The Long Game

Game Changers, Book 6

De: Rachel Reid

Narrado por: Cooper North

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.

Need more Reid? Don't miss The Shots You Take—a sweet and sexy hockey romance about two ex-best friends with benefits who are about to discover whether you can ever really have a second chance. Coming March 4, 2025!

Game Changers

• 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

©2022 Rachel Reid (P)2022 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

I love Ilya and Shane

I’m not going to lie. When I saw that Tor Thom wasn’t the narrator for this, I was a little disappointed. I have listened to Heated Rivalry so much that for me he was Shane and Ilya. However, once I started listening, I loved Cooper’s interpretations of both men. He did a great job. I could really feel the emotions that Shane and Ilya were feeling through Cooper’s voice. His voice for Shane after the fight at Christmas really made me hear how angry Shane was at himself and how he had made Ilya feel. His broken hearted Ilya voice during the same fight was so hard to hear. He really made me feel the panic that was going through Ilya during the plane ride scene and the pure love in Ilya’s and Shane’s voices as they comforted each other after the plane ride. This was a great book made even greater by a narrator who made me feel both the good and bad emotions that Shane and Ilya felt. I highly recommend this audible and Cooper North!

perfect perfect perfect

this was everything and more. and i can absolutely confirm that listening to the trophy room scene hits JUST AS HARD (if not harder) than reading the words it. thx.

I want more. ❤️❤️

Absolutely loved this whole series and this installment to Heated Rivalry was fantastic.
Excellent narration by Cooper North
I listened to the whole series in order so the fact that Tor Thom narrated Heated Rivalry didn’t have an impact on me with the change in narrators that seemed to bother other listeners.

Absolutely loved the integration in this story with Troy and Harris from Tough Guy. I loved their story, so was really happy to have the Ilya side by side input.
Fabulous story. Cried so many times. Loved the emotion these characters displayed for each other. Definitely need a third book to hear what happens in their future together. ❤️

ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE BOOKS

SPEECHLESS. COOPER, WELL DONE. I CAN´T BEGIN TO EXPRESS HOW MUCH I LOVED THE AUDIOBOOK. LISTENING TO IT WAS A WHOLE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.

The boys get everything they need

love that everyone gets to be happy! lots of spicy scenes as well, careful where you’re listening!

the romance

This one was my favorite. I was full belly crying at least 4 times. Imma have to reread it!! Hope for more!

Best sequel ever

Although I like Tor Thom better, this book is everything I hoped for and more. I just finished listening for the first time and am going to listen to it again. I just love this storyline.

Love this series

Rachel has just created perfection with this series and especially this couple. I cannot say enough good things. This book was long awaited and made me laugh, cry and everything in between. It’s a must read!

long awaited

beyond blissful to have more quips and sexy times between Ilya and Shane. def recommend. a magnificent follow up

A Note on the (Excellent) Narration

I can't add much to the other reviews, but wanted to note: There were a few points in this book where Ilya's accent sort of.. disappeared, and at first I was so confused. Then I realized that every single one of these sections was depicting a conversation between Ilya and another native Russian speaker. So, even though we're hearing the English translation of these conversations, Ilya and the other character are really speaking in Russian with one another so of course, they WOULDN'T actually have any sort of strong accent when speaking with one another... I thought this was just an example of the genius narration.

The story of the continuation of Ilya and Shane's relationship gets a little heavier or angstier here than it was in Heated Rivalry, but it seems realistic, and the payoff is so worth it. I love this love story.