Published: July 20, 2001
From
bestselling author and host of the new Fall 2001
daytime talk show Talk
or Walk...
MEN
CRY IN THE DARK
By MICHAEL BAISDEN
In
this first novel by the bestselling author of The Maintenance Man,
self-published phenomenon, lecturer, and daytime television talk-show
host Michael Baisden takes readers inside the lives of four men looking
for love in all the wrong places. MEN CRY IN THE DARK (Scribner Paperback
Fiction/Mass Market Original / Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks;
August 7, 2001; $6.99) is an entertaining and down-to-earth novel about
relationships, fatherhood and interracial dating from the man's perspective.
Baisden has courageously stepped outside the boundaries to prove once
and for all that men do love their children, cherish their women, and
yes, even cry.
Derrick is a handsome bachelor with no kids, no commitments, and no drama. After seven years of working at IBM, he quit to pursue his dream of becoming a magazine publisher. He had all the makings of a winner too: good looks, charming personality, and charisma. But what he didn't have was a strong woman who was secure enough within herself to handle his arrogant persona and one who had both the intelligence and poise to be an asset to him professionally. That was until Angela came along and rocked his world. She had all the qualities he desired in a woman: provocative demeanor, intellectual stimulation, and Street smarts. Her passion and principles would help guide his career and elevate his understanding of what a real woman and true love were all about.
Tony is a ladies' man turned single parent. His daughter Erikah means more to him than life itself. Now after years of running the streets he's ready to settle down, marry his fiancée, Tracie, and live happily ever after. But Erikah's mother, Valerie, has other plans, plans to make Tony's life a living hell. Although she admitted to trapping him by getting pregnant, she's not satisfied with the $1,500 a month she receives in child support. What she wants is revenge for not being the woman Tony chose to spend his life with. But Tracie is a southern girl from the old school who vows to stand by her man, no matter what. She is determined to be the positive role model that Erikah deserves and the strong support Tony needs to make the most of their lives together.
Benjamin, or Big Ben as he is affectionately known, is a sensitive man looking for love in all the wrong places. For some strange reason he always seems to attract vamps and gold diggers. His friends try to advise him to settle down with a mature woman who will respect and appreciate his generosity, but Ben is hardheaded. He likes him women young, under 25 to be exact. And this preference has cost him dearly, because most of these women are uneducated and financially dependent. As the most successful florist in Chicago, Ben is often an easy target for manipulating young women looking for a Sugar Daddy.
Last but not least, there's Mark, a bitter young man who dates every race of women under the sun except black women. While he was growing up, black girls never gave him the time of day. But now that he has grown into an attractive and successful businessman, they are sweating him left and right. But Mark has never let go of the pain he experienced from being rejected. He has found love and understanding in the arms of his white girlfriend Christie. And no matter how much his friends criticize him, he vows never to go black.
MEN CRY IN THE DARK has been called the male version of Waiting to Exhale. Originally self-published in the summer of 1997, MEN CRY IN THE DARK sold more than 30,000 hardcover editions and has gone back to sell well over 100,000 copies in paperback. With this new Simon & Schuster mass-market edition of his gripping novel, Michael Baisden is perfectly poised to reach beyond his expansive and incredibly loyal fan base to a whole new level of bestsellerdom.
About
the Author
Michael Baisden is the bestselling author of Never Satisfied: How and
Why Men Cheat and The Maintenance Man. His electrifying personality
has earned him repeated appearances on national talk shows, including
Ricki Lake, Sally Jesse Raphael, Maury Povitch, and The View,
and he will host his own daytime talk show called Talk or Walk
in the Fall of 2001. A Chicago native, Baisden currently divides his
time between Houston, Texas and Los Angeles.
MEN
CRY IN THE DARK
A Scribner Paperback/Mass
Market Original I Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date: August
7, 2001
Price: $6.99
ISBN: 0-7432-1802-7
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