The Heated Rivalry phenomenon: Why Montreal is hot for the steamy Canadian hit

Run by some of the show's biggest fans, a Montreal bookstore will pack the house over the coming weeks for seven sold-out Heated Rivalry events.

Montreal Gazette

Jack Wilson

January 8, 2026

Carrie-Ann Kloda reads one of the books in Rachel Reid's Game Changers novel series at Joie de Livres bookstore in Montreal on Wednesday Jan. 7, 2026. The bookstore hosts weekly Heated Rivalry reviewing parties. Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette

Carrie-Ann Kloda says Rachel Reid’s Game Changers novel series are “spicy” but “I was really surprised how emotional I felt reading it. You’re enjoying it, you’re laughing … you’re blushing and then all of a sudden you’re crying.” Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette