Maria Fraisl - though most people call me Mary.
Born in Vienna, Austria, I’ve always been drawn to the places where darkness meets beauty... where love is both a wound and a cure.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with supernatural romance, dark secrets, and bad boys in all their dangerous glory. Over twenty years ago, I found my own version of one, married him, and built a life filled with three kids, two dogs, and just enough chaos to keep the fire alive.
I am the founder of ELARA Books, my creative sanctuary for stories that live between light and shadow.
My debut romantasy novel, LOUIS, is the beginning of that dream... a story born from obsession, loss, and the kind of love that refuses to fade.
I write for readers who crave emotion that lingers... who aren’t afraid of stories that seduce, break, and heal in the same breath.
Because to me, writing isn’t an escape...
It’s a way back to the parts of ourselves we’re not supposed to want.
...and if I’m honest... I believe in far more than what our eyes can see.
I believe the soul knows truths the world has forgotten.
That creatures walk beside us, watching, waiting... hoping we’ll remember that they were never just myths.
That every story carries a fragment of something real.
So tell me... do you still believe in what hides between the stars?