The Crash Course: Short Steamy Sports Romance Prequel | Star Athlete x Strong Heroine | Winter Story In The Mountains by Mara J. Ova
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.
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Author Bio:
Mara J. Ova writes contemporary romance that burns hot and cuts deep, where love is always tangled up with risk. She’s the creator of The Carved Heart Series — stories set in the high-speed, high-stakes world of alpine skiing, filled with dangerous slopes, fearless women, and men who know exactly how to make you weak in the knees.
All of her books connect inside the Maraverse, a universe where athletes, dreamers, and daredevils chase glory — and just as often, stumble headfirst into love.
A lifelong skier and devoted fan of the Alps, Mara brings adrenaline-soaked settings to life in her romances, from frozen mountainsides to rushing rivers. And when the writing day is over, she’ll never say no to a glass of crisp, dry white wine.