{"product_id":"game-changer-streaming-on-crave-hbo-max-heated-rivalry-series-book-1","title":"Game Changer (Game Changers, Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hockey captain in a slump finds his luck in a smoothie shop. Rachel Reid's first Game Changers romance pairs Scott Hunter with Kip Grady, the barista he cannot be seen with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook one of the Game Changers series; Heated Rivalry is book two\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe series behind the television adaptation Heated Rivalry, streaming on HBO Max in the U.S. and Crave in Canada, according to the publisher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGay sports romance between a closeted pro hockey captain and a barista\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContent note: explicit sexual content, with detailed on-page scenes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback, 368 pages, Carina Press; first published in 2018, this edition 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScott Hunter captains the New York Admirals and guards his game-day routine closely. When one particular smoothie comes before the end of a slump, he keeps coming back to the shop, and to Kip Grady behind the counter. Their time together is intense and frequent, but it stays inside Scott's penthouse and on Scott's terms. Kip wants more than that, and the playoffs make the secret harder to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders of queer romance and sports romance will find both, and viewers who came to the series through Heated Rivalry can start at its beginning here. Scott wins his games in front of thousands. The man who helped him win them has to stay out of sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRachel Reid is the author of the Game Changers series. According to her publisher, the series was adapted for television as Heated Rivalry, and she is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Her standalone novels include \u003cem\u003eTime to Shine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Shots You Take\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47854469316757,"sku":"NEW-ING-PB-1335534628","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/57_fccce3b4-9b38-4c8c-a435-75699e5458a6.jpg?v=1787902380","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/game-changer-streaming-on-crave-hbo-max-heated-rivalry-series-book-1","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}