Opposites Do Attract

Author Sherman Smith explores the controversial topic of dating someone from another environment and background in his debut novel. Mike Daniels, a contemporary African American man, is the typical bachelor. He's a security guard in Washington, DC, and in a no-win, frustrating romance with a beautiful, sexy, but very materialistic, social climbing woman, Lisa Harris. Although Mike thinks he is in love with Lisa, she is spoiled, and her relentless criticism of his financial struggles is becoming more abrasive every day. His thoughts about leaving Lisa are hastened when he discovers that she's having an affair with her new supervisor. Mike's friend, Ron, also has problems with love, but he thinks he's doing fine as a bachelor. An attractive broker and womanizer, Ron has had his share of women, none of whom he has felt serious about; that is, until he meets Monica Williams, a beautiful young law intern, who has no problem getting any man she wants. Once Ron meets Monica, he realizes he's ready to give up his playa ways. However, as soon as Monica tires of playing and moves to Chicago for a new job, he realizes that he has let the right one get away. Mike, appreciating the value of potential true love, convinces Ron to go to Chicago to win Monica back. Mike's life is transformed when he meets Renee Jones, a young college student who lives in Southeast DC. A girl from the ghetto, Renee has never dated a man like Mike. Ironically, Mike has never dated a woman like Renee either. Mike has considered women like Renee to be hoochies, chicken heads, and hood rats. Ironically, Renee has considered men like Mike to be corny, soft, and boring. After only dating thugs and hustlers, Renee realizes that maybe she needs a change. It isn't until she pursues a relationship with Mike, the type of man that she thought she would never date, that she learns that opposites do attract.