First of all I think I need to say that the cover of this book is awesome. I was actually surprised at how well the heroine was portrayed in it down to details such as ivory dress, tattoo, hair. It's also nice to see a woman on the cover amidst the usual abs. :) 
 I'll just get right to it. I didn't love the book. I think the way it was written was beautiful and rather poetic but the whole plot and the nature of the characters was just not my cup of tea. 
 How do I summarize this? A knight in shining armor saves a poor abused girl. A teacher/student forbidden romance. A a lot of crazy shit in between. Oh and the redundant BDSM theme throughout. 
 But anyhow, I think I can understand the insta-lust between the main characters but there are some things I just don't understand. For example, wouldn't a person need a build up to get into BDSM? The hero admitted that he did a lot of research on the subject of BDSM and was obsessing over it before he tried. Wouldn't a person need to have absolute trust in his partner to be tied up/spanked? The way this relationship starts... it was just ringing all kinds of alarm bells in my head. (view spoiler)[Emeric spanks Ivory at school and basically tells her not to question his methods! He expects complete trust from her from the start! That's something you need to build up to. I just didn't get it... Especially since he suspected she might have been abused at home. He should have known better! I wanted a better transition for their relationship, may be from friend/protector to lover? (hide spoiler)] 
 I don't want to over analyze this... some parts of the book were pretty hot, after a while repetitive. Some parts were ridiculous and felt out of place. (view spoiler)[Like the murder. wth? why? let's kill a man and then live happily ever after. I don't even know why the author went there, wasn't needed, in my opinion. (hide spoiler)] 
 The best parts of the book for me were the music references during sex scenes. It was unique and refreshing. 
 "His plunging pace jumps and jerks, falling into an abrupt staccato." 
 "We kiss through an endless sonata of heartbeats and moans..."