What to know
- Rachel Reid, author of the popular queer hockey series Game Changers, will release the final book, Unrivaled, in September 2026.
- The Heated Rivalry TV series, based on the books, has been renewed for a second season that will follow the series’ sequel, The Long Game.
- Fans can pre-order Unrivaled digitally or at local bookstores ahead of its September release.
Heated for hockey smut? Game Changers series author Rachel Reid is internationally launching a new book, Unrivaled this upcoming September.
Less than two months into its launch, the Heated Rivalry TV series has become a big hit, and is already getting renewed for a second season, which will explore the bestseller’s sequel The Long Game (2022).
Crave announced the new season last month and has yet to confirm a date for the launch.
Harlequin Books will be publishing the final installment of the hockey series Heated Rivalry, titled Unrivaled, in 2026.
This will be author Rachelle Goguen’s, known under her pen name Rachel Reid, ninth published book, the seventh in the series.
From following the journey of fictional hockey players Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov going from rivals to long-term lovers to openly celebrating queer love, the next phase of this love story will follow how they navigate discrimination in the hockey world related to their sexuality.
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Puck bunnies can pre-order a copy of the book digitally, at Indigo, or at local bookstores such as Hopeless Romantic, to get their score on this steamy romance by Sept. 29, 2026.
