Mara J. Ova

Fast lines. Hard falls. Hot love.

Romance that refuses to play it safe.

My Books

The carved series #01

Carve My Heart

She didn’t mean to fall for him. But some crashes change everything.

The first time they meet, she’s the woman in his way; snow in her hair, defiance in her eyes, heart hammering from a collision that wasn’t entirely accidental. The air between them hums like a starting gate about to drop. One glance, one touch, and the world narrows to breath, heat, and the sting of cold air on bare skin. He smells of wax, adrenaline, and danger. And she’s already lost control.

Thomas Kern isn’t just fast. He’s the man the mountain bends for; flying downhill at 140 km/h, taking three Gs in every turn, carving perfection out of ice. Austria’s golden boy. The face of the Olympic dream. Fearless, flawless, worshiped. Everything about him says he was born to win. Everything except the part of him that’s gone a little hollow from doing it alone.

Katharina Berger built her career on keeping emotions off the record. As the team’s new PR specialist, she’s here to manage stories, not become one. She’s ambitious, brilliant, and far too aware of what happens to women who fall for men like him. But when their eyes meet again—months after their steamy night on the glacier—the spark reignites, sharper than ever, right when the whole world is watching.

As the season races toward the Olympics, every finish line blurs the line between control and chaos. Loving him could ruin her career. Needing her could destroy his focus. But in a world where speed is survival and perfection hurts, some crashes are worth taking.

Carve My Heartline is a high-heat, slow-burn sports romance set in the heart of the Alpine World Cup—perfect for readers who crave forbidden attraction, Olympic tension, and the kind of chemistry that melts snow.

the prequel to the carve series

The Crash Course

Before the Olympics. Before the glory. There was a crash that changed everything.

She crashed into his life, then vanished, leaving behind only the memory of the night that burned through their reason. He was everything she swore to stay away from, yet every time their eyes met, sparks burned through her resolve.

Thomas Kern isn’t just an elite skier; he’s the elite skier. Flying downhill at 140 km/h, taking 3 g in every turn, he’s fearless, flawless, and worshiped. He’s won it all: four globes, countless races, the adoration of a nation. Everything except Olympic gold. Everything except the fire he’s lost somewhere along the way.

Katharina Berger is ambitious, talented, and dangerously perceptive—the kind of journalist who captures emotion better than anyone else. She writes about heroes but never lets herself love one. Until now.

When their worlds collide—athlete and journalist, golden boy and ambitious woman—their connection is instant, electric, and completely off-limits. Falling for him could ruin her. Loving her could dethrone him.

But some crashes can’t be undone, and some stories are worth breaking the rules for.

Crash Course is a short prequel to the Carve series: a high-heat, slow-burn sports romance set on the world’s fastest slopes. If you love athlete × journalist, forbidden attraction, and one-night-that-changes-everything stories, get ready for the passion, the power, and the crash that starts it all.

The Crash Course is a prequel to the Carve series that launches in November 2025.

Who is Mara

my story into maraverse

I’ve been spinning stories in my head for as long as I can remember. As a child, they were pure adventure. But once I became a teenager, love slipped in. A glance. A kiss. A man. And with him — heat.

is this happily ever after after all?

Then I did what seemed smart: I played it cool. I went for the safe path. A PhD in history. A career that looked steady on the outside. But life has a way of surprising you — and mine came in the shape of my own sexy skier. He was my happily ever after, though in real life those don’t look like fairy tales. Sometimes they sound more like that song from Tangled: Is this happily ever after after all…

who i really am?

There were detours, struggles, things I had to heal. Two years of therapy showed my who I really was. But when I finally turned back to writing, something shifted. Out on a run, Show Yourself from Frozen 2 in my ears, I realized this was what I was meant to do. What I was born to do.

I’ve always read romance, because what else is life really about? The big achievements are wonderful, but without love, without a real relationship — and yes, without a working sex life — happiness slips away. Even psychiatrists will tell you: they always ask about intimacy when you sit down with them, because it matters that much.

maraverse is born

That’s why I believe in the healing potential of spicy romance. It helps women reclaim their sexuality, gives us permission to feel the heat, to want more, to demand more. It empowers us. And we need that.

Newsletter from the Maraverse

enter the Maraverse: Where Love is Always on the Line

You’re invited to step into the Maraverse — my world of bold athletes, reckless dreamers, and the people wild enough to love them. Here, the stakes are high, the emotions run hotter than the snow is cold, and every story is tied together by one thing: passion that refuses to play it safe.

And a bonus short story: The night they met

For those who want to taste my style, skip the story and dive right into the heat.