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  <title>252. Heated Rivalry: "All romance feels like fantasy at this point."</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;ACOFAE Podcast presents: Heated Rivalry: "All romance feels like fantasy at this point."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Shane Hollander. Ilya Rosenov. You know the names. You’ve probably seen the show, and the books are more than likely on your radar. It’s Pride so let’s let the boys have some fun as ACOFAE discusses book 2 in the Game Changer series by Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry. A first for Laura Marie, (a sports romance!) Takes readers on one of the longest situationship rides ever as these two hockey players from difference countries and teams fall in love. An MM romance that is sweet and tender, as well as poignant and subtle, Shane and Ilya will stay with you long after the book is finished. Longtime listeners will not be surprised to learn that Jessica Marie has been all over this series and has the books to prove it. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;TW / CW: discussions surrounding homophobia&lt;br&gt;
For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: &lt;a href="https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Spoilers: Heated Rivalry (book and show), Game Changers (book 1), ACOSF&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Mentions: The Devil Wears Prada, Pose, Brokeback Mountain, Euphoria&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;*Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TikTok:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
ACOFAELaura :  &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Laura Marie &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
( &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;ACOFAEJessica :  &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jessica Marie &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
(&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@ACOFAEpodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@ACOFAELaura&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;“Lost in the sauce.” &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>ACOFAE Podcast presents: Heated Rivalry: "All romance feels like fantasy at this point."</p>

<p>Shane Hollander. Ilya Rosenov. You know the names. You’ve probably seen the show, and the books are more than likely on your radar. It’s Pride so let’s let the boys have some fun as ACOFAE discusses book 2 in the Game Changer series by Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry. A first for Laura Marie, (a sports romance!) Takes readers on one of the longest situationship rides ever as these two hockey players from difference countries and teams fall in love. An MM romance that is sweet and tender, as well as poignant and subtle, Shane and Ilya will stay with you long after the book is finished. Longtime listeners will not be surprised to learn that Jessica Marie has been all over this series and has the books to prove it. </p>

<p>TW / CW: discussions surrounding homophobia<br>
For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: <a href="https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/</a></p>

<p>Spoilers: Heated Rivalry (book and show), Game Changers (book 1), ACOSF</p>

<p>Mentions: The Devil Wears Prada, Pose, Brokeback Mountain, Euphoria</p>

<p>*Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a> at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks!</p>

<p><em><strong>TikTok:</strong></em><br>
ACOFAELaura :  <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Laura Marie </a><br>
( <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura</a>)</p>

<p>ACOFAEJessica :  <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Jessica Marie </a><br>
(<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica</a>)</p>

<p><em><strong>Instagram:</strong></em><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@ACOFAEpodcast</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@ACOFAELaura</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/</a></p>

<p>“Lost in the sauce.”</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>ACOFAE Podcast presents: Heated Rivalry: "All romance feels like fantasy at this point."</p>

<p>Shane Hollander. Ilya Rosenov. You know the names. You’ve probably seen the show, and the books are more than likely on your radar. It’s Pride so let’s let the boys have some fun as ACOFAE discusses book 2 in the Game Changer series by Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry. A first for Laura Marie, (a sports romance!) Takes readers on one of the longest situationship rides ever as these two hockey players from difference countries and teams fall in love. An MM romance that is sweet and tender, as well as poignant and subtle, Shane and Ilya will stay with you long after the book is finished. Longtime listeners will not be surprised to learn that Jessica Marie has been all over this series and has the books to prove it. </p>

<p>TW / CW: discussions surrounding homophobia<br>
For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: <a href="https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/</a></p>

<p>Spoilers: Heated Rivalry (book and show), Game Changers (book 1), ACOSF</p>

<p>Mentions: The Devil Wears Prada, Pose, Brokeback Mountain, Euphoria</p>

<p>*Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a> at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks!</p>

<p><em><strong>TikTok:</strong></em><br>
ACOFAELaura :  <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Laura Marie </a><br>
( <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura</a>)</p>

<p>ACOFAEJessica :  <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Jessica Marie </a><br>
(<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica</a>)</p>

<p><em><strong>Instagram:</strong></em><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@ACOFAEpodcast</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@ACOFAELaura</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/</a></p>

<p>“Lost in the sauce.”</p>]]>
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