Hallie Hart never expected to see Rio DeLuca again—let alone move in right next door to him in Chicago, the exact city where he plays professional hockey. When her dream internship lands her a major renovation project, her stomach drops: it's his bachelor pad, and they haven't spoken since they shattered each other's hearts six years ago. As they're forced to work together transforming his house, old feelings resurface alongside the bittersweet memories of a connection that's never really gone away. What starts as awkward tension might just be the second chance they both need to rewind back to where it all began—and discover if first loves can get a second ending.

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