Game Changers, Volume 2

De: Rachel Reid

Narrado por: Cooper North

Common Goal

Veteran goaltender Eric Bennett has faced down some of the toughest shooters on the ice, but nothing prepared him for his latest challenge—life after hockey. It’s time to make some big changes, starting with finally dating men for the first time.

Graduate student Kyle Swift moved to New York nursing a broken heart. He’d sworn to find someone his own age to crush on (for once). Until he meets a gorgeous, distinguished silver fox hockey player. Despite their intense physical attraction, Kyle has no intention of getting emotionally involved. He’ll teach Eric a few tricks, have some mutually consensual fun, then walk away.

Eric is more than happy to learn anything Kyle brings to the table. And Kyle never expected their friends-with-benefits arrangement to leave him wanting more. Happily-ever-after might be staring them in the face, but it won’t happen if they’re too stubborn to come clean about their feelings.

Everything they both want is within reach… They just have to be brave enough to grab it.

Role Model

The hits just keep coming for Troy Barrett. Traded to the worst team in the league would be bad enough, but coming on the heels of a messy breakup and a recent scandal… Troy just wants to play hockey and be left alone. He doesn’t want to be in the news anymore, and he definitely doesn’t want to “work on his online presence” with the team’s peppy social media manager.

Harris Drover can tell standoffish Troy isn’t happy about the trade—anyone could tell, frankly, as he doesn’t exactly hide it well—but Harris doesn’t give up on people easily. Even when he’s developing a crush he’s sure is one-sided. And when he sees Troy’s smile finally crack through his grumpy exterior, well… That’s a man Harris couldn’t turn his back on if he wanted to.

Suddenly, Troy’s move to the new team feels like an opportunity—for Troy to embrace his true self, and for both men to surrender to their growing attraction. But indulging in each other behind closed doors is one thing, and for Troy, being in a public relationship with Harris will mean facing off with his fears, once and for all.

The Long Game

Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other for ten years and have kept it 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 make the call and decide what’s most important—hockey or love.

Originally Published in 2020

©2024 Rachel Reid (P)2024 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

Beautiful Series

My highlight books are the Rivalry and The Long Game. Ilya and Shane are an awesome couple. Beautiful writing Rachel, Great narrators in this series too. They make them live.

More Amazing Hockey Romance from Reid

Rachel Reid’s hockey boys are my favorite. From Ryan & Fabian to Troy & Harris and back to Ilya & Shane she tells some great love stories. Plenty of angst & a bit of miscommunication but happy endings for everyone. I especially appreciated the overlap of Role Model & The Long Game. Seeing events from different Troy & Harris’ POVs and then seeing them from Ilya’s… that was some brilliant writing.

Cooper North’s narration was superb. His voices and accents were very good. Not overdone. Ilya’s Russian could have easily gotten cartoonish but North didn’t take it too far. And his performance of the “spicy” scenes gave me very visceral reactions. But again, not overdone or cringy. He was able to effectively convey the characters emotions and feelings in a way that made the stories very enjoyable to listen to. I’ll definitely be looking for more of his work.

And all three books in one audio was an excellent deal!