Heated Rivalry tells the story of two closeted gay professional hockey players on rival teams who engage in a years-long secret affair. The novel inspired a TV adaptation that blends elements from across the six-book Game Changer series and stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie. “This idea hits a number of different notes,” Brian Bannon, the public library system’s chief librarian, told the Times. Tribone said that following Mamdani’s January 25 news conference, downloads of Heated Rivalry surged by 529%, with 86% occurring that same day. Interest in the book also boosted downloads across the entire Game Changer series, which surpassed 17,000 total downloads during that period.