‘Heated Rivalry’ at BookCon 2026: Rachel Reid & Jacob Tierney Reveal Season 2 Scoop

Heated Rivalry took over BookCon 2026, kicking things off as the first panel of the weekend. Author Rachel Reid and show creator Jacob Tierney took to the Main Stage to talk the creative process behind adapting the hockey romance for the screen. While most of the April 18 discussion revolved around insights into how Heated Rivalry Season 1 came to be, they also shared some details about what’s to come, including scoop on Reid’s next book, Unrivaled, and Tierney’s Heated Rivalry Season 2.

Moderated by Teen Vogue’s Versha Sharma, the duo teased what’s next for Shane (Hudson Williams) and Ilya’s (Connor Storrie) romance on the page and on the screen. Tierney has already started writing the script for Season 2, which is based on Reid’s The Long Game sequel.