Born prematurely to a former prostitute and a pimp, Cameron's life has been full of hard knocks. With a mother addicted to drugs, and a father who was never there, Cameron and his brothers grew up in and out of children homes on the harshest streets of Detroit . Cameron's two older brothers are both convicted felons and have added truth to the theory that most inner city males never achieve the American Dream, making Cameron wonder if he has a chance of something better. He does have one positive influence in his life, who helps Cameron get into college, but then dies suddenly during his freshman year. Cameron finds himself stranded hundreds of miles from home in an unfamiliar world with no one but himself to depend on. Cameron works his way through college, experiencing financial and emotional hardships that most students never dream of. Barely living above the poverty line in the city’s worst projects, Cameron sees drugs and murder, but it’s the blow his mother delivers that will change his life forever. Will Cameron allow the Things IN Between to alter his future dreams of becoming a successful chemist? Filled with twists, turns, and shocking revelations and an ending that will leave you speechless, Things IN Between will make you call up your book club to chat about it.