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Chance: A Military Romance
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Expected 24 Mar 26SHE DESTROYED HIM ONCE. HE’S LEARNED WHICH BATTLES ARE WORTH FIGHTING TWICE.
I never stopped loving her.
Not in college. Not through fifteen hundred hours in the cockpit. Not during deployments to war-torn countries. Not even when I convinced myself I’d moved on. Because Summer Holt was my first everything—my best friend, my home, my future.
And then she broke my heart.
Now, eleven years later, I'm flying F-35s across the desert and suddenly, she's back. She looks exactly like every memory I tried to forget. Still beautiful. Still infuriating. And she isn’t alone.
There’s a little girl with her.
And seeing them, I realize fate might be giving me a second chance…if I’m brave enough to take it.
He was supposed to fly away and never look back. That was the plan—his dream, my heartbreak.
I told myself I did the right thing when I pushed him away, when I built a life far from the boy I once loved.
Then Tyler Carter walks back into my world—older, steadier, still unfairly handsome—and the walls I built start to crack.
But he doesn’t know the truth. He doesn’t know about the little girl waiting at home—one with his smile and my eyes. Telling him means risking everything. The life I built, my relationship with my daughter, and the fragile heart that never stopped belonging to him.
I never stopped loving her.
Not in college. Not through fifteen hundred hours in the cockpit. Not during deployments to war-torn countries. Not even when I convinced myself I’d moved on. Because Summer Holt was my first everything—my best friend, my home, my future.
And then she broke my heart.
Now, eleven years later, I'm flying F-35s across the desert and suddenly, she's back. She looks exactly like every memory I tried to forget. Still beautiful. Still infuriating. And she isn’t alone.
There’s a little girl with her.
And seeing them, I realize fate might be giving me a second chance…if I’m brave enough to take it.
He was supposed to fly away and never look back. That was the plan—his dream, my heartbreak.
I told myself I did the right thing when I pushed him away, when I built a life far from the boy I once loved.
Then Tyler Carter walks back into my world—older, steadier, still unfairly handsome—and the walls I built start to crack.
But he doesn’t know the truth. He doesn’t know about the little girl waiting at home—one with his smile and my eyes. Telling him means risking everything. The life I built, my relationship with my daughter, and the fragile heart that never stopped belonging to him.
345 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication March 24, 2026
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About the author
Brilee Scott
4 books14 followersBrilee Scott is a contemporary military romance author. Her books are filled with swoon-worthy romance, heart stopping action and suspense, and the promise of a hard-fought happily ever after.
Brilee is teacher-turned-author, wife to an aerospace engineer, and mama to the sweetest little boy (plus two very spoiled Australian Shepherds).
She studied education and fiction writing in college before spending several years teaching kindergarten and earning her master’s degree in literacy. Inspired by her husband’s career in military aviation, her deep-rooted patriotism, and her love of happily ever afters, Brilee found her way back to writing.
The idea for Viking, her debut novel, sparked during a family day at an airshow—proof that jet noise and love stories pair surprisingly well. She now writes heartfelt, high-stakes romance featuring elite fighter pilots, fierce heroines, and the kind of chemistry that lingers long after the last page.
Brilee and her family call Jacksonville, Florida, home, though they’re currently at Edwards AFB in California, where her husband is part of a next-generation fighter program. She’s hard at work on the rest of The Silent Pursuit series—and a few spin-offs about characters she just couldn’t let go of.
Brilee is teacher-turned-author, wife to an aerospace engineer, and mama to the sweetest little boy (plus two very spoiled Australian Shepherds).
She studied education and fiction writing in college before spending several years teaching kindergarten and earning her master’s degree in literacy. Inspired by her husband’s career in military aviation, her deep-rooted patriotism, and her love of happily ever afters, Brilee found her way back to writing.
The idea for Viking, her debut novel, sparked during a family day at an airshow—proof that jet noise and love stories pair surprisingly well. She now writes heartfelt, high-stakes romance featuring elite fighter pilots, fierce heroines, and the kind of chemistry that lingers long after the last page.
Brilee and her family call Jacksonville, Florida, home, though they’re currently at Edwards AFB in California, where her husband is part of a next-generation fighter program. She’s hard at work on the rest of The Silent Pursuit series—and a few spin-offs about characters she just couldn’t let go of.
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February 16, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Emotional, heartfelt second chance story with unresolved tension. Tyler and Summer's story contain years of heartbreak, sacrifice and unfinished business, making the reunion bittersweet. Tyler’s steady strength as a fighter pilot contrasts beautifully with Summer’s quiet resilience, and the secret between them raises the stakes in all the right ways.
Tender, angsty, and ultimately hopeful, this story proves that some loves never fade—they just wait for the right moment to land.
Tender, angsty, and ultimately hopeful, this story proves that some loves never fade—they just wait for the right moment to land.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
DEVOURED AND FINISHED in a day. This book had me entirely consumed and I was here for it! My girl summer, I lowkey have beef with because what. She made such crazy mistakes but you live and learn I guess… LOL! I enjoyed this read so much. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read this early :).
Review of advance copy received from Author
Beta Read - This book tugs on all the emotions another amazing story by Brilee!
Chance by Brilee Scott
Reading the words Brilee writes evokes so many emotions. Tyler and Summer had some tough choices. I really felt the highs and lows and the heavy weight of want and the ghost of the feelings past and present that pressed down on them. The secrets that have went to long. The conversation that should have happened but didn’t when the raw and messy feelings got in the way. The pain that is unintentionally caused.
This was a love triangle and it was so hard to see anyone hurting. I was so invested in all the characters I wanted them all to find their happiness. Be prepared for strong emotions and lots of angst in this one. I enjoyed all the characters there was no villain or a person I disliked. Also in my option there was no physical cheating that happens as the character sort out their feelings and life.
Captain Tyler Carter- Air Force pilot- F-35- instructor and test pilot and Summer Holt assistant principal at elementary school. Charlotte “Bee”, Summers daughter was smart, sassy and so cute.
Second Chance
Single Mom
Military Romance
Love Triangle
Right Person Wrong Time
Secrets
Angst
Chance by Brilee Scott
Reading the words Brilee writes evokes so many emotions. Tyler and Summer had some tough choices. I really felt the highs and lows and the heavy weight of want and the ghost of the feelings past and present that pressed down on them. The secrets that have went to long. The conversation that should have happened but didn’t when the raw and messy feelings got in the way. The pain that is unintentionally caused.
This was a love triangle and it was so hard to see anyone hurting. I was so invested in all the characters I wanted them all to find their happiness. Be prepared for strong emotions and lots of angst in this one. I enjoyed all the characters there was no villain or a person I disliked. Also in my option there was no physical cheating that happens as the character sort out their feelings and life.
Captain Tyler Carter- Air Force pilot- F-35- instructor and test pilot and Summer Holt assistant principal at elementary school. Charlotte “Bee”, Summers daughter was smart, sassy and so cute.
Second Chance
Single Mom
Military Romance
Love Triangle
Right Person Wrong Time
Secrets
Angst
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