Heated Rivalry - Rachel Reid

Heated Rivalry

By Rachel Reid

  • Release Date: 2023-04-18
  • Genre: LGBTQIA+ Romance
Score: 5
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Description

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW 

The epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance from Rachel Reid, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S.

"The book that got me into hockey romance." —NPR's Weekend Edition

Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander’s game.

Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.

Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane’s not. The self-proclaimed king of the ice, he’s as cocky as he is talented. No one can beat him—except Shane. Publicly, they’re enemies. Privately, they can’t stop touching each other. 

The smart thing to do? Walk away, once a few secret hookups turn into a struggle to keep their relationship out of the press. The truth could ruin them both. But for Shane and Ilya, secrecy is soon no longer an option…

Game Changers
Book 1: Game Changer Book 2: Heated Rivalry Book 3: Tough Guy Book 4: Common Goal Book 5: Role Model Book 6: The Long Game Book 7: Unrivaled

Need more Reid?! Check out these other standalones from your favorite MM hockey romance writer: Time to Shine The Shots You Take

Reviews

  • Loving it.

    5
    By tonys_touch
    I’m in love with the series can’t wait to finish them all.

  • Tissues needed for many reasons

    5
    By faithfullyblxe
    Why is smut making me cry 10/10

  • Heated Rivalry

    5
    By 13 kids
    Man… Rachel absolutely nailed the tension between Ilya and Shane. The way they struggle with themselves and each other feels real, not forced or overly dramatic. You can actually feel what they’re going through, which makes it hit harder. I found myself getting pulled in way more than I expected — like thinking about them even when I wasn’t reading. It’s one of those books where you keep saying “one more chapter” and suddenly you’re way further in than you planned. Honestly just hard to put down

  • Read. The. Book.

    5
    By Garrett hates beavers
    Yes. Yes. YES. No other words needed.

  • Great read!

    5
    By Jchasea
    As someone you is starting these books AFTER watching the show, I can genuinely I still learned so much about these characters from this book and eve though it’s spot on with the show I felt as if I was reading/watching all this for the first time. A beautiful story about two lovers longing after each other for so long but yet so scared to face the truth, not just because of coming out to the public but also because they each feel shame for what they believe “they shouldn’t be feeling”. Also, such a great way to showcase supportive strong women for these characters. Every gay man has one 🙋🏻‍♂️ Absolutely loved this book!

  • Soooooooooo Good!

    5
    By Sonos bleh
    Grateful for the HBOMax series to introduce this book. The book and her writing is phenomenal.

  • Decent

    3
    By EKOS2022
    found myself liking this more bc of the tv adaptation. on its own definitely not anything extraordinary. good plot, decent character development, not a personal fan of the overall writing style and structure itself. overall not bad

  • Boring

    1
    By Jackson4$
    Not as exciting as other hockey themed books I’ve read. Kind of boring.

  • Sweet

    5
    By Billnyc1977
    Good companion read for the show.

  • The best!

    5
    By amcd1988
    Possibly the best book I’ve ever read!

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