- Author Rachel Reid announced that Unrivaled will be delayed to 2027.
- Unrivaled is the third book about Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander.
- Rachel explained that worsening Parkinson’s symptoms have made it harder to write.
The third and final Game Changers book about Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander, UNRIVALED, is incoming—but fans will have to wait just a little longer to get their hands on it. Author Rachel Reid revealed she’s pushing back the release date until June 1, 2027 due to her busy schedule as well as worsening Parkinson’s disease symptoms.
“It’s been absolutely incredible. I can’t really put into words what any of this feels like for an author,” she said in a video to fans. “It’s beyond a dream come true.” But she was candid about the toll that newfound fame has taken. “It’s also been very, very busy and overwhelming. My life has gotten very different in the last couple of months, and although it’s all good, it’s also taken away my ability to have quality time to write.”
She added, “When good things happen, sometimes the universe hands you some worse stuff to balance it out. For me, that’s been that my Parkinson’s symptoms have gotten a bit worse, and it’s made it difficult physically to write. So I’m definitely a lot slower, and that’s just something I need to learn how to navigate.”
“The writing is going well,” Rachel noted. “I just need a little more time.”
Spoilers ahead, but here’s the official description of the book, per Barnes & Noble:
“For the first time in their professional hockey careers, Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander have nothing to hide. For more than a decade, they kept their love a secret, but now they’re out, married, and even playing on the same team. The support is incredible. Most of the time. They’ve gotten a lot of love from fans who are thrilled for them. But some people in the hockey world are still reeling from their relationship reveal, and the backlash—led by popular hockey podcast Top Shelf and the #TakeBackHockey movement—is getting louder.”
