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The Right Move

by Liz Tomforde · Windy City #2 · 432 pages · Published November 2022
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.11 / 5 across 55K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (3/5)

A sweet, steamy Adult sports romance built around roommates, sports romance, slow burn. 432 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Sweet. Steamy. Emotional.

Sweet Steamy Emotional

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Sweet Steamy Emotional
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Skip this book if…

  • You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
  • You haven't read the earlier books in the Windy City series

Content notes

Sexual Content Anxiety
Roommates
Sports Romance
Slow Burn
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
3/5
Core elements
Genre
Sports Romance
Contemporary Romance
Moods
Sweet
Steamy
Emotional
Key Tropes
Roommates
Sports Romance
Slow Burn
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is The Right Move?

Moderate (3/5) — explicit content present but not dominant.

Do I need to read The Right Move in order?

The Right Move is book 2 in the Windy City series. Reading in order is recommended.

Who would enjoy The Right Move?

Readers who love sweet and steamy stories with roommates and sports romance. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is The Right Move?

A sweet, steamy Adult sports romance built around roommates, sports romance, slow burn. 432 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for The Right Move?

Content notes include: sexual content, anxiety. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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