Beneath the Skin: A truth deeper than skin Paperback – March 11, 2026

Set in the fictional Southern town of Bontemps, Louisiana, Beneath the Skin is a literary novel that explores the quiet yet powerful influence of colorism within a community and the generational beliefs that shape how women see themselves and each other. Through the lives of Joansey, Treva, and Tiffany, three young women raised under different expectations of beauty and identity, the story reveals how comparison, silence, and inherited perceptions can quietly divide those who share the same roots. As the women confront the tensions that once placed them in unspoken rivalry, they begin to question the systems that shaped their understanding of worth. What begins as personal reflection evolves into a larger movement of awareness, healing, and community transformation. Beneath the Skin is a story about alignment over rivalry, truth over silence, and the power of honest conversation to reshape not only individual lives, but the generations that follow Read more