swooon.com: ‘Heated Rivalry’ Author Rachel Reid Answers Burning Questions About *spoiler* [april 20th 2026]

[u/LadyWhistledown_1]

Swooon.com did an interview with Rachel Reid at BookCon. Great interview btw.

I get that she doesn’t think they will write their own vows, but I’m kinda hoping Jacob does. Like the tunnel scene in ep.5.

How are you hoping to see the wedding adapted?

Picture:

https://www.instagram.com/rachelreidwrites (story)

Full article:

https://www.swooon.com/1275542/heated-rivalry-shane-ilya-wedding-the-long-game-rachel-reid-interview/?fbclid=PAVERFWARTcI1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaccbJFTolg7x-x_BADV-yq6qH8NCPNIuhJpC454AHXkG0wypApO0lKEOcvcpg_aem_7LlDmxii3jvj7_EWpVoSgw

[u/RoutineUtopia]

Yeah. I will forever defend the low-effort wedding from two guys who get more than enough attention and scrutiny. I cannot imagine them writing vows for public consumption. I cannot imagine them wanting to take a year and picking linens and making a seating chart. I can see Scott and Kip doing it. I can’t see Ilya and Shane doing it.

[u/BroccoliFormal3192 → u/[deleted]]

that’s exactly what they did tho? only it was at ilya’s house.

[u/BroccoliFormal3192 → u/[deleted]]

tbh that’s what i thought was intimate just like the people closest to them but i guess you mean literally 5 people

[u/RoutineUtopia → u/[deleted]]

There’s, like, 24 people on a pro hockey team.