I LOVED THIS! I was told it was excellent, and I believed people, plus it's popular enough to get a tv series, so I'm not really surprised I loved it but I'm still relieved it lived up to the hype. This is a queer romance where the characters are professional hockey players on rival teams, signed the same year at 18 and having secret hookups over almost 10 years while eventually becoming more and falling in love. The tension and eventual pining between Shane and Ilya were intense, and I felt stressed (in a good way) and giddy, all the way through. Though I could relate and feel for them as far as the being in the closet aspect, this was a whole other layer because I wasn't with someone or in love and keeping that person an additional secret. The way these men figured things out and gave each other shit but also supported one another, was fun and beautiful. When I found out there is a sequel to this book at the end of the series it made me nervous, but thankfully someone let me know that this one ends as it was meant to and the second one was written later because the fans loved them so much and wanted more. I get it, as I had planned to read the series in order but I need more of their story immediately and will be reading that next even if it spoils the other ones (they're about other people and it's all romance so you know the MCs end up together, so I won't be mad at it). I'm also excited that the show is getting developed for Crave, so I'll be able to watch it eventually! Another excellent Rachel Reid book, and definitely now my favorite of hers so far.