Heated Rivalry Author Rachel Reid Announces New Book in the Series, Titled 'Unrivaled'

Author of Heated Rivalry, Rachel Reid, has announced a 7th publication successful the Game Changers publication series, titled Unrivaled, acceptable to merchandise connected September 29, 2026.

Unrivaled volition beryllium a sequel to The Long Game, which followed aft Heated Rivalry successful the ever fashionable duo of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, digging further into their relationship. Unrivaled volition present fto readers and fans find retired what happens pursuing the extremity of The Long Game, which ended with immoderate monolithic changes successful the lives of the 2 prima hockey players and their relationship.

Rumors of the caller publication circulated implicit the play aft Barnes & Noble posted listings disposable for preorder for the upcoming publication – contempt having nary screen uncover astatine the time, the listings were elaborate capable and considered morganatic due to the fact that of it being Barnes & Noble.

Reid shared the quality officially contiguous connected her Instagram, saying "It's really, truly surreal to beryllium sitting present penning the adjacent Ilya and Shane publication portion watching jokes astir Ilya and Shane hap unrecorded connected my tv from Hollywood astatine the Golden Globes."

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Heated Rivalry has not slowed down since it's occurrence 1 and 2 merchandise connected November 28, 2025, with stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie having conscionable presented astatine the 83rd Golden Globes past night, with a amusive spot they shared connected stage.

Dozens of videos circulated connected societal media sharing Storrie and Williams with good known actors coming up to them giving them praise for their roles successful the cheery hockey drama, including The Bear's Ayo Edebiri. (Because the amusement was produced by Bell Media, a Canadian company, Heated Rivalry was not eligible to beryllium nominated for immoderate Golden Globe Awards categories.)

Williams and Storrie antecedently shared they had signed contracts for 3 seasons of the series, with Season 2 already being greenlit. Heated Rivalry was primitively produced by Crave successful Canada, portion premiering connected HBO Max successful the US, and the amusement is inactive getting much planetary streaming releases, having conscionable premiered successful the UK implicit the play done Sky.

With Williams and Storrie making different welcomed vocation movies, similar their romanticist phantasy audio for Quinn, called Ember & Ice, we lone spot the hype for some of them and the bid to proceed gathering – particularly present with Reid having announced Unrivaled!