A few months ago Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams were both working as waiters. Now they are the stars of Heated Rivalry, one of the most talked about shows in the world. Adapted from a novel by Canadian author Rachel Reid, who writes "sexually explicit queer romance novels about hockey players", Heated Rivalry chronicles a forbidden love affair between two rival ice hockey players. The show was not an obvious a runaway hit. It was created and produced in Canada on a minimal budget -