Game Changers Volume 2/Common Goal/Role Model/The Long Game

Game Changers #4-6

by Rachel Reid

USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid's beloved Game Changers series.


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.

Genres: Audiobook

1098 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 5, 2025

About the author

Rachel Reid is the pen name of Rachelle Goguen. She chose it because it is much easier to say, spell and remember than Rachelle Goguen!

Rachel writes cute, romantic smut, mostly about hockey players. Her Game Changers m/m hockey romance series is available from Carina Press.

Rachel/Rachelle lives in Nova Scotia, Canada. She has always lived there, and it's looking like she probably always will. She has two boring degrees and two interesting kids.

Reviews

[illiterate.bookworm alice humphreys · Rating 3 out of 5]

lowkey couldn’t wait for S2

[Barbara Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adored this whole series. I devoured the first book and loved it so much that I read the entire series in less than a week. (ADHD hyper focus mode)

First of all, if you’re not into super spicy intimacy, these books are not for you… move on.

The mental health representation in each of these books was spot on, not to mention repping social anxieties surrounding sexuality and societal expectations — these issues were so well portrayed. Each book was so well written I breezed through all six of them this week. Absolutely adored these stories and I’m going to miss the characters terribly — may have to reread. Absolutely loved.

#slayed
#extraspicy🌶️🌶️🌶️🔥
#LGBTQ+
#hockeyromance
#MMromance
#TheGameChangersSeries

[Judith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a cute book. Eric is a quiet, introverted guy who’s about to go through a major change in his life, and along the way he falls head over heels for Kyle, who’s 15 years younger than him. It’s not easy for him, because he doesn’t want to be a burden on someone whose whole life is still ahead of him. Kyle, for his part, is already expecting Eric to push him away, because of past experiences that shaped how he sees himself. They almost manage to ruin their chance — but only almost — and the book is smooth, fun, and pretty sexy.
I’m giving it 4 stars because the believability could have been a bit better. It all felt just a little too perfect to be real.

[Cameron · Rating 4 out of 5]

such a good book!!!! my new second favorite in the series behind heated rivalry!! i love these two characters so much they both compliment each other so well. i love how they navigated the age gap but i will say a lot of rachael reid’s characters try to avoid the relationship because they think it’s best for the other person to only fail quickly, so im just seeing this trend in every book which is a bit repetitive BUT her characters are all so different from eachother and their dynamics and how they go about their queerness so its nice to read different stories. this is definitely an entertaining series and I LOVE this world she’s created.

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[Landen Scott]

I was shocked by how good the plot was

[Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Common Goal: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Role Model: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Long Game: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[jacinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

Great read, I loved the long game it was a great continuation of heated rivalry. All the couples were great!

[Jenn]

Unpopular opinion but I liked Tor Thom more as narrator. New narrator was better for Role Model but struggled with Long Game and bought book instead.

[Lauren]

Using this to count for reading the long game for the 2nd time

[Nienke Verloop · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, I did this to myself