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Aura

This story contains themes of: depression, self-harm, explicit imagery, assault

Story Notes

Aura is the third book in the Heart Ain’t a Brain series, continuing the intense and emotional journey of Dominic and Raelle. If you’ve followed their story through Heart Ain't A Brain and Natural Disaster, get ready—things are about to get even more complicated.

Summary

Raelle and Dominic once lived in the glow of a love that felt untouchable—until everything shattered. What was once warmth turned to shadow, and in the wreckage, they became strangers with too much history and too many scars. Now, Raelle is determined to move forward, leaving behind the pain, the memories, and most of all, Dominic. But no matter how far she runs, his presence lingers—an aura she can’t escape, a love she can’t forget. Dominic isn’t ready to let go. Haunted by regret and the fear of losing her forever, he’s willing to fight for what they had—even if she wants nothing to do with him. But the past is never truly buried, and some loves burn too fiercely to ever fade. As their paths cross once more, Raelle and Dominic must decide: is their love a ghost of what once was, or is it the only thing strong enough to save them?

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10d ago
Chapters
17
Rating
5.0 (7 reviews)
Age Rating
18+
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Cast

Raelle Hughes| 24

Dominic Grant| 25

Kasim Sutton| 25

Christopher Brown| 25

Amarie Brown|24

Dreka Gilyard| 28

Kevin Gilyard| 29

Juan Carlos Rivas| 34

Candice Whitmore|24

Lauren Bennett| 24

Malachi Samuels| 27

Harper Collins|24

Nayeli Phillips|22

Vanessa Montgomery| 27

Nasir Zahid| 22

Daniel Grant|19

Athena Hall|44

April Sutton|44

Eve Sinclair|41

Justine Sinclair|26

Teyana Shumpert|25

Lawrence Hughes|45

Kenya Moore-Hughes|45

Benji Wright| 25

Eden Blake| 23

Dr. Sienna Washington| 45

Dr. Elijah Childs| 45

Mateo “Clyde” Rivas| 30

More secondary characters will be added to this list as the book progresses.

This book is rated (M)

•This is the third book in the Heart Ain't a Brain Series. If you haven't read the first two books, I suggest doing so because this book frequently references events from the previous two installments.

• This story contains explicit language, depression, anxiety, sexual scenes, death, violence, talk of suicide, alcohol, and drugs. Please read with caution!

• All face claims are used to convey my imagination and don't reflect who they are in real life. I don't own any of these images.

• All scenarios and characters are works of fiction.

• Some real places may be mentioned and used in a fictional manner

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