Ely is swept off her feet and into bed by a gorgeous man who looks like James Dean, but with a thick Carolina accent.

On her first night back in town, Ely goes out to the infamous queer club Revel for a celebratory night of dancing. But when she gets an amazing opportunity to study photography with art legend Wyatt Cole, Ely is willing to take the leap. The wounds of abandoning the Orthodox community that raised her, then shunned her because of her substance abuse, are still painful. Along the way, Wyatt’s walls begin to break down, and each artist fights for what’s right in front of them-a person who sees them for all that they are and a love that could mean more than they ever imagined possible.Content warnings for A Shot in the Dark to comeĪn emotionally powerful romance novel about two people finding love after struggling with addiction-ultimately discovering what it means to be completely and unapologetically themselves.Įlisheva Cohen has just returned to Brooklyn after almost a decade. Through the lens of her camera, Ely must confront the reason she left New York in the first place: the Orthodox community that raised her, then shunned her because of her substance abuse. Wyatt can help with her capstone photography project, but he cannot, under any circumstances, fall in love with her in the process. He can’t risk it all for Ely, no matter how attracted to her he is or how bad he feels about insisting she drop his class in exchange for a strictly professional mentorship. Since these traumatic experiences, Wyatt has worked hard for his sobriety and his flourishing art career. After coming out as transgender, Wyatt was dishonorably discharged from the military and disowned by his family. But behind closed doors, Wyatt’s past is a painful memory. He’s immensely talented and his notoriously reclusive personal life makes him even more compelling. When Wyatt Cole walks into the classroom, Ely realizes the man she just spent the night with, the man whose name she couldn’t hear over the loud club music, is her teacher.Įveryone in the art world is obsessed with Wyatt Cole. But the morning after their mind-blowing hookup, reality comes knocking. She’s lucky enough to hit it off with a handsome himbo her first night out in the city.

The wounds of her past haven’t fully healed, but four years of sobriety and a scholarship to study photography with art legend Wyatt Cole are signs of good things to come, right? They could be, as long as Ely resists self-sabotage. A passionate and powerful romance featuring a transgender man and an ex-Orthodox woman who find each other through their devotion to art, and fall in love despite all odds, from bestselling author Victoria LeeĮlisheva Cohen has just returned to New York after almost a decade away.

A shot in the dark victoria lee