Yulia

1M

Dear Reader,

One million.

I've typed those words over and over, and somehow they still don't feel real.

A million reads.

How do you even begin to thank a million people?

Years ago, Yulia was just an idea. A few scenes that refused to leave my mind. Characters who whispered to me when I was trying to sleep. A story I wasn't even sure anyone would care about.

I pressed "Publish" with shaking hands.

I never imagined that one day, that tiny decision would grow into this.

Some of you have been here since the very first chapter. Some found Yulia halfway through. Some only discovered her recently. But whether you've been here for years or for a single night, you've become part of this story.

You laughed with them, you cried with them, you celebrated every victory, mourned every loss, and loved these characters as if they were real people.

And maybe... in a way, they are.

Because stories only truly come alive when someone reads them.

There were nights I stayed awake until sunrise because the words wouldn't stop coming. There were chapters that broke my own heart before they ever reached yours. There were moments when life became heavy, when I questioned whether I was good enough, whether anyone still cared, whether I should keep writing.

Then I'd open Wattpad.

I'd read your comments, your theories, your recommendations 🤭

Your messages telling me that Yulia helped you through a difficult day, made you smile when you needed it most, or simply became a place you loved coming back to.

You probably don't realize this...

But while I was writing a story that comforted so many of you...

You were comforting me too.

You reminded me why I fell in love with writing in the first place.

So this milestone doesn't feel like mine.

It feels like ours.

One million isn't just a number.

It's every laugh, every tear.

Every late-night binge reading session.

Every "just one more chapter" that turned into five in the morning.

Every comment, every vote, every recommendation to a friend.

Each person who believed in this story.

Thank you for giving Yulia a place in your heart.

Thank you for giving a writer the privilege of doing what she loves.

Thank you... for changing my life in ways you'll probably never fully understand.

❤️

But every ending is also the beginning of something new.

Today, with a heart that's incredibly full—and, if I'm being honest, a little nervous—I want to introduce you to the next story that has completely stolen mine.

HER.

This book is different.

It asks different questions, it hurts differently and if loves absolutely differently.

But it carries the same piece of my heart that Yulia always has.

I don't know if HER will reach one million readers.

I don't know if it will become someone's favorite story.

I don't know where this journey will lead.

What I do know...

...is that I hope you'll come with me.

If you've ever trusted me with your time, your emotions, and your heart before, I hope you'll trust me one more time.

Let's fall in love with another story together.

Let's laugh again, cry some more again, lose lots of sleep for the hundredth time.

And create new memories that, years from now, we'll look back on with the same love we have for Yulia today.

From the deepest part of my heart,

Thank you for one million reasons to keep writing.

I'll see you in HER.

With all my love,

Victoria 🤍