James Kirkpatrick's difficult life leads him to take solace in virtual reality—a momentary peace soon shattered by mystery, intrigue, and unseen forces bent on plunging the world into chaos. An epic tale of love, loss, and the boundless influence of technology, No Life to Lose examines our fears, our hopes, the price of our dreams ... and what it truly means to be human.

Nathan has spent the last eight years serving his country as a Staff Sergeant in the Army. After choosing not to reenlist, he must return to his home town and face everything and everyone he left behind, but this time around he is carrying the baggage of war. What will happen when being home isn't as easy as he thought it was,when the same family problems from the past arise again? What happen when a girl from his past walks back into his life? Once upon a time she was his best friend. Would he be able to rekindle that friendship with all of the problems in his life. He'd done it once before. Could he do it again? Will he be able to let someone in or will his past and the remains of war keep him from getting close to someone?