The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. It is pink. Two people are kissing in the background. Written over them, is the title “A Shot in the Dark”, at the top of the book in large white caps, and the authors name, “Victoria Lee”, also in large white caps, at the bottom. In between them, lower, centre right on the cover, the words “A Novel” are written in smaller, pink caps below the title. Colourful lights are cover different letters across the text. /end]

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Content Warning:

• Addiction
• Drug Use
• Emotionally Abusive Parent

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Summary:

An emotionally powerful romance novel about two people finding love after struggling with addiction–ultimately discovering what it means to be completely and unapologetically themselves.

Elisheva Cohen has just returned to Brooklyn after almost a decade. The wounds of abandoning the Orthodox community that raised her, then shunned her because of her substance abuse, are still painful. But when she gets an amazing opportunity to study photography with art legend Wyatt Cole, Ely is willing to take the leap.

On her first night back in town, Ely goes out to the infamous queer club Revel for a celebratory night of dancing. Ely is swept off her feet and into bed by a gorgeous man who looks like James Dean, but with a thick Carolina accent. The next morning, Ely wakes up alone and rushes off to attend her first photography class, reminiscing on the best one-night stand of her life. She doesn’t even know his name. That is, until Wyatt Cole shows up for class–and Ely realizes that the man she just spent an intimate and steamy night with is her teacher.

Everyone in the art world is obsessed with Wyatt Cole. He’s immensely talented and his notoriously reclusive personal life makes him all the more compelling. But there’s a reason why his past is hard for him to publicize. After coming out as transgender, Wyatt was dishonorably discharged from the military and disowned by his family. From then on he committed to sobriety and channeled his pain into his flourishing art career. While Ely and Wyatt’s relationship started out on a physical level, their similar struggles spark a much deeper connection. The chemistry is undeniable, but their new relationship as teacher and student means desperately wanting what they can’t have.

In this deeply romantic adult debut, bestselling author Victoria Lee creates stunningly genuine characters and crafts a love story that you won’t ever forget.

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Notes:

There are references to Orthodox Judaism in this book.

There is an audiobook.

There is a kindle edition.

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Archivist Comments:

So as of writing this entry, this book has been published for 7 days. My information on it is a bit limited, but hopefully in the future I might have more to add. I’ll keep an eye on it.

Edit 27/03/2024: Also, I’ve tagged this as “Jewish Characters” because I believe that the MC was a member of the faith at some point prior to the narrative, and their still appear to be references to Judaism throughout.

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