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Sara Heart

Active: 2005-08-25 → 2025-10-27 • 🏆 #1944 in Career Reads • 💬 #2584 in Reviews • ✍️ #3180 in Total Words (of 5,693 authors) • FictionMania Author Page (#3141)
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Total Career Reads
40,308
Avg 13,436 reads / story (3/3 tracked)
Reads Velocity (3w / 2m)
+1,052 / 3w
Est. +3,006 reads in last 2 months
Reader Reviews
20
1 review per 2,015 reads • Last: 10/27/25
Stories & Series
3
0 multi-part series
Total Word Count
10,324
≈ 0.1 full-length novels
🏆 Top 10 Most-Read Stories by Sara Heart
Signature Themes — Categories & Keywords (Click any tag to filter stories)
The Operation 3AI Artwork 2AI generated 2School Girl 2Transitioning 2Voluntary 2Comics 1Sweet / Sentimental 1
Hormones 3Heterosexual 2Prom Girl or Fancy Dance 2Castration 1Cheerleader 1School Girl 1
🔔 0 stories received reviews after your last visit ( )

Complete Story Catalog (3)

Added ↕ Story Title & Summary ↕ Old → New Name Rating / Age Words ↕ Total Reads ↕ Reads (3w) ↕ Reads (2m) ↕ Reviews ↕ Last Review ↕
2025-10-27
The Final Play
The final snap was a lie. After retiring as the one of the NFL's greatest quarterbacks, Leo Maxwell begins his courageous transition to become Elena Maxwell, trading the huddle for the high-stakes cheer squad audition line. Supported by her surprising ex-fiancée, Seraphina and her former backup QB, Mac Davies, who saw the woman beneath the helmet, she must conquer public scrutiny to win the only prize that matters: the truth of her own soul.
Leo → Elena
+Mac, Seraphina
R Yes
Adult 26-55
5,682
8,163
21.83/day • ~458 / 3w
458 1,310 3 2025-10-27
2025-10-20
A Journey of Love and Transition
Sara's story is the culmination of her life long fight to realize her authentic self, transitioning from the secrecy of being David, a struggle that risked severing her bond with her twin brother Kevin, to achieving physical and spiritual wholeness as Sara through transition and final surgery, ultimately finding profound peace, love with Ben, and the motherhood she desired through the adoption of their daughter, Lily.
David → Sara
+Kevin, Maya, Matt, Ben
R Yes
Teenager 13-18
4,636
9,664
25.36/day • ~533 / 3w
533 1,522 4 2025-10-20
2005-08-25
Going Home
One year ago sara left home to fulfill her dream of becoming a girl. She did not tell her friends or family why she left. They are all going to be in for a shock, as Sara is Going Home.
David → Sara
+Brian
G Yes
College Age 19-26
6
22,481
2.9/day • ~61 / 3w
61 174 13 2013-07-11