Underneath Our Walls is out in the world!

I honestly cannot believe I finally get to say this…

UNDERNEATH OUR WALLS IS OFFICIALLY PUBLISHED! 🎉📚💗

There is something completely surreal about seeing a story that lived inside my head for so long become an actual book that people can hold in their hands, read, love, yell at, cry over, and hopefully fall a little bit in love with.

And I truly could not have gotten here without all of you.

To every single person who encouraged me, shared a post, liked a TikTok, signed up for an ARC, read an early copy, left a review, preordered, bought a book, listened to me talk endlessly about fictional people like they were real, or simply told me, “You can do this”…

Thank you. Seriously.

You have no idea how much every little bit of support has meant to me.

Writing a book can be such a strange experience. You spend months creating this entire world by yourself, getting attached to characters who technically don’t exist (although I will absolutely argue that McKenna and Carter are real 😂), second-guessing every chapter, rewriting sentences approximately 47 times, and wondering if anyone will actually care about this story the way you do.

And then launch day comes.

Suddenly, the story isn’t just mine anymore.

McKenna and Carter belong to all of you now, too. 🥹

That might be one of the coolest—and slightly terrifying—feelings I’ve ever experienced.

📖 If You Grab a Copy…

First of all: THANK YOU.

Second, please tag me! I would LOVE to see Underneath Our Walls on your Kindle, your bookshelf, in your book mail, next to your coffee, with your pets… seriously, give me all the book pictures. 😂

And if you finish the book, reviews are incredibly helpful to indie authors. Even a few sentences about what you enjoyed can make such a huge difference and help new readers discover the book.

No pressure to write a five-paragraph literary analysis. I promise there will not be a quiz. 😂

✍️ Want Your Book Signed?

YES. Bring it to me!

If you’ve already purchased a copy of Underneath Our Walls and you’re coming to an event where I’ll be appearing, I would be more than happy to sign it for you.

You do not have to purchase your copy directly from me to have it signed. Bring the copy you already own, come say hi, and let’s make it official. 💕

You can check out the Events page on my website to see where I’ll be appearing next. I’ll keep it updated as new signings, conventions, and other events are added.

And PLEASE come say hello if you see me at an event. I promise I’m probably just as excited to meet you as you are to meet an author. 😂

🧱 Welcome to the Underneath World

One of the things that makes today even more exciting is knowing this isn’t the last time we’re stepping into this world.

Underneath Our Walls may be where it begins, but there are more stories to tell, more characters to fall in love with, and probably a lot more emotional damage for me to inflict on all of you.

Sorry in advance. 😇

(I’m not actually sorry.)

For now, though, today belongs to McKenna and Carter.

Their story is about two people carrying pieces of their past that they would rather keep buried. It’s about learning to let someone see behind the walls you’ve built, even when tearing them down feels terrifying.

It’s messy.

It’s emotional.

It’s romantic.

And it’s officially yours.

💗 One Last Thank You

To my friends and family who have supported this absolutely wild dream of mine: thank you for believing in me.

To my ARC readers and early supporters: thank you for taking a chance on a debut author.

To the book community, thank you for creating a space where stories are celebrated so loudly.

And to every reader who chooses to spend a few hours of their life inside a world I created…

I will never take that for granted.

Today, I get to officially call myself a published author, and that sentence feels absolutely insane to type.

So here’s to launch day.

Here’s to McKenna and Carter.

Here’s to Underneath Our Walls.

And here’s to whatever comes next. 🥂📚💕

Happy Release Day!

With so much love and appreciation,
Nicole Kralis 💗

Author of Underneath Our Walls