I've yet to read a novel by the Nova Scotia author, but apparently I wasn't the only one thinking about seeking it out, as the book about coveted rival hockey players finally made it onto the original fiction list this week.
“It's wild because this show is based on a book that was never widely available in bookstores.” Reed told Sue Carter in the Star.
And Heated Rivalry isn't Reed's only book to hit the bestseller lists. Reed's 2022 novel The Long Game is now ranked seventh on the Canadian fiction list. It's part of Reed's “Game Changer” series of strange novels, continuing the story of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, Canadian and Russian hockey stars who began to fall in love with each other in “Heated Rivalry.”
A hockey fan, Reed told Carter that writing the Game Changer books helped her deal with conflicting feelings about her favorite sport.
“I need hockey, but I hate the culture, especially around the professional men's leagues,” she said.
Much of the love so far has been for Heated Rivalry, which airs its first season finale Friday on Crave (yes, a second season has already been greenlit).
1. Black WolfLouise Penny, Minotaur
2. Last orbitChris Hadfield, Random House Canada
3. Heated rivalryRachel Reed, Karina
4. Select colorSuvankham Thammavongsa, Knopf, Canada
5. The love of our livesJosie Balka, Simon & Schuster
6. Finding FloraElinor Florence, Simon and Schuster
7. Long gameRachel Reed, Karina
8. Spirit of ScutariLesley Crew, Tramp
9. Queen EstherJohn Irving, Knopf Canada
10. FleshDavid Szalay, McClelland and Stewart
1. Rich barberDavid Chilton, Financial Awareness
2. Book of LivesMargaret Atwood, McClelland and Stewart
3. Certified beautiesJames Duthie, Collins
4. Sorry, not sorryMark Critch, Viking (4)
6. Smiling landAlan Doyle, Doubleday Canada
7. John CandyPaul Myers, House of Anansi
8. Disappeared off the mapAdam Shoals, Allen Lane
9. ValuesMark Carney, Signal
10. We breed lionsRick Westhead, Random House Canada
1. Secret of secretsDan Brown, Doubleday (15)*
2. Black WolfLouise Penny, Minotaur (9)
3. Always rememberCharlie McKee, Penguin (10)
4. WidowJohn Grisham, Doubleday (9)
5. Wild dark shoreCharlotte McConaughey, Flatiron (6)
6. My friendsFredrik Backman, Simon and Schuster (24)
7. Broken CountryClaire Leslie Hall, Simon & Schuster (27)
8. Last orbitChris Hadfield, Random House Canada (9)
9. Heated rivalryRachel Reed, Karina (1)
10. Select colorSuvankham Thammavongsa, Knopf Canada (3)
1. Rich barberDavid Chilton, Financial Awareness (5)
2. Book of LivesMargaret Atwood, McClelland and Stewart (7)
3. Certified beautiesJames Duthie, Collins (9)
4. 1929Andrew Ross Sorkin, Viking (8)
5. Sorry, not sorryMark Critch, Viking (4)
6. Smiling landAlan Doyle, Doubleday Canada (7)
7. Nobody's girlVirginia Roberts Giuffre, Knopf (9)
8. John CandyPaul Myers, House of Anansi (3)
9. Disappeared off the mapAdam Sholts, Allen Lane (10)
10. Notes on being a manScott Galloway, Simon & Schuster (3)
1. Big Jim Believes (Dog Man #14)Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #20)Jeff Kinney, Amulet
3. Sunrise during harvestSuzanne Collins, Scholastic
4. Little Blue Truck ChristmasAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry, Clarion
5. Darkstalker (Wings of Fire: Legends)Tui T. Sutherland, Jake Parker, Graphix
6. love you foreverRobert Munsch, Sheila McGraw, Firefly
7. Humble PieJory John, Pete Oswald, HarperCollins
8. Sounds like ChristmasRobert Munsch, Michael Marchenko, Scholastic Canada
9. Claws of Power (Wings of Fire #9)Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes, Graphix
10. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (full color edition)Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers
1. Age like a girlMindy Peltz, Hay House
2. The body keeps scoreBessel van der Kolk, Penguin
3. SurvivePeter Attia, Bill Gifford, Harmony
4. When the body says noGabor Mate, Vintage Canada
5. The myth of normalityGabor Mate, Daniel Mate, Vintage Canada
6. Super bodyWilliam Davis, Collins
7. What to Expect When You're ExpectingHeidi Murkoff, Workman
8. New menopauseMary Claire Haver, Rodale
9. Smartphone NationCaitlin Reger, Knopf Canada
10. Come as you are (updated)Emily Nagoski, Simon & Schuster
Bestseller lists are compiled by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited using information provided by BookNet Canada's national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData.
