Fiction - African American & Black - Women

From acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris comes a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living.Leigh is the last of the Wildes. She knows this because she watched them all die.Grief never truly fades and...

Author: Terah Shelton HarrisPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 07/15/2026Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.20dISBN: 9781420536461

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Goodreads, Essence, Sunset Magazine, SheReads, BookBub, and more!From acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris comes a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living.Leigh is the last...

Where there's smoke, there's bound to be a fire. However, fire never smelled this good.Everyone knows Phoenix "Phee" Preston as the gorgeous, gentle giant, always ready to help in any way she can with a smile on her face. Ever since she was younger,...

A marriage on the rocks, a missing friend, and a tangle of shocking lies converge at a peaceful North Carolina lakefront cottage in this irresistibly twisty new psychological thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shanora Williams - perfect for readers...

Essence bestselling author Tracy Brown's scorching new urban tale about falling in love and one girl's descent into the murky and unrelenting depths of drug addiction Jada left home at the age of sixteen, running from her own demons and the horrors of physical...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author..."Remember Getting to Happy, Waiting to Exhale, and How Stella Got Her Groove Back? Well, you won't likely forget Terry McMillan's Who Asked You? either" (Raleigh News & Observer). Betty Jean already has her hands full when...

Jasmine and T have a lot to learn about love, loss, and the importance of family.When Jasmine's best friend, Leslie, is diagnosed with cancer, there's no other place to run but straight into the chaos. She doesn't hesitate-fiercely holding Leslie's hand through doctor's appointments,...

Perfect for readers of The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré, a searing and timely novel of survival, resilience, and reclaiming identity in the face of unthinkable adversity. Set in the Lower Shabeele region of Somalia, Winter of My Spring is a...

Will she ever see freedom for her babies?Mississippi, 1848. It's a bright spring morning when enslaved midwife Zinnie is forced to begin an unimaginable journey: two thousand miles on foot. Her newborn baby is strapped to her back, her two little girls holding her...

Author: Reshonda TatePublisher: William Morrow & CompanyPublished: 01/27/2026Pages: 416Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 8.59h x 4.68w x 0.99dISBN: 9780063421189Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2026Library Journal 10/01/2025 pg. 92Booklist 12/01/2025About the AuthorTate, Reshonda: - As a national bestselling author and award-winning journalist, ReShonda Tate has the credentials,...

Stuck in the hometown she's lived in all her life, Remi's ambitions were bound to end up as unfulfilled dreams. Growing up with strict but loving parents, Remi is a good girl through and through, but her sheltered life makes her hesitate to leave...

From award-winning author Rhonda McKnight comes a new story of faith, history, and the power of legacy that merges the romance of The Bookshop Sisterhood with the rich Lowcountry setting of Mary Alice Monroe.Alexandra Chambers is a writer who has run out of words....

It's the dead of winter-but Pilar is somewhere on a private island, sun-kissed and sipping thousand-dollar tequila... while trying to forget the man she left for dead.In a world where women are paid to play beautiful, Pilar knew the rules-keep your mouth shut, look...

Moments after Lisbeth is born, she's taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape...

From USA Today bestselling author K.C. Mills comes a scorching romance about a ruthless crime boss who discovers his greatest weakness may be the woman he vowed to protect--a gripping tale of power, protection, and the kind of love that breaks all the rules....

A Good Morning America Buzz Pick "A love story like no other, and this one...will have you gripped from page one." --Vogue "An unabashed ode to living with, and despite, pain and mortality." --The New York Times Book Review A New York Times bestselling...

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Entertainment Weekly ∙ EBONY magazine ∙ PopSugar ∙ Paste Magazine ∙ BuzzFeed ∙ BiblioLifestyle ∙ Culturess "Taj McCoy offers readers a yummy love triangle with her latest . . . A romp offering readers a heroine...