Michael Conner was the child of two great parents who loved him. He had friends that very few are fortunate to have and he was one of the richest kids in the world. After the untimely death of his parents when he was just a child, Michael learnt that money and power isn"t always enough to protect you from the pains of life. Nothing seemed to be able to ease his pain and he finally decides to leave this town and everyone that he knew. Little did he know that fate would lead him back to the bitter-sweet town of Syria. It has been fifteen years since his parents" death and a lot about Michael has changed. He is reunited with his childhood friends including Emily, the one girl he ever loved. Michael soon finds that his friends have all led a less than fantastic life. In fact, while reuniting with and falling completely in love with Emily once more, he comes to learn of the pain that each of them has faced. If Tomorrow Never Comes is a book that explores the less than blissful side of life. It is filled with tributes to the millions of people that have experienced the pain that is brought on when someone you love dies; to children that live in a household with domestic violence or to children that are abandoned and grow up in an orphanage; to people that are struggling financially; and for the millions of people that know what it is like to love someone and not be loved in return, or even more painful, to love someone and never find the courage to tell them how you feel.