by Rachel Reid
Part of Game Changers, book 6
First published 2024
Shane Hollander stares across the ice at Ilya Rozanov, knowing no one suspects they've been lovers for ten years. Their secret relationship has survived a decade of stolen moments and careful distance in public. Shane believes exposure would destroy his career and everything he's built in professional hockey. He loves Ilya but fears the consequences of the truth. Ilya grows tired of the deception. He watches Shane hide their connection so expertly that sometimes their bond feels imaginary. Ilya craves the closeness and intimacy that honesty would bring, even knowing the risks. He wants their relationship in the open, not buried under layers of pretense. The two men reach a breaking point where compromise no longer works. They must choose between protecting Shane's hockey career and embracing their love openly.
Genres: romance, lgbt, contemporary-romance, gay-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
442 pages · ebook · Carina Press
Content warnings: explicit-sexual-content, homophobia