Rachel Reid, author of Heated Rivalry and the beloved Game Changers series, has revealed that Ilya and Shane’s romance could continue beyond her upcoming novel (!).

In January, the Canadian author announced the seventh instalment in her hockey romance saga, Unrivaled, which will mark the third official Hollanov novel following Heated Rivalry and The Long Game. The book is due for release on 29 September.

While many fans have speculated that this third chapter would bring Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander’s journey to a close, Reid recently appeared on the Open Book With Jenna podcast and suggested that their story may not end with Unrivaled after all.