The Long Game by Rachel ReidSeries: Game ChangersGenres: Contemporary romance, Hockey romance, Sports romanceTropes: Coming out, Enemies to lovers, Long distance relationship, Rivals to lovers, Secret relationshipCharacters: Bisexual main character(s), Closeted main character(s), East Asian main character(s), Hockey player, Russian main characterTime Periods: 2020-2030Places: Boston, Montreal, Toronto
The Missing Page by Cat SebastianSeries: Page and SommersGenres: Cozy mystery, Historical mysteryTropes: Complicated inheritance, Dysfunctional family, Secret relationshipCharacters: Doctor, Spy, Transgender side character(s), White/European main character(s)Time Periods: 1940s, Post WWIIPlaces: Cornwall
Check, Please!, Book 2: Sticks & Scones by Ngozi OkazuSeries: Check, Please!Genres: Contemporary romance, Hockey romance, New adult fiction, Sports romanceTropes: Celebrity relationships, Coming out, Ensemble cast, Found family, Grumpy/sunshine, Men loving men, Secret relationship, Sports teams, Stress bakingCharacters: Baker, Character with substance abuse issues, Character(s) with anxiety, Character(s) with PTSD, Closeted main character(s), Hockey player, Queer main character(s), Queer side character(s), Student athleteTime Periods: 2010-2020Places: College, Massachusetts
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordSeries: Genres: Coming-of-age fiction, Historical fiction, World War II fictionTropes: Break up, Coming of age, Dysfunctional family, First love, Fish out of water, Forbidden love, Friends to lovers, Growing up, Miscommunication, Rekindled relationship, Secret relationship, Time skipCharacters: Chinese American main character(s), East Asian diasporic main character(s), East Asian main character(s), Japanese American main character(s)Time Periods: Radio Age, World War IIPlaces: Idaho, New York City, Seattle, United States, Washington
Heated Rivalry by Rachel ReidSeries: Game ChangersGenres: Contemporary romance, Hockey romance, Sports romanceTropes: Enemies to lovers, Long distance relationship, Men loving men, Rivals to lovers, Secret relationship, Sports teamsCharacters: Bisexual main character(s), Closeted main character(s), East Asian main character(s), Hockey player, Queer main character(s), Russian main characterTime Periods: 2010-2020Places: Boston, Toronto
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonSeries: Genres: Contemporary romance, New adult fictionTropes: Celebrity relationships, Coming out, Enemies to lovers, Epistolary, Fake relationship, Long distance relationship, Men loving men, Politics, Secret relationshipCharacters: Bisexual main character(s), Characters in their 20s, Gay main character(s), Gay side character(s), Latine/Latin American main character(s), RoyaltyTime Periods: 2010-2020Places: Austin, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Washington, D.C.