NATIONALBESTSELLER-Apassionateandpowerfulromancefeaturingatransgendermanandanex-Orthodoxwomanwhofindeachotherthroughtheirdevotiontoart,andfallinlovedespiteallodds,frombestsellingauthorVictoriaLee“Asensuallovestoryaboutartandpassion...emotionalandheart-aching.“--AshleyPoston,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheDeadRomanticsABESTBOOKOFTHEYEAR:PopSugar,SheReads,PublishersWeeklyElishevaCohenhasjustreturnedtoNewYorkafteralmostadecadeaway.Thewoundsofherpasthaven’tfullyhealed,butfouryearsofsobrietyandascholarshiptostudyphotographywithartlegendWyattColearesignsofgoodthingstocome,right?Theycouldbe,aslongasElyresistsself-sabotage.She’sluckyenoughtohititoffwithahandsomehimboherfirstnightoutinthecity.Butthemorningaftertheirmind-blowinghookup,realitycomesknocking.WhenWyattColewalksintotheclassroom,Elyrealizesthemanshejustspentthenightwith,themanwhosenameshecouldn’thearovertheloudclubmusic,isherteacher.EveryoneintheartworldisobsessedwithWyattCole.He’simmenselytalentedandhisnotoriouslyreclusivepersonallifemakeshimevenmorecompelling.Butbehindcloseddoors,Wyatt’spastisapainfulmemory.Aftercomingoutastransgender,Wyattwasdishonorablydischargedfromthemilitaryanddisownedbyhisfamily.Sincethesetraumaticexperiences,Wyatthasworkedhardforhissobrietyandhisflourishingartcareer.Hecan’triskitallforEly,nomatterhowattractedtoherheisorhowbadhefeelsaboutinsistingshedrophisclassinexchangeforastrictlyprofessionalmentorship.Wyattcanhelpwithhercapstonephotographyproject,buthecannot,underanycircumstances,fallinlovewithherintheprocess.Throughthelensofhercamera,ElymustconfrontthereasonsheleftNewYorkinthefirstplace:theOrthodoxcommunitythatraisedher,thenshunnedherbecauseofhersubstanceabuse.Alongtheway,Wyatt’swallsbegintobreakdown,andeachartistfightsforwhat’srightinfrontofthem--apersonwhoseesthemforallthattheyareandalovethatcouldmeanmorethantheyeverimaginedpossible.
