The Long Game

Name: The Long Game
Brand: HarperCollins New Zealand
SKU: 9781038980083
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By Rachel Reid

Series: Game Changers

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Shane and Ilya's story, first seen in Heated Rivalry, continues in this long-awaited hockey romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid. To the world they are rivals, but to each other they are everything. Ten years. That's how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have... Read More

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Shane and Ilya's story, first seen in Heated Rivalry, continues in this long-awaited hockey romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid.

To the world they are rivals, but to each other they are everything.

Ten years.

That's how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other. How long they've been keeping their relationship a secret. From friends, from family...from the league. If Shane wants to stay at the top of his game, what he and Ilya share has to remain secret. He loves Ilya, but what if going public ruins everything?

Ilya is sick of secrets. Shane has gotten so good at hiding his feelings, sometimes Ilya questions if they even exist. The closeness, the intimacy, even the risk that would come with being open about their relationship...Ilya wants it all.

It's time for them to decide what's most important—hockey or love.

It's time to make a call.

Game Changers series:

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

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781038980083

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 January 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Emblaze

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 250g

Pages: 320

Collections

Fiction LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Romance Literary Fiction Rachel Reid Romance Series: Game Changers Sports Romance

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The book that started it all! USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid's beloved Game Changers series starts here, with a secret-relationship romance set in the world of professional hockey. New York Admirals captain Scott Hunter takes his pregame rituals very seriously. When a particular smoothie precedes Scott's breaking his on-ice slump, he's desperate to recreate the magic...and to get to...

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Tough Guy

They have nothing in common - so why does Ryan feel most like himself with Fabian? Opposites attract in this steamy Game Changers romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid. Pro hockey star Ryan Price may be an enforcer, but off the ice, he struggles with anxiety. Recently traded to Toronto, he's determined to make a fresh start in...

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Everyone's favourite hockey players are back! Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander continue the romance that began with viral sensation Heated Rivalry - now streaming on HBO Max in Australia and Sky in New Zealand - in the highly anticipated final book in New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid's Game Changers series. A line has been drawn—and the hockey world is divided....

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