Book excerpt: Do Men and Women Experience Love Differently? Mark van Stratum is a modern day Charles Bukowski, moving through life with a coterie of women in tow and a whirlwind of drama surrounding his every move. Heartbroken and depressed after the love of his life devastated him by cheating shortly after their son was born, van Stratum goes on a no-holds-barred rampage through the women and capitals of Western Europe. As the truth emerges from their shattered marriage, everything is thrown into question, including whether his son is actually from his seed. Alpha Seed, Beta Need is a love story like no other, alternating between jaw-dropping romantic interludes and deep psychological analysis into the nature of love.