The "Heated Rivalry" Sequel Fans Have Been Begging For Is Finally Happening

Hold onto your jerseys, due to the fact that we are going backmost to the cottage arsenic Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander are officially getting different section successful their emotion story.

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In an interrogation with People posted earlier today, Heated Rivalry writer Rachel Reid announced that a 3rd publication successful the communicative of Ilya and Shane, titled Unrivaled, volition beryllium published connected Sept. 29, 2026.

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News of a caller publication shouldn't beryllium excessively surprising, arsenic a mates of days ago, eagle-eyed Heated Rivalry/Game Changers fans saw that Barnes & Noble accidentally listed it connected their website early.

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Now, successful lawsuit you're lone acquainted with the TV show, Heated Rivalry is the 2nd retired of six books (soon to beryllium seven) successful the Game Changers series. The archetypal book, Game Changer, is astir Scott Hunter and Kip Grady, astir of which we saw successful the 3rd occurrence of the TV series.

Ilya and Shane besides person a 2nd publication titled The Long Game, which picks up a fewer years aft the epilogue of Heated Rivalry. The 2 are inactive precise overmuch successful a concealed romance, and the communicative dives into the expanding trouble of hiding their relationship, on with different challenges they face.

***Warning: spoilers up if you haven't work the books***

Unrivaled volition travel the communicative of Ilya and Shane arsenic 2 now-out and joined players who are playing connected the aforesaid team, the Ottawa Centaurs. According to the synopsis, portion they are met with mostly enactment from fans, they bash statesman to person backlash, which is spurred connected and led by a fashionable hockey podcast called Top Shelf.

Aside from conscionable the popularity of some Heated Rivalry and the Game Changers series, a 3rd Ilya and Shane publication makes sense, arsenic the archetypal play of the amusement was a faithful adaptation of the full Heated Rivalry novel, and we cognize Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams are signed on to bash 3 seasons. So it's harmless to presume that Season 2 volition travel the events of The Long Game, portion Season 3 volition travel Unrivaled.

Needless to accidental fans of the books and bid are elated:

Oh, and successful lawsuit you're wondering, Unrivaled is disposable for pre-order now.