The Long Game
A Gay Sports Romance
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4.7 • 477 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Based on Rachel Reid’s bestselling Game Changers book series, Heated Rivalry is now streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S. Discover all 6 books in the series!
Shane and Ilya’s story continues in this long-awaited hockey romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid.
To the world they are rivals, but to each other they are everything.
Ten years.
That’s how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other. How long they’ve been keeping their relationship a secret. From friends, from family…from the league. If Shane wants to stay at the top of his game, what he and Ilya share has to remain secret. He loves Ilya, but what if going public ruins everything?
Ilya is sick of secrets. Shane has gotten so good at hiding his feelings, sometimes Ilya questions if they even exist. The closeness, the intimacy, even the risk that would come with being open about their relationship…Ilya wants it all.
It’s time for them to decide what’s most important—hockey or love.
It’s time to make a call.
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
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Reid's Game Changers series debuts in print with this terrific sixth romance, a sequel to Heated Rivalry. Closeted NHL rivals Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have secretly been in a loving relationship for 10 years. The off-season is all domestic comfort and plenty of hot sex, but the season keeps them apart and the career impact being openly gay and in love would have made it tough for them to come out, especially while competing against each other. Still, hiding is taking its toll on them both. Ilya starts seeing a therapist to deal with his depression and loneliness. Meanwhile, Shane is disturbed by a series of meeting with NHL commissioner Roger Crowell, who objects to players' liberal activism. Shane and Ilya have plenty of fun on the ice—especially at an All-Star Skills Competition—but things get complicated when they're outed by a viral video right before they have to face each other in the playoffs. Reid's characters—including many familiar faces for series fans—are all charming and sexy, and she mixes humor, hockey, and positive messaging with aplomb. This is another success in a fabulous series that will have fans longing for more.
Customer Reviews
Excellent book!
Thanks for the trans representation and realistic portrayal of depression, this book was incredible but still leaves me wanting more with these two
An all time favorite at first read
Ilya and Shane have my whole heart. I’m so glad Reid decided to continue their story. I’m so impressed with how much deeper the sequel went into their characters. A truly perfect wrap on the series. I will be re-reading indefinitely!
6 stars
I’ve read hundreds of romance books in the last 15 years & Ilya is my absolute favorite character ever written. The ability of Rachel to make characters so nuanced real, enough to provoke both laughter (literally out loud) and tears at multiple points can only be described as magic. Ilya’s banter and dynamic with Shane are my favorite; they feel like my friends, and I already miss them so much! The test of truly, well-written characters is palpability & grieving the “loss” days after saying “goodbye”. Well done! Best romance I’ve read.