title: Beneath My Flesh
author: Nacole, Gina
description: Meet Erica Lovelace-at age thirty she's still dreaming that one day she will be in Hollywood as a famous actress.She lives by her own rules and stays true to her own identity while feeling outcasted by stereotypes imposed by media, family, church members, friends and society."Beneath My Flesh" explores the life of an unconventional African-American bohemian woman who faces a lack of acceptance for living "outside of the box." She tells of her struggles she faces romantically, spiritually, mentally, and sexually. From bizarre men, dead-end jobs, judgement from her own race, and friends with double-lives;at the end of all the drama will she live out the "American dream"-or her own?