Rewind it Back (Windy City, 5) by Liz Tomforde

second-chance romance • childhood neighbors • first love • NHL hockey player • forced proximity • home renovation • he never stopped loving her

A heartfelt, nostalgic romance about first love, second chances, and the one person who never truly leaves your heart. Rewind It Back is filled with years of shared history, unresolved heartbreak, quiet longing, and the kind of slow-burning chemistry that proves some love stories don't end—they simply wait for the right moment to begin again.

The Vibe

Hallie Hart thought leaving her past behind would be easy. Six years after a devastating breakup, she's finally chasing the career she's always wanted with an interior design internship in Chicago. The last thing she expects is to unknowingly move back in next door to the boy who once meant everything to her—or to discover that the renovation project that could launch her dream career belongs to him. Turning Rio DeLuca's bachelor pad into a family home should be simple. Facing the man who still owns every memory of her heart is anything but.

Rio DeLuca has spent years convincing himself that love just wasn't meant for him. A professional hockey player surrounded by friends who've all found their happily ever after, he's quietly accepted that the only woman he's ever loved is the one he lost. When Hallie unexpectedly walks back into his life—and right next door once again—old memories, buried feelings, and unanswered questions come rushing back. As they're forced to work side by side, the past they've spent years trying to forget becomes impossible to outrun, and they have to decide if the greatest love of their lives deserves one more chance.

Tropes & Tags

• Childhood neighbors
• First love
• Second-chance romance
• NHL hockey player MMC
• Interior designer FMC
• Forced proximity
• Home renovation project
• Neighbors (again)
• Childhood friends-to-lovers
• Years of shared history
• He never stopped loving her
• Emotional slow burn
• Right person, wrong time
• Small moments, big feelings
• Found family vibes
• Happy ending

Books in Series In Order

• Mile High #1
• The Right Move #2
• Caught Up #3
• Play Along #4
• Rewind It Back #5