s Best Indie Books of 2012 SEMIFINALIST This Time You Loseby Chris Stralyn.

This Time You Lose by Chris Stralyn