Dr. Mary Mongiovi

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Dr. Mary Mongiovi is a passionate storyteller who explores the complexities of modern relationships and the strength found in unconventional families. With a background in community building and a keen eye for the nuances of domestic life, Mary crafts narratives that celebrate love in all its forms. Living in a quiet corner of the country, she draws inspiration from the natural world and the resilience of the human spirit. When she isn't writing about the deep bonds of sisterhood and partnership, Mary enjoys gardening, exploring local art galleries, gem and mineral shows, creating original music, and advocating for animals. 'The Women of Hilltop Haven' is her latest exploration into the intersection of love and survival.

Books

Mayday Island

Mayday Island

Stranded by sabotage, hunted in the wild, saved by unyielding courage and love

Adventure
Thriller
Romance

A routine flight becomes a desperate fight for survival when an engine failure forces pilot Austin Archer to crash-land on desolate Blackwood Island. Injured and isolated, the tight-knit group of women must rely on emergency physician Tracey and nurse Cassie to treat traumatic wounds, including a crushed limb and a debilitating health crisis. But the wilderness is not their only enemy. A grim inspection of the wreckage reveals a chilling truth: the fuel lines were intentionally severed. As corrupt forces send armed mercenaries to eliminate all witnesses, the survivors must navigate treacherous cliffs, dark sea caves, and rising stakes. United by fierce found-family bonds and blossoming romance, they orchestrate daring decoys while racing against the clock. Meanwhile, on the mainland, an ally uncovers the conspiracy and launches a daring rescue through storm-tossed seas. To survive the deadly siege, they will have to risk everything to ignite a beacon of hope before the shadows close in.

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Expansion Of the Haven

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Expansion Of the Haven

A slow-burn lesbian awakening amid sanctuary, ambition, and desire

Romance
Erotica

Some expansions reshape more than land. Julianne Rossi arrives at Hilltop Haven ready to grow her empire—and protect the mountain sanctuary she has come to love. Partnering with brilliant land-trust strategist Selene, she plans to secure the adjacent ridge and build a low-impact retreat for the unconventional family that calls the haven home. But strategy is not the only thing stirring between them. Despite decades of relationships with men, Julianne has never stopped wondering what intimacy with a woman might feel like. She is certain of only one thing: if she ever takes that step, it must be with Selene. When corporate raider Teresa Pugh moves to seize the corridor with forged easements and midnight sabotage, the haven’s future hangs by a thread. As legal battles ignite and loyalties are tested, Julianne and Selene’s slow-burn chemistry becomes an unstoppable force—demanding honesty, courage, and a passionate awakening that will change everything. Expansion at Hilltop Haven is a steamy contemporary romance of found family, fierce protection, and the love that expands a heart forever.

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: The Alarm

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: The Alarm

When the alert sounds, love and sanctuary face a deadly message

Romance
Erotica
lesbian fiction

Breakfast at Hilltop Haven was supposed to be ordinary. Then the emergency alert hits: an active shooter at the valley store. For Cassie, certainty lands harder than the news itself—Captain Finley Byrne, the woman she has only just begun to love, is the officer down. While radio scraps drip into the kitchen, the household locks ranks. Morgan fights a rising MS flare and seals the perimeter. Tracey turns the clinic into a trauma bay. Jesse hardens every gate. Selene and Julianne choke off scavengers who smell blood. Austin keeps the plane hot. No one lets Cassie grieve alone. When Finley is confirmed among the wounded, the women race official channels and their own fierce capabilities. Clara survives long enough to name details that refuse to stay random. What looked like chance begins to look like a message aimed at everyone who ever stood with the sanctuary. In a house built on chosen family, intimacy becomes both refuge and fuel. The first ten chapters drive from shattered quiet through locked gates, clinic lights, and a cliff that leaves Finley’s life—and the haven’s future—hanging on one unanswered transmission.

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Loyalty To the Haven

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Loyalty To the Haven

Found family, slow-burning desire, and a sanctuary worth defending at all costs

Romance
Literary Fiction
Erotica

Peace at Hilltop Haven was hard-won. The women intend to keep it. Morgan steadies herself through military discipline and the quiet devotion of Jesse, while Cassie thrives again as a hospital nurse—reclaiming a life beyond the walls of their sanctuary. Their bond is fierce, intimate, and nonnegotiable. Then Lieutenant Finley Byrne arrives with news about the bank robbers who once shattered their calm. Professional. Steady. Undeniably drawn to Cassie. Cassie feels the pull too. But any new desire must honor the love she already shares—and the loyalty that built the Haven. When one of the criminals escapes custody, the household’s hard-earned peace fractures. Morgan slips back into tactical mode. Tracey and Selene fight to protect the home they’ve made. And Finley must prove she can stand with them, not pull Cassie away. A sensual, slow-burn story of polyamorous love, courage, and the women who choose each other—again and again.

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Ancestral Calling

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Ancestral Calling

The past ignites a modern-day battle for identity, justice, and the power of love

Romantic Suspense
Thriller
Romance

For three nights, the nightmares have been identical: the roar of flames, the scent of smoke, and the terrifying sight of herself tied to a stake in a seventeenth-century village. Cassie Evans thought her visions were just stress, until a DNA test uncovers a chilling truth. She is the direct descendant of Elowen, a woman executed centuries ago for the crimes of witchcraft and loving another woman. Driven by an ancestral calling, Cassie and her partners—Tracey, Selene, and Jessie—travel to the secluded town of Blackwood Creek to reclaim a forgotten legacy. But they quickly realize the town’s dark history isn't buried in the past. Between icy hostility from the local elite and a shadowy conspiracy involving land rights and a generational curse, the danger is very real. As the line between historical trauma and modern-day malice blurs, the women of Hilltop Haven must rely on their unbreakable polyamorous bond to survive. In a place where old prejudices still burn hot, Cassie must embrace her true self to break the cycle of hate before history repeats itself. Some secrets were meant to stay hidden, but some fires can never be extinguished.

The Threads of Time

The Threads of Time

Love, lust, and legacy collide when one woman unravels her bloodline through time

Fantasy
Science Fiction
Erotica

Fifteen minutes. That is all the time Dr. Evelyn Reed is allowed inside the body of an ancestor before the protocols rip her mind home. Using her own DNA as a quantum key, the brilliant geneticist slips into the lives of the women who came before her—Victorian drawing rooms thick with restraint, silk, and forbidden desire; crowded streets of 1912 New York humming with danger. Each jump is richer, more addictive, more real than the sterile present. Her lover and medical partner, Dr. Olivia Stanford, enforces the hard limit. She watches Evelyn return with worsening aphasia, tremors, and memories that no longer belong solely to her. Boundaries erode. Trust frays. Their intimacy turns raw and desperate as the past begins to bleed into Evelyn’s waking mind. Then a corporate predator circles their lab, hungry for the technology. A jump goes wrong. The fifteen-minute wall shatters. Now Evelyn’s consciousness drifts across generations while Olivia fights to pull her back—before family secrets, historical violence, and Evelyn’s own obsession erase the future they still might share. A lush, erotic, high-stakes fusion of science fiction and historical desire.

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Courage Under Fire

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Courage Under Fire

Bound by love and tested by fire when a routine errand turns into a deadly standoff.

Contemporary Romance
Domestic Drama
Romance

Peace was supposed to be the new normal at Hilltop Haven. After surviving a grueling liver transplant and finally uniting their unconventional family, Morgan Riley and Cassandra Evans believed the hardest battles were behind them. But a simple trip to the bank to celebrate a birthday turns into a bloody fight for survival. When two gunmen storm the building, chaos erupts. Morgan, ever the protector, manages to neutralize one threat but is caught in the crossfire, leaving her critically wounded. With the bank in total lockdown and a second gunman cornering the hostages, the roles have shifted. Now, Cassie must push past her paralyzing fear to perform emergency trauma care with nothing but her bare hands and sheer desperation. From the outside, the rest of the family watches in agony as the police perimeter tightens. Through a single, fragile phone line, Tracey must remotely guide Cassie through the impossible. In this high-stakes test of courage and medical skill, the women of Hilltop Haven must prove that their bond is stronger than any bullet. Will their love be enough to bring everyone home, or will the sanctuary they built crumble in an afternoon of violence?

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Family Comes First

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Family Comes First

Two weeks. Six women. One family rewriting its own rules.

Romance
Drama
Erotica

The women of Hilltop Haven are shutting the gates for two full weeks. No patients, no customers, no phone calls, no outside world—just Selene, Jesse, Tracey, Cassie, Morgan, and Austin learning how to be a family again. With the wellness center closed and the restoration shop on pause, they are finally alone with the silence they have avoided for months. As the hours stretch and old defenses crumble, buried tensions surface. Selene’s need to lead collides with Jesse’s fear of being vulnerable. New desires ignite between partners who thought they already knew every boundary. Each intimate conversation and every shared night brings them closer to the raw truth: their polyamorous bond must evolve or break. Then a secret about Cassie’s future threatens everything they’ve built. Can two weeks of radical honesty hold a family together, or will the truths they uncover tear them apart forever? A bold, sensual story of love, reinvention, and the courage it takes to choose one another every single day.

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Changing Dynamics

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Changing Dynamics

Love, secrets, and shifting bonds in a polyamorous haven

Drama
Queer Romance
Contemporary Fiction

When Sloane leaves for her overseas assignment, peace should finally settle at Hilltop Haven. Instead, the silence exposes fractures no one expected. Dr. Tracey Sterling balances her demanding medical practice with a new, passionate romance with Morgan Riley. But this connection threatens the family’s fragile balance. Jesse, Tracey’s longtime partner and Morgan’s half-sister, struggles with jealousy and insecurity while Selene offers quiet strength. Meanwhile, Morgan hides her worsening Multiple Sclerosis symptoms, confiding only in Cassie. Her secrecy leads to a devastating accident that forces every hidden truth into the light. Through medical crises and raw emotional confrontations, the women must decide what love really means when power, vulnerability, and desire intertwine. At Hilltop Haven, the only way forward is together. A gripping contemporary drama about polyamory, chronic illness, and the courage to rebuild.

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Tracey's Struggle

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Tracey's Struggle

When the whole house falls ill, one woman holds everything together

Romance
Contemporary Fiction
Erotica

A peaceful winter has finally settled over Hilltop Haven—until a vicious flu tears through the sanctuary, leaving every woman bedridden and helpless. Dr. Tracey Sterling is the last one standing. As partner, caretaker, and reluctant head nurse, she transforms their loving home into a makeshift hospital filled with fevers, stubborn patients, and nonstop demands. Jesse refuses to rest. Selene tries to run her empire from delirium. Cassie battles guilt. Austin struggles with old injuries on top of new aches. Outside, a winter storm threatens power, heat, and the fragile infrastructure they all depend on. On top of this, is her budding feelings for Morgan who during a fevered delirium, admits being in love with Tracey. In the midst of sneezes, soup spills, and tender midnight check-ins, Tracey discovers unexpected strength in her polyamorous family and new depths to their devotion. But her own strength is fading, and the question lingers: how long can one woman carry them all before she too breaks? A funny, heartfelt story about love, vulnerability, and the women who refuse to stay down.

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Haunting From the Past

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Haunting From the Past

A fearless pilot returns to test the boundaries of family, desire, and loyalty.

Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary Drama

Austin Archer is a force of nature. A stunt pilot who lives for the adrenaline of a near-miss, she’s used to flying high—until a catastrophic crash left her with a permanent limp and a heart full of unfinished business. Now, she’s back in Hilltop Haven to claim a vintage motorcycle and perhaps something much more precious: Jesse Riley. Jesse and Austin were once a perfect match of reckless hearts, but their paths diverged when the sky called Austin away. Now, seeing her again, the old sparks don’t just fly—they ignite. But Jesse isn’t alone anymore. Selene, Cassie, and Tracey have built a sanctuary of shared love, and the arrival of this magnetic, green-eyed stranger throws their world into a tailspin. As the four women feel an undeniable pull toward Austin, they must decide if their circle is strong enough to expand. But the past isn't just haunting Austin’s dreams; it’s hunting her. Sterling Miller, a vengeful executive from her former life, is determined to dismantle her reputation and the peace of Hilltop Haven. To protect their future, the women must confront their deepest fears and decide if love is a risk worth the fall.

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: The Sacrifice

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: The Sacrifice

How much of herself must she give to save the sanctuary she loves?

Contemporary Fiction
Drama
Contemporary Romance

The sanctuary is under siege, and the cost of survival is higher than ever. Following a brutal legal battle that drained the family’s resources, Selene Dubois holds the key to Hilltop Haven’s future. A high-stakes merger in Milan offers a financial lifeline that could secure their legacy for generations. But as the clock ticks toward her flight, a silent, agonizing enemy awakens within her. A recurring illness has returned with a vengeance, threatening to shatter her professional steel. Selene is determined to hide her physical unraveling from those she loves, convinced that her sacrifice is the only way to protect the family. But she isn't just fighting her own body. A ruthless new fixer from Vanguard Holdings, Vinnie Gallo, is closing in, ready to dismantle the sanctuary from the outside while Selene crumbles from within. Tracey Sterling senses the lie behind Selene’s stoic mask, but confronting her means risking the very deal that keeps them afloat. In this gripping installment of The Women of Hilltop Haven series, loyalty is tested and love becomes a battlefield. Can Selene secure the future of the haven, or will her ultimate sacrifice be her final undoing?

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Family Crisis

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Family Crisis

A bond tested by blood, medical ethics, and a family's fight for survival

Contemporary Romance
Drama
Romantic Suspense

In the sanctuary of Hilltop Haven, a new storm is gathering—one that love alone might not be able to weather. Morgan Riley’s life hangs by a thread. The medications meant to keep her Multiple Sclerosis at bay have turned against her, leaving her liver in total failure. For her half-sister Jesse, the choice is clear: she is a perfect match, and she will do whatever it takes to save Morgan. But Morgan, fiercely independent and weary of being a burden, refuses the sacrifice. As a doctor, Tracey Sterling is caught in the ultimate professional crosshairs. She must navigate a high-stakes medical minefield while her own heart is on the line. But the crisis inside the hospital is only half the battle. Outside, predatory developers are circling the estate, and a shocking discovery about pharmaceutical negligence suggests Morgan’s decline was no accident. From the operating room to the courtroom, the women of Hilltop Haven must prove that their unconventional family is unbreakable. In this gripping installment of the series, Dr. Mary Mongiovi explores the limits of sacrifice, the weight of medical ethics, and the enduring power of a polyamorous bond that defies the status quo.

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Pushing Past the Edge

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Pushing Past the Edge

Four women face desire, danger, and the ghosts that refuse to stay buried

Romance
Literary Fiction
LGBTQ+ Fiction

Jesse Riley has always been the steady engine of Hilltop Haven, until a dark restlessness fractures everything she holds dear. Her partners Selene, Tracey, and Cassie watch with growing dread as Jesse’s sexual appetite and physical risk-taking reach a fevered pitch. She joins illegal night races at the local dirt arena, pushing vintage motorcycles beyond the laws of physics. But this isn’t just about speed—it’s about outrunning ghosts from her father’s past. Old debts and hidden journals have resurfaced, threatening to consume the sanctuary they built together. Every intimate encounter becomes a battlefield of desperate intensity, leaving the four women emotionally raw. When Jesse enters the deadly Suicide Sprint, her bike gives way in a catastrophic crash. As her life hangs in the balance, the family must confront the inner demons she’s hidden before the wreckage destroys them all. Hilltop Haven was meant to be a place of healing—but what happens when one woman only feels alive on the verge of breaking?

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Still Standing Strong

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: Still Standing Strong

Four women fight for love, family, and their sanctuary

Romance
LGBTQ+
Lesbian Literature

When Morgan Riley arrives at Hilltop Haven carrying a devastating MS diagnosis, the women who call this sanctuary home must rally around their newest sister. Jesse's half-sibling brings more than memories—she brings the promise of love when journalist Sloane discovers an instant, undeniable connection. But peace is shattered when Vanguard Holdings escalates their campaign against the property from legal threats to brutal violence. Jesse is viciously attacked outside her own shop, leaving the family shattered and fighting for her recovery. As Morgan adjusts to civilian life and explores her feelings for Sloane, the women must protect their haven while healing both bodies and hearts. In this powerful story of resilience, love, and chosen family, four women discover that sometimes the greatest strength comes from standing together. The Women of Hilltop Haven proves that when everything is on the line, love is the ultimate defense.

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: The Test

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: The Test

Desire, betrayal, and the unbreakable bonds that define a family.

Romance
Contemporary Romance
LGBTQ+ Fiction

When charismatic event planner Liora Bennett arrives at Hilltop Haven, she brings more than old memories—she brings a calculated plan to dismantle the unconventional family Tracey Sterling has built with Selene, Jesse, and Cassie. With magnetic charm and a dangerous agenda, Liora targets each woman in turn, using seduction and secrets to test the strength of their polyamorous bond. As the peaceful sanctuary they created together faces its greatest threat, the women must navigate jealousy, doubt, and the lingering ghosts of Tracey's past. From whispered temptations to explosive confrontations, the battle for their home and hearts grows more intense with every encounter. The family must decide whether their love is strong enough to survive manipulation and betrayal, or if the cracks Liora creates will shatter everything they've worked so hard to build. A passionate exploration of trust, desire, and chosen family, The Hilltop Haven Chronicles will leave readers breathless until the final page.

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: The Beginning

The Women Of Hilltop Haven: The Beginning

Four women build love and desire at their private sanctuary

Contemporary Romance
Erotica
Adventure

At Hilltop Haven, Jesse Riley has always lived life on her own terms. A skilled motorcycle mechanic who values independence and her own desires, she never expected to find the family she craved. When sophisticated magazine mogul Selene Dubois enters her world, everything changes. Together they create a foundation built on trust, respect, and the freedom to love without limits. Soon their circle expands to include brilliant physician Dr. Tracey Sterling and compassionate nurse Cassandra Evans. What begins as attraction grows into something deeper—a true domestic partnership where each woman finds safety, connection, and the fulfillment of her needs. Set against the backdrop of motorcycles, medicine, and quiet mountain nights, The Women of Hilltop Haven follows the tender beginning of four hearts learning to share one home. A heartfelt polyamorous romance about courage, consent, and choosing love beyond convention.

The Women of Hilltop Haven: The Saga Continues

The Women of Hilltop Haven: The Saga Continues

Bound by love and hidden history in a battle to protect their sanctuary

Literary Fiction
Lesbian Romance

The women of Hilltop Haven survived the storm, but the true test of their foundation has only just begun. After a grueling medical crisis, the family is ready to turn their renovated barn into a community wellness center—a beacon of holistic healing for their neighbors. But their dream of a sanctuary is met with fierce resistance when a powerful local official targets their polyamorous lifestyle, threatening to dismantle everything they have built in the name of moral standards. While Selene fights the legal bureaucracy and Tracey manages the clinical transition, a shocking discovery changes everything. Beneath the barn's floorboards, Cassie unearths a hidden cellar filled with artifacts that whisper secrets of the land’s original owners. These relics suggest a history far more complex than the town admits, providing the family with the leverage they need—if they can survive the fallout. In this stirring sequel to the Hilltop Haven saga, love is both a weapon and a shield. As internal tensions rise and external prejudices mount, the women must prove that their non-traditional bond is the very source of their power. From bestselling author Dr. Mary Mongiovi, this is a story of resilience, historical mystery, and the courage to live out loud.

Immaculate Conception

Immaculate Conception

Science meets nature in a world where men are a myth and secrets are lethal

Science Fiction

Dr. Renee Roget is a scientist who trusts logic over legend. As a brilliant geneticist, she has built her career on cold, hard facts—and her life on walls that keep the world out. But when she arrives on a secluded, storm-swept island to investigate a biological anomaly, her understanding of reality begins to fracture. Deep within the jungle, Renee discovers an indigenous community that has thrived for generations without men. Working with the mysterious Major Jesse Ravenwolf and her mentor Dr. Eileen Thompson, Renee uncovers a startling symbiotic bond between the island's flora and human biology. It is a world where two maternal ova can fuse to create life—a miracle of science that defies every rule she knows. But the island is as dangerous as it is wondrous. As violent storms batter the coast, Renee find herself physically and emotionally exposed. Twice saved from the brink of death by Jesse, Renee is forced to confront the trauma that has long dictated her life. In the heart of the wild, she must decide if she is brave enough to embrace a truth that could change humanity forever—and a love she never thought possible. Immaculate Conception is a breathtaking blend of speculative science and deep emotional resonance, exploring the limits of nature and the power of connection.

The Women of Hilltop Haven

The Women of Hilltop Haven

Four hearts, one bond, and the medical mystery that threatens to break them.

Literary Fiction

At Hilltop Haven, the air is sweet, and the future is bright. For Selene, Tracey, Cassie, and Jesse, their unconventional polyamorous family is a sanctuary of love and shared dreams. But as they begin renovating an old barn into a collective artist studio, their idyllic life is shattered. When Jesse, the group's grounding force, collapses with a mysterious and aggressive illness, the sanctuary becomes a battleground. Fever and delirium take hold, and the medical establishment offers more questions than answers. To save the woman they love, the remaining three must lean into their professional strengths: Selene’s obsessive research, Tracey’s medical expertise, and Cassie’s nursing intuition. As they race to diagnose a rare autoimmune disorder triggered by the very project meant to unite them, their bond is pushed to its absolute limit. They must fight against time, medical uncertainty, and their own fears to bring Jesse back from the brink. 'The Women of Hilltop Haven' is a poignant story of resilience, unconventional love, and the power of a family built by choice. Can they finish their sanctuary, or will the secrets of the barn tear them apart forever?

Love Always Prevails

Love Always Prevails

When duty calls and love falters, one hero proves that some risks are worth taking

Contemporary Drama
Romance

Detective Peyton Moretti has always known that the badge comes with a price. But she never expected it to cost her the woman she loves. When Emma Doyle, a dedicated ER nurse, ends their relationship because she can no longer bear the constant fear of losing her partner to the line of duty, Peyton is left reeling from a heartbreak no tactical training could prepare her for. Everything changes in a heartbeat when a routine day turns into a nightmare. During a high-stakes shootout, Peyton throws herself into the line of fire to shield a civilian, taking down an active shooter but sustaining life-threatening injuries in the process. Rushed to the very hospital where Emma works, Peyton becomes the patient Emma feared she would one day have to save. As Emma fights to stabilize the woman who holds her heart, she is forced to confront the harsh reality of her choices. In the sterile halls of the trauma center, Emma must decide: will she let fear dictate her future, or will she realize that life’s greatest risks are meaningless without the person you love by your side? Dr. Mary Mongiovi delivers a powerful, emotional story of sacrifice, heroism, and the enduring strength of the human heart.