The Long Game
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.
Also by Rachel Reid
What you might want to know about The Long Game
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
After three years of secret hookups, Russian NHL star Ilya Rozanov and Toronto Guardians forward Shane Hollander are tired of pretending. Both are still in the closet, on rival teams competing for the Cup, and now have to figure out if they can survive a real relationship across two franchises.
Yes. The Long Game (2022) is the direct sequel to Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry, continuing the same hockey-rival couple's story. It is widely cited as one of the strongest M/M sports romance sequels.
Yes. The Long Game contains explicit on-page romance scenes, around 4 to 5 out of 5 on the spice scale, consistent with Heated Rivalry.
Yes. The Long Game contains explicit on-page romance scenes, around 4 to 5 out of 5 on the spice scale, consistent with Heated Rivalry.
The Long Game was written by Rachel Reid, published in 2022 by Carina Press.
The Long Game is 448 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Long Game takes most readers 7 to 10 hours to finish.
The Long Game is a standalone novel by Rachel Reid, not part of a series.
The Long Game is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
