Harris just hits a jackpot, but kinda didn’t need moral growth as much. It’s a pleasant group of people to spend time with, even if it took me a while to connect emotionally with the main characters. There’s even a nice bit on consent when visiting kids in the hospital. Aside from the slower than slow simmer (not quire a slow burn for me), the season & relationships progressed nicely, the toxicity was stomped sown to a large degree, and this coming out in pro sports had one of the kindest, well supported rollouts, so I’d recommend Role Model to people wanting a low trauma coming out. Harris is a cheerful guy who should probably get a raise. This is my first foray into the series so I don’t know if Todd’s toxic past had been seen on page, but he makes an honest effort to stop being a jerk & apologize here. It takes a while for this to manifest and I didn’t pick up on as much tension from suppressed longing as I think I was supposed to. But indulging in each other behind closed doors is one thing, and for Troy, being in a public relationship with Harris will mean facing off with his fears, once and for all.Īfter being traded to a less toxic pro hockey team, Todd starts crushing on the social media manager. Suddenly, Troy’s move to the new team feels like an opportunity - for Troy to embrace his true self, and for both men to surrender to their growing attraction.

And when he sees Troy’s smile finally crack through his grumpy exterior, well…that’s a man Harris couldn’t turn his back on if he wanted to. Even when he’s developing a crush he’s sure is one-sided. Harris Drover can tell standoffish Troy isn’t happy about the trade - anyone could tell, frankly, as he doesn’t exactly hide it well - but Harris doesn’t give up on people easily. He doesn’t want to be in the news anymore, and he definitely doesn’t want to “work on his online presence” with the team’s peppy social media manager. Traded to the worst team in the league would be bad enough, but coming on the heels of a messy breakup and a recent scandal…Troy just wants to play hockey and be left alone. The hits just keep coming for Troy Barrett. The highly anticipated fifth novel in Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series sees a grumpy professional hockey player meet his match in an out-and-proud social media manager.

'Rachel Reid crafted a story of true heart, beauty, heat, and glorious, hard-won redemption! I loved both heroes and their journey to love was a gorgeous one to watch!' (Lauren Blakely, number one New York Times best-selling author of Scoring With Him )

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