Love is a novel published in 2003 by the African American novelist Toni Morrison. The protagonist of the novel is William (Bill) Cosey, a successful African American entrepreneur who ran Cosey’s Hotel and Resort, a luxurious establishment that offered performances by leading jazz musicians and catered to the African-American community. The action of the novel begins after his death and portrays, in a non-linear fashion, how his heritage transforms and is transformed by the changing role of African Americans in society.

An important character is L, a cook who worked for the resort and acts in a choral fashion to fill readers in on the events of the story.

In terms of plot, the most important characters are four women connected to Bill: his lover Celestial, his second wife, Heed, his daughter-in-law May, and his granddaughter Christine. These women have various conflicts with one another over Bill's legacy.

A love affair between two local teens, a boy named Romen and a girl named Junior, forms another subplot.

The local sheriff, Chief Buddy Silk, and his son Boss Silk act as antagonists in the novel.

Toni Morrison's Love revolves around the character of William Cosey (also known as Bill): even though Bill is dead, each of the novel's chapters describe him (Portrait, Friend, Stranger, Benefactor, Lover, Husband, Guardian, Father, and Phantom) and each of the living characters is connected to him in some way or another.

He has a daughter, May, and a grand-daughter, Christine. Christine is the same age as Bill's second wife, Heed. L is the cook in their household and she is often taken to be the narrator of the novel. Apart from them, the novel features a love story involving a young woman called Junior and a young man called Romen (who is the grandson of Sandler and Vida).