Rachel Reid

Nothing interferes with Shane Hollander’s game—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate. Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn’t just crazy talented, he’s got a spotless reputation. Hockey is his life. Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that, especially the sexy Russian whose hard body keeps him awake at night. 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. They’ve made a career on their legendary rivalry, but when the skates come off, the heat between them is undeniable. When Ilya realizes he wants more than a few secret hookups, he knows he must walk away. The risk is too great. As their attraction intensifies, they struggle to keep their relationship out of the public eye. If the truth comes out, it could ruin them both. But when their need for each other rivals their ambition on the ice, secrecy is no longer an option… One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise! This book is approximately 66,000 words

Heated Rivalry

The start of an epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid—book two in her fan-favorite Game Changers series. 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

sums up their relationship 3 chapters in. I love them sm

Anlo Dumalaog

We were supposed to stand alone at the top, but we will always be there together. We will keep climbing until no one else can reach us, but it will always be together.

Holly 

“I have ruined you," Rozanov said when they broke apart. "No one else will do." 

Alyssa Weaver

"If you mix that with cranberry juice I will drown you in the lake."

"I have been with lots of women. That was not...fake. But.." He looked at Shane, and Shane held his breath. "I have only been in love with one person."

"Holy shit," Shane whispered. It wasn't how he had meant to respond.

"I.." Ilya's eyes were so wide and so scared

Ilya gave a shaky smile and exhaled. "Thank Christ."

"Does it...does it feel like agony for you too?" Ilya started to nod, then stopped. He shook his head slowly instead

"I like you, Hollander." It wasn't an earth-shattering confession, but the words still moved Shane enormously.

"Mine." Ilya's breath tickled Shane's skin when he spoke the single word

Forever, Shane wanted to say. Forever if you ask.

There was only one ring before, "Holy shit, Ilya!

"I am not alone," Ilya said. "You are here now, yes?"

Shane's hand flew to his chest to make sure his

heart was still beating; he could have sworn it had just melted into a gooey puddle.

That admission would have been embarrassing enough, but Ilya had also slipped in an "and on top of everything, I'm pretty sure I'm in love with you and I don't know what to do about it."

And Shane left. He realized, when he was back in his room, that they hadn't even kissed. He also realized, with horror, that he regretted that.

“...and on top of everything, I’m pretty sure I’m in love with you and I don’t know what to do about it.”

this was a reread. it is not the best romance book writing wise but it is an entertaining story that i got obsessed with. i have some problems with shane’s asian representation and the way he is used in this story but i just love him as a character this is why my rating is quite high. i think ilya is better written and i love him as a character as well. i think this book is very dialogue-y which is also why it’s not perfect but overall i had fun so ! 

the fist half of the book is genuinely terrible like i almost gave up on it a million times. the fact that i can see hudcon playing out scenes definitely helped but i have to remember she came up w the story and not give this 2⭐️

jacob ATE he kept all the good parts in the show like he’s a genius but anyways this was alrightttt

nina 

the fist half of the book is genuinely terrible like i almost gave up on it a million times. the fact that i can see hudcon playing out scenes definitely helped but i have to remember she came up w the story and not give this 2⭐️

jacob ATE he kept all the good parts in the show like he’s a genius but anyways this was alrightttt

Ok so I obviously love the queer representation (especially in a very competetive and highly masculine sport like hockery), also love the neuro-spicy/clear-consent representation. Yet – a lot of slavic/asian stereotypes are being reproduced, that could be questioned a bit...

antonia maria wagner she/they

Laoise Giblin

I knew it wasn’t really my cup of tea with it being a “spicy book” but it’s gay and fun and it did leave me wanting to hear more of them so I’ll read the second book too hoping it’s just as gay and fun

Diego

proof time and time again i love men who yearn!! 

Jenn Doan 

On a scale of 1 to embarrassed this was my first read of the year I’ll say it’s a 7. The TV show was better 

Swathi Ramaprasad

On a scale of 1 to embarrassed this was my first read of the year I’ll say it’s a 7. The TV show was better 



omfg im so beyond obsessed w shane and ilya its honestly scary

i don't love third person pov but this wasn't horrible and i also think the show was better ? i feel like we got a little more insight on who these characters are in a way the book didnt rlly touch on

jenna

omfg im so beyond obsessed w shane and ilya its honestly scary

i don't love third person pov but this wasn't horrible and i also think the show was better ? i feel like we got a little more insight on who these characters are in a way the book didnt rlly touch on

overall lovedddddddd

never felt more #lovewins than i do right now

jackie

Kaitlyn 

I got very curious and I did not regret it. I was a bit slow in finishing this cause I'm easing myself into reading romance again. But this one's a very easy read. 

yena 

honestly, i probably wouldn't have even touched this book if it wasn't for the life-changing gay canada hockey show created by the legend jacob tierney. i am forever indebted to him for giving us the beautiful, amazing, wonderful connor storrie and the gorgeous, astounding freak hudson williams.

the book definitely had its cute moments, but actually reading the r18 scenes was a little icky for my silly little soul lol. i really have to give it up to jacob and the whole team, because they stayed true to the heart of the story while actually improving the plot and making it way more coherent.

jumping straight to the long game now because the hollanov/hudcon agenda is consuming my soul. thank you. see u on the other side of the road. 

Gianna Kristen

honestly, i probably wouldn't have even touched this book if it wasn't for the life-changing gay canada hockey show created by the legend jacob tierney. i am forever indebted to him for giving us the beautiful, amazing, wonderful connor storrie and the gorgeous, astounding freak hudson williams.

the book definitely had its cute moments, but actually reading the r18 scenes was a little icky for my silly little soul lol. i really have to give it up to jacob and the whole team, because they stayed true to the heart of the story while actually improving the plot and making it way more coherent.

jumping straight to the long game now because the hollanov/hudcon agenda is consuming my soul. thank you. see u on the other side of the road. 

Ame a Shane e Ilya. Ame como esta diagramado el libro en comparación al resto de la saga esto  le da como cierto grado de complejidad con las partes la narrativa tan amplia en termino de tiempo donde transcurre la historia 2007 a 2017 si no me equivoco. Caso que no vuelve a ocurrir en ningun otro libro de la saga. 

Mauro Jimenez

Annabella

This series is just getting better as it goes!!! I cannot wait for the rest of the series.

The yearning and tension is this book is 

This is a true enemies to lovers and I am here for it 

Brittany Peterson

This series is just getting better as it goes!!! I cannot wait for the rest of the series.

The yearning and tension is this book is chefs kiss 

This is a true enemies to lovers and I am here for it 

some parts are a lillll draggy but good accompaniment to the series hehe

Nat Wong

Eleanor 

𑣲 | “i have been with lots of women. that was not...fake. but...” he looked at shane, and shane held his breath. “i have only been in love with one person.”

all i see is people complaining about the smut but i dont careeeee. shane and ilya were perfect from page one. their banter and tension was everything to me. 

i loved how supportive shane’s parents were and how they treated ilya. also ilya moving teams, selling some of his cars and both of them buying houses to be closer to eachother?! god fucking sedate me. 

i love hollanov so much its not even funny. kill me. immediately. 

𑣲 | “i have been with lots of women. that was not...fake. but...” he looked at shane, and shane held his breath. “i have only been in love with one person.”

— ❀ 5/5

all i see is people complaining about the smut but i dont careeeee. shane and ilya were perfect from page one. their banter and tension was everything to me. 

i loved how supportive shane’s parents were and how they treated ilya. also ilya moving teams, selling some of his cars and both of them buying houses to be closer to eachother?! god fucking sedate me. 

i love hollanov so much its not even funny. kill me. immediately. 

love what the show did with the source material. great plane book, not the best i’ve ever read but i was still screaming internally & very entertained 

zoe m

Really funny that this is the book that gets me to hit my reading goal, but I guess it makes sense since I only started reading it because of the show (I’m impatient!)

I have so many qualms with the writing and structure, and I think I only really finished it because of the show. The show made so many great changes to plot structure and characterization that helped me stay engaged and invested. If I hadn’t watched the show, I don’t think I would’ve finished the book. It had its moments though!

Carmen

Really funny that this is the book that gets me to hit my reading goal, but I guess it makes sense since I only started reading it because of the show (I’m impatient!)

I have so many qualms with the writing and structure, and I think I only really finished it because of the show. The show made so many great changes to plot structure and characterization that helped me stay engaged and invested. If I hadn’t watched the show, I don’t think I would’ve finished the book. It had its moments though!

I love my very close friends ilya and shane

Read this because of the show. Sexy and sweet. 

Kierce

sometimes all a man needs is reading smut as if it was classic literature ... yeah ❤️

gabriele

This is really weird. I don't know how to answer any questions about this book because there was no plot and there was barely any characterization...it's just smut!

 So this wasn't a great book but it was an easy read; I finished it in one day. This is barely a novel. There is barely a plot. Over 60% of this book is just jumping from one sex scene to another, so it's more like a collection of steamy moments than a proper novel. And it gets a bit repetitive and one-note though the level of anxiety ebbs and flows for the main characters. The characterization is basic, and so are the events. I was a bit disappointed. I have read Hockey AU fanfictions that had a more engaging plot actively involving Hockey the game, than this book did. Here, the sport is a very vague backdrop. We hear the most basic information about the games: that these are sports games that involve winning and losing, there's a puck, and it's played on ice! Oh and teams can win the Stanley Cup, and for a hot minute, I thought they were talking about those hideous water cups that were trending for a hot minute...it's not that one. I feel like the lack of Hockey makes this a slightly boring book. At least when it comes to sports fiction. It doesn't fare much better as a romance novel, though.

It's entertaining enough that you can get through it but it only gives the barest of the good, fleshy romance content about three-quarters into the book. And I just think we could use a lot more yearning and a Lot more plot, here. The side characters are also non-existent, basically. Well, they are there but they have the vaguest sense of presence. More NPC than side characters. They're just there so the characters can interact with a few more people and not just each other.

I hope the show adds some more interesting background plots and fleshes out the side characters.

I'm very neutral about this book. It wasn't a masterpiece or a very touching read, but it was okay enough that you can finish reading it. Audiobook helped. 

Autumn 

This is really weird. I don't know how to answer any questions about this book because there was no plot and there was barely any characterization...it's just smut!
Also that cover is terrible. 
 So this wasn't a great book but it was an easy read; I finished it in one day. This is barely a novel. There is barely a plot. Over 60% of this book is just jumping from one sex scene to another, so it's more like a collection of steamy moments than a proper novel. And it gets a bit repetitive and one-note though the level of anxiety ebbs and flows for the main characters. The characterization is basic, and so are the events. I was a bit disappointed. I have read Hockey AU fanfictions that had a more engaging plot actively involving Hockey the game, than this book did. Here, the sport is a very vague backdrop. We hear the most basic information about the games: that these are sports games that involve winning and losing, there's a puck, and it's played on ice! Oh and teams can win the Stanley Cup, and for a hot minute, I thought they were talking about those hideous water cups that were trending for a hot minute...it's not that one. I feel like the lack of Hockey makes this a slightly boring book. At least when it comes to sports fiction. It doesn't fare much better as a romance novel, though.
It's entertaining enough that you can get through it but it only gives the barest of the good, fleshy romance content about three-quarters into the book. And I just think we could use a lot more yearning and a Lot more plot, here. The side characters are also non-existent, basically. Well, they are there but they have the vaguest sense of presence. More NPC than side characters. They're just there so the characters can interact with a few more people and not just each other.
I hope the show adds some more interesting background plots and fleshes out the side characters.
I'm very neutral about this book. It wasn't a masterpiece or a very touching read, but it was okay enough that you can finish reading it. Audiobook helped. 

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