A Third Heated Rivalry E book Seemingly Coming Quickly, That includes A New Shane & Ilya Story Set After The Lengthy Sport Sequel

One other Heated Rivalry e-book centered on Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov is seemingly within the works. There are six books in Rachel Reid’s Sport Changers sequence that the hit HBO Max sequence is predicated on, however solely two of the installments, Heated Rivalry and The Lengthy Sport, concentrate on Shane and Ilya.

Now, Barnes & Noble has listed a brand new e-book centered on a Shane and Ilya story that acts as a sequel to The Lengthy Sport. On this story, which is titled Unequalled, their love is out within the open as a married couple and as teammates. This openness comes with new challenges, although, as they face backlash from a well-liked hockey podcast and a #TakeBackHockey motion. Take a look at the total synopsis under:

Everybody’s favourite hockey gamers are again! Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander proceed the romance that started with viral sensation Heated Rivalry—now streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max within the US—within the extremely anticipated last e-book in New York Instances and USA TODAY bestselling creator Rachel Reid’s Sport Changers sequence.

A line has been drawn—and the hockey world is split.

For the primary time of their skilled hockey careers, Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander don’t have anything to cover. For greater than a decade, they stored their love a secret, however now they’re out, married, and even taking part in on the identical staff. The help is unbelievable.

More often than not.

They’ve gotten quite a lot of love from followers who’re thrilled for them. However some individuals within the hockey world are nonetheless reeling from their relationship reveal, and the backlash—led by well-liked hockey podcast Prime Shelf and the #TakeBackHockey motion—is getting louder.

Ilya and Shane are lastly in a position to stand collectively within the gentle, the best way they’d at all times wished. And now they is perhaps going through their greatest problem but.

The brand new Sport Changers e-book doesn’t have a launch date or any cowl artwork revealed but. Barnes & Noble might be releasing an unique version that features a particular cowl, designed spray edges, and unique content material that might be distinctive to this version of the novel.

Regardless of Heated Rivalry‘s modifications from the e-book that it’s primarily based on, the hockey romance sequence has been an enormous success and largely embraced by followers of the supply materials. The present surged on quite a few streaming charts, rapidly changing into a breakout hit on the finish of 2025.

It was amongst HBO Max’s 5 greatest scripted TV debuts in 2025, the top-rated non-animated acquired sequence on HBO Max for the reason that streaming service was rebranded in 2020, and the most-watched authentic present within the historical past of Canada’s Crave streamer.

With a 98% rating from critics and 95% rating from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, critiques for Heated Rivalry have additionally been stellar. The actors who play Shane and Ilya, Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, have acquired intensive reward, as has the present’s LGBTQ+ illustration.

The present’s success has made the books extra well-liked than ever, particularly with the Heated Rivalry novel even promoting out and being quickly out of inventory in lots of bookstores and on Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s on-line retailer. This has naturally paved the best way for one more novel and one which focuses on Shane and Ilya.

Heated Rivalry season 2 is formally renewed, though it’s not anticipated to be launched till 2027. Whereas there’s not a launch date but for the brand new Sport Changers e-book, it being out there for pre-orders does bode effectively that it’s coming quickly and probably earlier than season 2’s debut.