Books like Just can't let go by Mary B. Morrison

Alice Walker's 1982 novel, The Color Purple, won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, exploring the lives of black women in the South and their experiences of abuse and struggle for independence.

Zora Neale Hurston’s Pulitzer‑winning novel follows Janie Crawford’s journey of self‑discovery and empowerment, mapping her search for love, independence, and identity against the backdrop of the African‑American South during the early 20th century.

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel Passing explores the life of Irene Redfield, a married Harlem woman whose world is disrupted when her childhood friend Clare Kendry—now passing as white—reappears.

Karrine Steffans chronicles her rise from dancer to Hollywood actress, exposing the hidden realities and treatment of women in the music and entertainment industry.

A coming‑of‑age novel tracing Thandi, a young African‑American woman in Pennsylvania, as she navigates identity, family history across continents, and her mother’s cancer battle while seeking love and belonging.

Augusten Burroughs recounts his many New York relationships, exploring love, lust, and the search for meaning in an honest, humorous memoir.

Two close friends make a daring bet that throws their lives into chaos, forcing them to confront friendship, romance, and secrets in a world where love and betrayal intersect.

The national bestselling author of Never Again Once More and Soulmates Dissipates delivers her most emotionally and rewarding work to date, a new novel about a woman's quest for the true meaning of love. Having dated twenty-six men in fifty-two weeks, Fancy Taylor wants to settle down. And after a year of living recklessly, she has enough experience to know that if a man is married, he's bad news. Unfortunately, irresistible Byron Van Lee--who has a big car, big income, big ego, and big you know what--neglects to mention his wife and kids until after Fancy falls for him big time and all the way. Determined to make Byron all hers, Fancy dreams up an outrageous scheme to get him to divorce his wife. Meanwhile, she turns to Desmond Brown for a shoulder to cry on. Desmond, aka Mr. Reliable, has been in Fancy's life for almost three years. He's always there to pick up the pieces or fill an empty Saturday night. Since he's an auto mechanic, he can fix her car too. His blue-collar job, however, means that Fancy is reluctant to let him close enough to even sniff her brown sugar. To Fancy, he's just a friend. To love-struck Desmond, whatever Fancy wants, he'll provide, even if it takes two paychecks. Now, Fancy is about to find out that the best laid plans will not only get her laid but also knocked-up (as in pregnant). Suddenly she has issues. Job issues. Family issues. Love issues. And, haunted by the fear that she's turning out just like her promiscuous mother--the mother who never showed her love or how to love--Fancy has to face the future and some hard choices. Should she reach for yet another falling star--or her best friend Desmond? Seeing her therapist twice a week isn't giving her the answers she needs. Those she can only find in the depths of her own heart...

Madison Tyler, a multimillion‑dollar multimedia mogul, ends a casual affair with Granville Washington, only to have him refuse to let her go and will stop at nothing to prove he's the perfect match.

Mary B. Morrison delivers two erotic novellas that blend romance, revenge, and empowerment for African American women.

Set in 1930s Philadelphia, Jessie Redmon Fauset’s novel follows Joanna Mitchell and Peter Bye as their families navigate inheritance, prejudice, and the social aspirations of the black middle class.

Jada Diamond Tanner regrets her choice of a safe partner, Lawrence Anderson, over a dynamic one, Wellington Jones, after twenty years together.

At Howard University, Ne’Vaeh Washington’s yearning for Aaron Whitehaven—her best friend’s boyfriend—seeks a love that is hidden and unreciprocated, while their tangled histories with Jamie Green and Charlene Campbell threaten to unravel their lives.

Whether it's being told you have to purchase two seats on airplane or getting dirty looks when you're with a handsome man, being a big girl in a superficial world can come with more issues than any woman should have to deal with. Add to that some over-the-top family and marriage issues, and you have the perfect recipe for some Big Girls Drama. Featuring a sexless marriage, infidelity, finding out your husband is gay, and teen pregnancy, these big girls have it tough.

Honey Thomas inherits a life‑changing windfall and leaves Las Vegas to start anew in Atlanta, opening a counseling center for victimized women. When her past resurfaces, she must confront old enemies while navigating love and danger.

Jessa Bell stuns her best friends by confessing an affair with a hidden husband, setting off a chain of tension and betrayal as she faces ex‑lover pressure and a new lover’s hesitation.

Blake Crystal, a successful and financially secure woman, balances a thriving career, four daughters, and a new romantic relationship that challenges her long-held beliefs about love and identity.

An African‑American woman inherits a sugarcane farm in rural Louisiana and moves with her eleven‑year‑old daughter from Los Angeles to start anew, confronting family tensions, agricultural challenges, and the legacy of the South.