Beneath The Mask

By Domonique Shackelford

Beneath the Mask is a gripping urban drama about ambition, betrayal, healing, and the hidden pain people carry behind the lives they show the world.

Set in Akron, Ohio, the story follows Janelle Brooks, a hardworking CNA determined to build a better future despite the struggles she has faced. To everyone around her, Janelle appears strong, focused, and ready to turn her dreams into reality. But beneath her calm exterior are old wounds, complicated relationships, and secrets that threaten to pull her back into the life she is fighting to escape.

As new opportunities, money, friendship, love, and business dreams begin to change Janelle's life, she learns that not everyone close to her wants to see her win. Jealousy, betrayal, and painful truths begin to surface, forcing her to question who is loyal, who is pretending, and whether she can truly trust the people she loves.

With her future, reputation, and peace of mind on the line, Janelle must confront the mask she has worn for years-and the masks worn by everyone around her.

Beneath the Mask is an emotional story of survival, self-discovery, friendship, and learning that sometimes the greatest danger is hiding in plain sight.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HMJYY2B7
• ISBN13: 9798237048049
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Domonique Shackelford
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"