Two hockey rivals. One tiny girl. Zero chill. When MHL enemies-to-lovers legends Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov become dads to Lillian Jane Rozanov-Hollander, they assume one thing: She's going to dominate hockey. Obviously. Before she can hold her own head up, she has custom skates. Before she can talk, they're arguing whether she'll represent Canada or Russia. (USA was eliminated immediately.) Every milestone becomes a competition. Every smile is contested. Every nap is tactical. But Lili has other plans. Instead of slapshots and body checks, she falls in love with edges, music, and ice dance. Now Shane is memorizing figure skating scoring breakdowns at 3AM. Ilya is screaming in the stands about artistry and insisting she "cannot be boring like Dada." And both of them are learning that raising a daughter might be harder than winning a championship. This is a story about: • competitive dads who love too hard • tiny skates and big drama • locker room chaos • rink-side arguments • international identity crises • and one girl who was never going to be ordinary Because she didn't grow up in a rivalry. She was born in one. And she's about to rewrite it.

WARNING: this takes place after the second book about Ilya and Shane by Rachel Reid. If you haven't read the books 'heated rivalry' and 'the long game' you might not understand this storyline. Two years after their wedding, Shane and Ilya both decided that it's time for them to start their own family. They knew it was gonna be a long process, but they knew they'd face it together. And then... there were Maeve and Elli. While Elli was a happy Child, singing all the frozen songs while walking to kindergarten, Maeve was her sisters opposite. And she was NOT a child anymore. She wouldn't bother to stay at the hollanovs for long. She knew, it'd only be a matter of time for them to pick Elli but not Maeve.

Shane got an email he'd expected to be able to easily ignore, but then he sees his husband's face and realizes he's gonna end up doing this embarrassing thing. Set after the Long Game Epilogue, so spoilers. Editing by dxeej for ch1-2

Lena Irina Rozanov is the adopted daughter of Ilya Rozanov. Her mother died in the hospital bed shortly after giving birth to her. After that, her father turned to drugs and eventually died from an overdose. At that time, Ilya Rozanov was nineteen years old. He saw an advertisement about her in the newspaper. Because of his own past, he knew he had to do something for this little girl. Two weeks later, they saw each other for the first time at the adoption center. Ilya was certain that this girl would turn his whole life upside down. His career in Boston had only just begun, but he was willing to do anything to call this girl his daughter. And so it happened: less than a month later, he suddenly had a two-year-old child living in his home. In the beginning, things were a bit difficult, but as time passed they slowly began to get used to each other. P.S This story takes place during the same time period as Heated Rivalry, but it will not always follow the exact same timeline.

Sienna Marie Laurent has spent her whole life moving from one foster home to the next, learning that trust is dangerous and home is just a word. At sixteen, she's sharp-tongued, elite at soccer, and not about to let anyone get close-especially two strangers who suddenly decide they want her. Shane Hollander is calm, patient, and determined. A Japanese-Canadian professional hockey player, he's seen his fair share of challenges-but nothing could prepare him for a stubborn French teen who refuses to let anyone in. When he sets his mind on adopting Sienna, there's no turning back. Ilya Rozanov is tall, intimidating, and completely uninterested in children-until Shane insists. A Russian hockey star with piercing blue eyes and a personality that clashes with Sienna's at every turn, he's only here for Shane. But Sienna's attitude sparks something in him he doesn't want to admit. Thrown together by fate, forced into a world they didn't choose, Sienna must navigate the impossible: new families, icy stares, and hearts she didn't know she was about to break. Will she find a home with the people who refuse to leave her side? Or will her walls be too high for anyone to climb?

Falling into the Heated Rivalry rabbit hole was absolutely not on my 2025 bingo card-but a few Tarlos pages I follow on IG kept posting about Shane and Ilya, and well... here we are. I read Heated Rivalry and The Long Game in three days, loved them to pieces, and couldn't believe how similar the series feels to the actual content and emotional beats of the books. Please enjoy this collection of Hollanov one-shots-and if you have prompt requests, feel free to send them my way!

Heated Rivalry AU Hockey has always been Ilya Rozanov's life. As captain of the Boston Raiders, he knows how to fight, how to lead, and how to win. What he doesn't know is how to stop when a single hit leaves his career hanging by a thread. Facing months of painful rehab and the terrifying possibility that he may never return to the ice, Ilya finds himself relying on Shane Hollander - the team physiotherapist - whose steady hands and quiet understanding make recovery anything but simple. Healing was never supposed to feel this...good.

When she was 14, Dalia was sold to Matteo Martinelli, the former leader of the largest Italian mafia. Flash forward with his son, Vittore Martinelli as the new leader, Dalia is given to him as a birthday present after years in spent in the "safe house". Dalia struggles to fulfill a promise she made and get her old self back as Vittore tries not to fall for the black beauty. Will they go through all the lies, jealousy, betrayal, envy, lust and murder together all in the name of love? Because at the end of it all, she is still Property Of Vittore Martinelli. * * * "Lift your hand," I said looking at how he held onto his bicep with a tight grip. "Let me take a look at the bullet wound." "No tesoro. I can do this myself," Vittore grumbled and I gave him incredulous look. "Don't start that bullshit with me Vittore. Remove your arm and let me help you or..." I trailed off, not able to say more. I was still in shock but I could do this. "Just... just let me help." "No." I glared at Vittore. "Why are you being so damn egotistic?! Let me help you! Do you know what it was like to find you like... and to..." I couldn't even get all the words out. "Let me help you. Please." Begging wasn't something I'd ever do but I just needed him to let me help him. "No-" "Why?!" I suddenly exploded. "Why won't you just let me help you?!" "Because I don't know how to handle it ok?!" Vittore suddenly exploded, his dark eyes glaring at me. "I don't know how to handle these... feelings. Fuck tesoro you drive me crazy! Don't you see that? You make me question everything I've ever known and... I can't..." I watched Vittore as his expression turned determined. "Fuck it." He leaned forward and pressed his lips on mine. * * * WARNING! Mentions of death, torture, gore, abuse and other things related to the mafia.

I ... I didn't even knew I was going to marry him till yesterday. I have no way to go now. I can't be stuck in loveless marriage, I can never marry a person who doesn't love me. I don't love him either. There is no point of this arrangement. How even he managed to get me here all dressed up anyways? My legs stuck to the ground as I was in front of him, He is a Ruthless man, he never ever can be kind. He barely speaks, No one speaks good about him. How can I marry a person as Him? I noticed he had a glance at me as my father was about to pass him my hand. What am I doing? Am I ready to let this happen to me? My feet moved back, I saw sudden change in his eyes. I had a glance at my Dad and Mom. My Elder brother Isaac who was standing there beside my Mom. My eyes went to Riccardo as he called my name, "Cherish ..." I got shivers. I took a few steps back, at this point everyone was looking at me. Riccardo looks me with some kind of betrayed feeling. Now or never..... THIS STORY CONTAINS VIOLET, ABUSIVE SCENES AND LANGUAGE.... PLEASE IGNORE IF YOU CAN NOT HANDLE IT All copyrights are reserved

Married life couldn't be better for Ilya Rozanov and his beautiful husband, Shane Hollander. They shared a home, a dog, and the very promised trophy room. They loved each other and couldn't be happier. Fans also loved them, husbands playing together? THE DREAM. Yet, still, as their first year of marriage passed by... they couldn't help but think something was missing. Someone was missing. They had so much love to give still. But it wouldn't be as easy as they thought.