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Liz Tomforde writes contemporary sports romance with a strong “team-and-found-family” feel. Most of her reading order questions come down to one thing: the Windy City books share a world, so later couples and friendships can spoil earlier endings if you jump around.
She also has an earlier duet that’s separate from Windy City and is sometimes harder to track in stores.
The simplest way to choose your first Liz Tomforde book
- If you want the series exactly as readers met it: start with Mile High.
- If you want to stay with the most current world and then work backward: start with Rewind It Back, then return to book 1 (expect spoilers for earlier couples).
- If you want a fresh entry point with familiar faces returning: wait for In Her Own League (it’s designed as a spin-off, but it will land best after Windy City).
Windy City series order
These are connected romances set around Chicago pro sports and a shared circle of friends. Read in this order for clean introductions and zero accidental couple spoilers.
- Mile High (Windy City #1): A notorious NHL star and a flight attendant grow from forced proximity into a relationship that demands real emotional honesty.
- The Right Move (Windy City #2): A superstar athlete takes in his sister’s best friend, and the “temporary” arrangement turns into something neither can keep casual.
- Caught Up (Windy City #3): A single-dad MLB pitcher hires a nanny with close team ties, and the boundaries they set don’t survive daily life.
- Play Along (Windy City #4): A Vegas marriage forces two longtime almost-somethings to decide whether the commitment is a mistake, or the point.
- Rewind It Back (Windy City #5): A second-chance reunion hits hard when the only person who ever mattered moves next door and refuses to stay in the past.
Windy City spin-off (read after the main series for best payoff)
- In Her Own League (Windy City spin-off): A trailblazing MLB team owner and a beloved coach collide in an enemies-to-lovers story where ambition and attraction both want to lead.
The Selfish duet order
This is a different continuity (not Windy City). It’s usually discussed as her earlier romance writing, and availability can vary by region and edition, so treat it as optional unless you’re collecting everything.
- Becoming Selfish (The Selfish #1): A driven college athlete and a woman focused on her own fresh start clash with the kind of chemistry that ruins “keep it simple.”
- Staying Selfless (The Selfish #2): A relationship that looks perfect from the outside is tested by grief, pressure, and the work of choosing each other anyway.
A no-mess reading plan
If you want one steady path that keeps the emotional beats in the right places:
- Read Windy City #1–#5 in order.
- Read In Her Own League after that (or at least after Caught Up, where one of the returning characters is introduced).
- Pick up The Selfish duet anytime, since it doesn’t connect to Windy City.
Common questions
Do the Windy City books work as standalones?
Each romance has its own couple, but the friend-group continuity is strong enough that reading out of order will reveal earlier endings.
Is In Her Own League “book six”?
It’s presented as a spin-off, meaning it lives in the same world, but it’s not numbered as part of the original five-book run.
Are there different editions of Windy City?
Yes. Some releases are reissued in new print programs and special editions, but the story order stays the same.
Frank is the editor of BookSeries.blog, focusing on publication order, chronological timelines, and spoiler-free reading guides for book series and fictional universes.