Taking the journey through Gene's life is uplifting at times, but also has its shares of heart break and devastation. His story begins, as so many of our stories do, with matters of the heart. Gene is young and in love and learning to navigate both his new found love life and his life in general. The author takes you back and forth from past to present as you learn about the story of Gene and how he's found himself not just thinking about his heart but studying matters of the heart as a heart surgeon "intern". Williams is clearly educated in the medical field as there is a lot of medical terms used (I found myself reaching for the dictionary several times) to describe many aspects of Gene's career discovery. Although it seems as if this will become any typical love story I appreciated the author's commitment to authenticity and acknowledging that some stories do leave us open, vulnerable, and broken hearted.