#35 in Romance
Heated Rivalry
- 375
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 17 weeks on the list, peaked at #2
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Our view
“Heated Rivalry” takes two rival hockey stars and a romance they must keep hidden, and lets it develop slowly over many years. That long span is what sets it apart, giving a rivals-to-lovers story room for humour as well as feeling. Some readers who are usually sceptical of the genre find it better made than they expected. It is the second book of a long series.
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About the book
Heated Rivalry is a 2019 gay sports romance novel by Canadian author Rachel Reid. It follows a secret romantic relationship between rival hockey stars Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. The novel is the second in Reid's Game Changers series of gay-themed ice hockey romance novels. A television series based on the novel was released in November 2025.
Reading order · Game Changers
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 594 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 80% of the weight and the score stays at 8.1 — the Romance average of 7.6 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 21 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 573 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is Heated Rivalry?
It has 375 pages — shorter than 63% of the ranked books in Romance.
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