A few hours later, when I had her sleeping in my arms, I realized something very important. The lights were out, the shades drawn…and Noah was sleeping with a look of utter relaxation on her face, without a trace of fear. I realized then that I had helped her, too, that I also had caused a radical change in her life. That had been my fault.
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Acknowledgments
If someone had told me a year ago that today I’d be writing the acknowledgments for my own book, I’d have told them they were crazy. Since I was fifteen, I’ve dreamed of this moment, the moment when I could say I did it.
First of all, I want to thank Penguin Random House for trusting me. My editor Rosa Samper, who almost gave me a heart attack the day she emailed me. You spoke to me like a friend and gave me the best gift anyone’s ever given me. I’ll never forget that offer reaching my inbox. Thanks to you and everyone else who made My Fault something spectacular.
To my agent Nuria, the first person to tell me the book had potential, thank you for guiding me and helping me with everything I need.
To my mother, for praising absolutely everything I write. I always tell you that you aren’t impartial, but I guess you’re here to make me feel like I am the best. Thanks for being the very definition of a perfect mother.
To my father, for swelling with pride and telling absolutely everyone his daughter is a writer. Thank you for being my rock and never giving up in the face of any adversity. You taught me that no goal is impossible if you work hard enough.
To my sisters, Flor, Belu, and Ro. We want to kill each other, but we love each other like crazy.
To my cousin Bar, my very first reader. I couldn’t have finished this story without your help and enthusiasm.
To my grandparents. Pitu, thanks for helping me whenever I asked you for advice; Abu, thanks for always being there.
To my friends, Ana, Alba, that group that begins with Z. Thanks for making me laugh out loud, for staying together even though you’ve all taken different paths. I grew up with you and I’ll always carry you in my heart.
Eva, Mir. What can I tell you that you don’t already know? I never thought I’d find two kindred spirits in the department. Thanks for being by my side since the beginning of this adventure.
To my Yellow Crocodile. Belén, thank you for sharing your passion for reading with me. From the beginning, you believed in this story and supported me unconditionally.
Anita, you taught me that dreaming is an important word. You taught me that believing in dreams makes us who we are. You’ll always be my partner on the journey that began with that trip to Los Angeles.
To everyone who was there with me on Wattpad in the beginning. None of this would have happened without you. I’ve stayed up until the wee hours of the morning reading your comments. I never thought I’d get so much love from you. We’re united by what we’ve achieved together. I wish I could meet all of you and give you a hug.
And last but not least, thank you, the readers of my first novel, my dream in letters, paper, and ink. Enjoy!
About the Author
Mercedes Ron always dreamed of writing. She began by publishing her first stories on Wattpad, where more than 50 million readers were hooked on her books, and made the leap to bookstores in 2017 with Montena’s imprint, launching the Culpables saga, a publishing phenomenon that has been translated into more than ten languages and will have its own movie adaptation by Amazon Prime. Her success was followed by the sagas Enfrentados (Ivory and Ebony) and Dímelo (Tell Me Softly, Tell Me Secretly, Tell Me with Kisses), which consolidated the author as a benchmark in youth romantic literature with more than a million copies sold.