Rachel Reid

Rachel Reid is a Canadian romance novelist best known for her bestselling hockey romances featuring LGBTQ+ protagonists. Born and raised in Nova Scotia, she has been a lifelong hockey fan and even played the sport as a teenager. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked in journalism and other fields while developing her fiction. Writing under the pen name Rachel Reid, she has earned widespread recognition for combining heartfelt romance, humor, and authentic portrayals of queer relationships within the world of professional hockey.

Reid rose to prominence with the Game Changers series, beginning with Game Changer and reaching international acclaim with Heated Rivalry, a fan-favorite enemies-to-lovers romance that became a viral sensation and was later adapted into the television series Heated Rivalry. She expanded the series with novels including Tough Guy, Common Goal, Role Model, and The Long Game, while also publishing the standalone hockey romances Time to Shine and The Shots You Take. Her novels have become staples of the LGBTQ+ romance genre, praised for their emotional depth, memorable characters, and optimistic storytelling.

A New York Times bestselling author, Reid has become one of the most influential voices in contemporary queer romance. Her stories celebrate love, acceptance, and found family while helping broaden LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream romance fiction. She continues to live in Nova Scotia with her family and remains closely connected to the hockey community that inspires much of her work.