You can’t have your cake and eat it is about Michael Brown, a young Black male, fresh from university who struggles with the demons of his sexuality that still haunt him, He tries to lead a comfortable heterosexual life. He thinks he has suppressed his ‘other side’ through his failing relationship with Michelle. However this changes when Gemma walks into his life. She’s a funny, bubbly police officer, gorgeous with brunette hair and milky skin. That's the problem, especially for a man who is pro Black: Gemma is white. On top of that, Michael befriends a gay colleague at his workplace called Nathan. Nathan appears ‘legit’ but he is falling hard and fast for his fellow black counterpart. Nathan’s desires become reality, leaving Michael with more drama and headache. Michael, only content on listening to his head, must now listen to his heart. This decision means facing the fallout from his conquests who don't understand, along with a truth that will shake Michael’s faith to the core and test the true power of love. You can’t have your cake and eat it shows us a man who, by all accounts, has exactly what many men desire to have – different sexual conquests. However as he's swept up in the need to distinguish his sexual orientation, Michael learns that having different sexual conquests is not all that it’s made out to be. The novel shows with intelligence and empathy, the similarities that all relationships have and the differences in the choices which all humans must make everyday