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A Chance of a Lifetime

A Regency Historical Romance

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Book 14 of The Chances

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Pub Date Sep 1 2026 | Archive Date Sep 4 2026


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Description

Rowing lessons have never been this scandalous…

Michael Chance, future Viscount Pernrith, is immigrating. Secretly.

It isn’t that he doesn’t love his family, but he certainly doesn’t love the expectations put upon him, or the boredom of Society, or the dull existence stretching out before him. He craves adventure, excitement—anything but another card party! So, immigrating it is.

Without telling his family. He can’t face the tears.

Unfortunately, his plans for adventure go awry because no ships in London are leaving for anywhere exciting for at least two weeks. And he certainly doesn’t expect to quite literally collide with a sea captain with a bosom to die for and a mouth that could curse better than his own.

Captain Phylis Seaton has known nothing but the sea. Raised by her father on the Dreamer before inheriting the ship, she lives a life on the move, going where the wind—and the work—takes her.

An unlikely friendship. A passion neither of them can deny.

But there’s just one problem: Michael is still determined to immigrate, and Phylis is just as determined to prove to him that the noble landlubber is not prepared for a life at sea.

And if someone were accidentally to get their heart broken in this debate, would it be the nobleman struggling to face his future or the wild woman of the sea struggling to outsail her past?

Neither Michael nor Phylis are prepared for this chance of a lifetime…


This novel continues the highly anticipated Chance family drama, with sixteen cousins and triple the problems. Tropes include: found family, grumpy/sunshine, she’s the professional, secrets and lies, teach me (she’s the expert), and of course, Emily E K Murdoch’s tried and true method of sizzling, joyful romance.

This full-length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after and no cliffhangers. It is part of a series that can be read in any order.


Tropes you'll enjoy:

  • Found Family
  • Grumpy/Sunshine
  • She’s the Professional
  • Secrets and Lies
  • Teach Me (She’s the Expert)


The Chances Series

Book 1: A Fighting Chance

Book 2: A Second Chance

Book 3: An Outside Chance

Book 4: Half a Chance

Book 5: A Chance in a Million

Book 6: Not a Chance in Hell

Book 7: An Eye for the Chance

Book 8: A Sporting Chance

Book 9: Any Chance You Can Take

Book 10: Chance Would be a Fine Thing

Book 11: Take a Chance on You

Book 12: Don’t Fancy Your Chance

Book 13: Give Him a Chance

Book 14: A Chance of a Lifetime

Book 15: In with a Chance

Book 16: Jump at the Chance

Book 17: Let the Chance Slip By

Book 18: Why Take the Chance?

Book 19: A Calculated Chance

Book 20: Leave it All to Chance

Rowing lessons have never been this scandalous…

Michael Chance, future Viscount Pernrith, is immigrating. Secretly.

It isn’t that he doesn’t love his family, but he certainly doesn’t love the...


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This book felt a bit different from how this author typically lays out her books. Our couple meet by chance and have an explosive first meeting. Thinking that they would not see each other again, they are more open than one might be. When they meet again sparks continue to fly and love eventually comes. This book was great. Both leads were enjoyable and well developed. His family was in this just enough to help make her fall in love with them but also to help move along his portion of the plot. I LOVE HIS FATHER AND THIS STORY JUST MADE ME LOVE HIM MORE. I am trying to not make this review about just how much I love his dad but he was just so good in this loving, understanding, and encouraging his son just steal my heart.

I loved the ending as well! When his family came together to have their sit down with him. I even liked the third act break up cause it made so much sense!

I want his sisters story right now so I can get more of their father.

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Note: I have preordered this story.

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A Very Pleasurable Romance Adventure
This might just be the best of the series. A fun adventure with two wonderfully mismatched opposite attracts couple you
could possibly imagine.
Michael seems to be quite confused about his life and life in general and wants to run away from that life.
Phylis is the star of the book and knows what she wants, has, and doesn't want to change her life until things become quit confusing after her and Michael meet.
The book is fun, exciting, sizzling, more than pleasurable (wink, wink) to read
Really the author wrote a most enjoyable story filled with family, love, decisions, emotional turmoil along with a most unique ending
of this amazing series.
Mature Advisory:2+/5
Book Rating 5+

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Michael's story is so touching! The Penrith branch of the family is my favorite so I especially liked this story. Captain Seaton is an absolute delight. She is strong and commanding, but has her soft spots. She and Michael are the perfect fit for each other, if they could only get to the point where they can see it. This wax a very enjoyable read that I couldn't put down!

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I loved the story. It has a great storyline, it’s well written and very entertaining. I loved Phylis and her independence and how she fought to maintain her status. Michael was an interesting character and at times I wondered if he had the sense to get out of the rain. Overall, I came to love him and his devotion to Phylis. As secondary characters, his sisters are a riot with unfiltered mouths that made for an interesting read. It’s a fun filled story that made me laugh at times. The Chances are a wonderful experience regardless of whose story it is. Take a chance, read the story and you will enjoy it.
I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley and are voluntarily leaving a review.

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