Product Description

My Man My Boyz is an intriguing story about men coming together as a family. Their shared lifestyle and compassion for each other is the back drop for this fast-paced drama filled with emotional moments and suspenseful plot twists. Tyrell and Chuck - Will this promising new relationship be destroyed by Chuck's secret past? Does his past have the power to wreak havoc on the interwoven lives of all these men? Tariff Struggling to uphold his lover's dying wish for him to find love again; he must come to terms with Demetrius, who waits in the wings. Can Demetrius be patient while Tariff accepts the love he has to offer him? Mike and Reese - The veteran lovers attempt to maintain their partnership while Mike deals with the rejection from his father, and Reese faces difficulties with getting his NFL career jump started. This mosaic of black men weaves a poignant tale through the chance encounters, human action, and past history of these eclectic characters. They all have their own issues to deal with, but the bond they share is unbreakable - or is it?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #482341 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 264 pages

About the Author
Dwayne Vernon grew up in Portsmouth Virginia attending schools in that area. He spent some of his early adult life in the United States Navy. His nitch for writing began in the early years with writing poems but in July of 2006, he began to write his first Novel My Man My Boyz. By June of 2007 his dream will become a reality with the release of his first book. He enjoys writing, reading and working out in the gym. Dwayne Vernon currently resides in the Maryland area. His second book the sequel to My Man My Boyz is in the works at present.

Customer Reviews

A GREAT Read
I completed this book in two days, I could not put it down. The more I read, the more I wanted to know what was going to happen. The more I read the more I wanted to share in the relationships and in the lives of these African American Black Men who genuinely love one another. It was amazing to me how the lives intertwined and how people are brought together....This book expresses what healthly African American relationships should be like and shows both types. I look forward to the second installment and hopefully the movie...This is a book for all book clubs.....

My Man, My Boyz: A Love Letter to Black Men
"I just don't get these bruthas out here. Why do they feel they got to rob and kill each other? And for what?" This question is posed by Ricky, one of the characters in Dwayne Vernon's brilliant debut novel, My Man, My Boyz. It's an age-old inquiry far too many of us (especially in the African-American community) have asked. Vernon does not provide any easy answers in his narrative; however, what he does offer his readers is so much better: accurate portrayals of black men that counteract the violent, over-sexed images with which we are often bombarded by the mass media.
In My Man, My Boyz, Vernon paints a portrait of same-gender-loving men who are living their truth with no apologies so for anyone looking for another diatribe about the plight of "DL brothers" will be sadly mistaken here. Even with the heterosexual male character, Daunte, the writer illustrates an African-American man who is loyal and committed to his fiance and is not "creepin'" on her with another woman (or a man for all that matters).
Vernon's writing style is reminiscent of Hemingway and Richard Wright: lean, masculine and immediate. Like those two authors, Vernon includes enough action in his story that shakes the reader from his/her complacency and keeps them thoroughly engaged and intrigued. The storyline itself is woven like an intricate tapestry so, in this case, if one furnishes any plot points, they may risk revealing the "twists and turns" in the story. Nevertheless, ultimately, My Man, My Boyz is a love letter to all black men. Vernon's positive, affirming characterization of the relationships and fraternity among African-American males is an illustration of how popular culture (at large) is shifting towards more realistic depictions of them (as seen in films such as The Pursuit of Happyness and Daddy's Little Girls). There's one heart-warming scene in which Demetrious, who is courting another character named Tariff, prays for the object of his affection instead of prematurely succumbing to his sexual desires for him. "Thank you," Demetrious supplicates to the Almighty, "for giving me the patience to help Tariff through this time. I love this man with all my heart and I know that some day that love will be returned without reservations. AMEN." Amen, indeed!
If Dwayne Vernon wants people to walk away, after reading his book, with the sense that black men--the Wall Street broker and the ex-con; the gay and the straight; the artist and the athlete; the sinner and the saint; all of us--need to come together and heal ourselves and each other, then his mission was most definitely accomplished. My Man, My Boyz is an amazing work of fiction from a talent whose voice we'll be hearing from for years to come so go cop this book; you won't be disappointed!

Johnny Hunt Jr

GBM BOOKCLUB REVIEW
In his debut novel My Man, My Boyz, author
Dwayne Vernon tackles a story about losing and finding love and the importance of brotherhood.

This is a story that explores the challenge of finding
love again after it has been tragically ripped away.
Tariff is the grief stricken lover who falls into this
dilemma when the love of his life, James, is murdered
during a car-jacking gone bad. James's last request to
Tariff is to love again.

Demetrius is one of Tariff's and James's many good
friends who tries very hard to help Tariff make peace
with the past so they could work towards a promising
future. Things seem to look up when Mike and his
lover, Reese, invite Tariff, Demetrius, and their other
good friends, Tyrell and Jay, on an all-expense paid
trip to Miami in celebration of Reese signing with the NFL.

When Tyrell brings along his new lover, Chuck, things
get a little bit interesting. When Chuck
puts his life on the line to save Reese and Mike from
a mugging and mesmerizes the guys with a set of pipes
so amazing, Tyrell is convinced he could be a new and
upcoming recording artist, but as Tyrell learns more
about Chuck's past, he discovers a life-shattering
secret that could not only destroy Tyrell, but
threatens the friendship and trust Chuck worked so
hard to build with him and his boyz.

Dwayne Vernon also had a vision to break the
stereotype of the feminine gay male and shows us the
masculine side that a few of us rarely read about.
He also touches on homophobia, the struggles of
keeping secrets and dealing with the dangerous
repercussions it brings once discovered.

We feel you will not only enjoy this refreshing story
My Man, My Boyz brings to the table, but it just
might let you take a closer look at the relationship
you have with your man and your boyz.