Although this book had sections that were a 5 star read for me, my overall rating is 3 stars. The first half of the book (and I do mean half) was so depressing. Poor Lane had been through so much. He was such a sweet guy, but things just went from bad to worse. He had a very low opinion of himself. He couldn't understand what anyone could see in him. He was shy and insecure. I think that Derek was very patient and understanding of Lane's insecurities and needs. 
 I thought the second half of the book would be great, after Derek and Lane started a relationship. However, events that happened at the end showed that Lane was still as insecure as ever. I would love to read the follow-up story, maybe set a year after the end of this one, where the story is focused on their relationship. Hopefully by that time Lane would have stopped being so hard on himself and he and Derek could focus on strengthening their Dom/sub roles.