I've lived the perfect life. And as if it couldn't get any better, I'm about to graduate from Brown University, all with my flawless, hot as hell girlfriend by my side. I’d say I’m lucky to have Lena, but really, she’s lucky to have me. I would do anything to keep her by my side. Anything. Because as everyone knows, Julian Price hates to lose. \*Dissipate is the first book in the interconnected Back to Me series. It can be read as a complete standalone. Due to Mature Content and subject matter, this book is recommended for readers 18+

We were living in a state of ignorant bliss. Ready to move on, ready to heal. Our plan was working until we found that small slip of paper inside our apartment. A promised message that I would never truly be free. Now, the life I thought I'd have with Logan was quickly becoming no life at all. Cutting ties with everyone I know; Logan and I decided to start a new life, hoping to leave the past behind us, along with that piece of paper. Three thousand miles and one year later, Logan and I were still struggling with the choices we’d made. The guilt I had for leaving my best friend, Abby remained, devouring me from the inside out. But then, in a twist of fate, Abby came back into my life, offering a chance to mend our broken friendship. But just like Abby’s unexpected return, the demons from my past quickly began to resurface. Pieces of my past continued to haunt me, forcing me to question whether the life Logan and I had built was real or whether everything wasn't as it seemed. My past had returned, determined to prove my life wasn’t truly mine. It never was.

Sara: I've been in love with my best friend, Graham, for six years. The only problem is, he doesn't know it. I've done everything to live the life I've wanted for myself. Get out of the small town I grew up in, graduate college with an art degree, and become assistant to one of Dallas' most prominent artists. But despite my small successes, I still feel an empty hole burning inside me. A desire for the one man who always manages to leave me breathless. Maybe it was time to tell Graham how I felt. But how could we live a happy life when a chance encounter from the past continues to haunt me, threatening to destroy everything? Graham: I've been in love with Sara for as long as I can remember. Regardless of my insatiable need to keep her close, I haven't been able to tell her. Why? Because she deserves someone better, someone who could lay the world at her feet. Instead, I'm a man filled with a life of regret and who can only promise her an unstable future. But when an opportunity with the Dallas Museum of Art comes my way, I can’t help but wonder if this is it: The way to finally make her mine. A chance to tell her how I feel and show her the kind of man I could be. I'm just hoping that after six years of keeping my love a secret, there aren't others standing between us and the perfect life I've dreamed of.