This Time You Lose

Lisa Kaamp operates a small childcare business out of her home in the sleepy little town of Nogeksum, Michigan. Highly respected and known for going the extra mile for her daycare kids, Lisa thought she had handled every daycare emergency possible. But nothing prepared her for the nightmare she now faced. Lisa awakes one morning to find herself bound and gagged, four strange men in her home, and the daycare children being held hostage in the next room. 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, and soon realizes that at least one of them has no intention of letting anyone go. With the deadline quickly approaching, Lisa must do the unimaginable to protect the children and get everyone out alive.

• Chapter 1 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 1 REVISED/REPOSTED"I have at last begun to rev..."
• Chapter 2 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 2 REVISED/REPOSTED"Short chapter. Diane is the..."
• Chapter 3 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 3 REVISED/REPOSTED"All feedback is welcome, bu..."
• Chapter 4 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 4 REVISED/REPOSTED"This chapter is from Jimmy'..."
• Chapter 5 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 5 REVISED/REPOSTED"Any and all feedback is wel..."
• Chapter 6 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 6 REVISED/REPOSTED"Any and all advice is welco..."
• Chapter 7 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 7 REVISED/REPOSTED"*****Revised this chapter b..."
• Chapter 8 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 8 REVISED/REPOSTED"I have revised this chapter..."
• Chapter 9 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 9 REVISED/REPOSTED"I revised this chapter base..."
• Chapter 10 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 10 REVISED/REPOSTED"Revised this chapter, but s..."
• Chapter 11 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 11 REVISED/REPOSTED"Revised this chapter based ..."
• Chapter 12 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 12 REVISED/REPOSTED"Revised this chapter based ..."
• Chapter 13 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 13 REVISED/REPOSTED"Made some minor changes in ..."
• Chapter 14 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 14 REVISED/REPOSTED"I made a few revisions to t..."
• Chapter 15 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 15 REVISED/REPOSTED"Revised this chapter based ..."
• Chapter 16 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 16 REVISED/REPOSTED"Revised and lengthened this..."
• Chapter 17 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 17 REVISED/REPOSTED"Tweaked this chapter based ..."
• Chapter 18 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 18 REVISED/REPOSTED"Struggled with this chapter..."
• Chapter 19 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 19 REVISED/REPOSTED"Made some minor changes to ..."
• Chapter 20 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 20 REVISED/REPOSTED"Made lots of revisions to t..."
• Chapter 21 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 21 REVISED/REPOSTED"Raising the tension with th..."
• Chapter 22 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 22 REVISED/REPOSTED"Made some changes to the di..."
• Chapter 23 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 23 REVISED/REPOSTED"Added a bit more dialogue a..."
• Chapter 24 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 24 REVISED/REPOSTED"Made a few changes while fi..."
• Chapter 25 - This Time You Lose - Chapter 25 REVISED/REPOSTED"Made some minor changes thr..."
• Chapter 26 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 26"Trying to build tension aga..."
• Chapter 27 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 27"Does the transition from Li..."
• Chapter 28 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 28"Another short chapter. Jimm..."
• Chapter 29 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 29"Another short chapter. Lisa..."
• Chapter 30 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 30"Looking for feedback on dia..."
• Chapter 31 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 31"Trying to raise the tension..."
• Chapter 32 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 32"This chapter is from Jimmy'..."
• Chapter 33 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 33"Is this believable? I had ..."
• Chapter 34 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 34"Does this chapter build add..."
• Chapter 35 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 35"Building toward the climax ..."
• Chapter 36 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 36"Any and all feedback welcom..."
• Chapter 37 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 37"The situation is escalating..."
• Chapter 38 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 38"Very short chapter here. Wa..."
• Chapter 39 - This Time You Lose -- Chapter 39"Almost done! Lot's of c..."
• Chapter 40 - This Time You Lose -- Epilouge"A few early readers, mostly..."
• Chapter 41 - This Time You Lose -- Publisher Reviews"Before I found this wonderf..."