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In Love With The King Of Harlem

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Qua loves Wynner. Wynner loves Qua. Easy enough, right? But Wynner came with two brothers who couldn't stand Qua with their baby sister. Qua couldn't stand not having Wynner with him, even if he didn't have his life together. With faith, his word and love, he grabs his love's hand and marries her at the court house.

Flash forward five years, and all the promises that Qua has made Wynner he has come through on them. To stay true, secure the bag & be her ace through all her pain. With Wynner always being sick, everyone babies her and is always worried about her. As a wife, she supposed to nurture and cater to her husband, but always being sick, she feels less than a wife. When Qua's childhood friend comes to the city, she's sure to shake things up between the couple. Will they take their vows to heart? Or will Uzi be making his baby sister a widow?

Uzi is feared by everything with a beating heart in New York. He and his brother's name ring bells in the New York City streets. If you and the Mcknight brother's name are mentioned in the same breath, you know you won't live to speak about it. With no time for a woman, Uzi usually slides in women and dip after. But, when a smart talking bartender at his favorite strip club catches his eyes he chases her like a lion does an antelope.

Remi is so over men wasting her time & spitting game that she doesn't want to play. Working two jobs, she doesn't have time for games. When Uzi approaches her at work, both their words collide at full force. In a situationship, she continues to ignore Uzi until it becomes too much to handle. Will Uzi eventually shoot a arrow in her heart?

Girl, take it all off cause I know you extra, Future's words couldn't ring truer for Remi's younger sister, Tweeti. Being the heavier of the two, she's was always overlooked as a child. Until now, where all the boys that played her for being plus sized, are same men chasing her. Tweeti doesn't know what she wants to do with her life. One week she wants to save lives then the next she wants to take them. When Jahquel rolls into her life, she's taken back. Never being with a man in a wheel chair, she shuts him down. What happens when Jah eventually captures her heart?

Jahquel used to run the same streets his older brother now owns. A gun shot to the back stopped that, but it didn't stop his ruthless and rude demeanor. Being paralyzed limits some things, but when he runs into Tweeti, he feels like the sky is the limit. Tweeti couldn't be less interested than being just friends. Never being one to give up, he continues to pursue Tweeti. Will he eventually wear her down?

In New York where you gotta go hard, these kings need to reign with an iron fist, but will they do it with or without queens?

403 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 2, 2017

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Profile Image for Sheronda H.
513 reviews6 followers
October 6, 2025
This was good. Can’t wait to see what happens with all the characters in the other books.
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1,067 reviews301 followers
January 25, 2021
This was really a good story....those brothers were a mess and their little sister was a sweetie....but the downside of this was that this was an audiobook and a cliffhanger. Book 2 & 3 are not available in the audio format, so I guess I'll never know how this story will end.
Profile Image for Kris Danielle.
241 reviews4 followers
October 6, 2017
ILWYKOH

This book was really good. The author built up the characters so they can stand up on there own and without a partner. Remi was very independent and head strong and just wanted some one to love. Tweeti was my girl her and Jah were hilarious. Lira was aggy af and Uzi gave her too much play. But,Uzi should’ve told Remi everything before hand. Can’t wait til part 2
Profile Image for Chichilovestoread.
506 reviews
February 22, 2025
Remi cool as hell lol

Pinky from Friday and lil Richard is crazy 😂😂😂

Tweeti is something else.

Thirsty Uzi (Parrish)? Keep asking about Remi.

Aw Wynner damn. Hope she get better.

Ok Qua I see you out here doing right by your wife.

Uzi tired it and Remi said clickup 😂😂😂

Not Jahquel said Jahquel said this wheel chair ain’t stopping nothing, this dick this work 😂😂

Candle? 😂😂😂 TF (oh Lira is Candle)

Not the tolls so high what the hiding Jesus 😂😂

Factsssss Remi.. wine in and dine in and saying sweet nothing just to not be her man 😂😂

Ok Remi and Tweeti being top tier evolved women.. click that!

Momma McKnight said you think you grown, but you not.

Not Jah out here punting people from the seat 😂


I’m crying with Tweedi and Jah in her room 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣

😂😂😂 the Hulk😂

Oop Tweedi …well that’s some pay back for your ass

Aye I’m not playing with Tweedi and Remi n they momma.. yo that was funny af

Besides the messy part n running behind dudes.. Sunday is me and I am her, don’t be bringing no randos around me.

Remi said yea I talk to him..who gonna check me boo?!?!?

Yoooooo “sis take the condom and run, he can’t chase you” she wrong af for that 😂😂😂

Uzi is entitled 😂

Aht Aht Qua.. don’t link with your ole boo.

They stay complaining about the tolls 😂

Not you n dust? 😂😂😂

A c-killer 😂😂 that’s messed up

His what? Daughter?????
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196 reviews2 followers
October 5, 2017
Not sure about this one

Not sure about this book. It was ok, but I felt like something was missing. Remi was always talking about all her bills. What bills she stayed at home with her mom and sister so what bills did she have? Yuri and Kandle's relationship was confusing. Uzi talked about the type of female that Kandle was, but he continued to sleep with her. Qua claimed to love Wynner so much but he leaves her in the hospital to go to Miami to handle business. Shouldn't his wife be his number one priority if he loved her so much. Then to know your wife is sick and you kicking it the next chick. Then he doesn't mention that he married. Qua is on some ish. I don't know a lot about lupus, but I have work with someone who had it, and I've never know her to be in the hospital as much as Wynner. I think that was a little over board. I love Jah and Tweeti though, they were the only characters would made sense in this book. Hopefully book 2 will be a lot better than this book. Because I know Jahquel can write some bad assets books.
Profile Image for Shandra Jones.
140 reviews
October 17, 2025
A chaotic masterpiece—I’m hooked!

Every single character in this book is a mess in their own unique way, and I loved it. Jahquel J had me all over the place laughing, side-eyeing, and gasping at the drama. The storytelling is wild and addictive. I can already see where this is headed, and I’m ready to dive into the rest of the series!!! 🤦🏽‍♀️📚🤷🏽‍♀️
Profile Image for Rashawnda.
1,391 reviews1,163 followers
April 12, 2022
Oh I can already tell this is going to be a great series!! A few of these characters are about to be on some serious BS. I can’t wait to dive into book 2. I loved the character development so far. I can smell the DRAMA coming a mile away.
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381 reviews10 followers
December 15, 2024
I enjoyed the book but I can also tell this is an earlier book just based on the interaction between characters. It was a lot going on within this book, but it was almost too much at times. It’s a solid book but I wouldn’t read more out of the series.
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89 reviews
July 9, 2025
I love all the Drama in Jah's Books!!! a million stars!!
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600 reviews3 followers
May 6, 2020
The book went well as I go through the journey of Wynner and Qua, Jah and Tweeti, and lastly Uzi and Remi.

I could respect the fact that Qua was a young man, that provided for his wife, who adored his wife, and was frustrated when it came to fatherhood, but what I can't respect is if Qua cheated on Wynner with this Olay chick. Wynner had been faithful as faithful could be, so there wasn't any reason as to why Qua should have cheated on Wynner, period. If Qua was unhappy, he should've discussed that with Wynner.

Jah and Tweeti was so cute together. They began to catch more and more feelings for one another. What I loved, was that Tweeti didn't treat Jah any different than anyone else, because of his handicap. Tweeti was blunt, so if she felt a type of way, she would tell Jah, and vice versa.

Uzi needed to get it together, because if Remi wasn't who he wanted, he should've stayed with Lira. I didn't like Lira, because she was a promiscuous woman, and lied about it. If she wanted to be promiscuous, that was her business, but to lie about it, was just wrong. Uzi claimed he wanted Remi, but he kept leading Lira on.

Uzi and Qua needed to get themselves together, before they lost good women for no reason at all. Uzi just needed to show Remi, she was all the woman that he needed, and leave Lira right where he met her. Qua needed to show appreciation to his wife, and show her, she was all that he needed. Qua needed to show his wife that she means the world to him, and that he would never step out on her.
207 reviews1 follower
November 19, 2024
OMG what the heck just happened

Remi is a independent women who works two jobs and meets Uzi who is the king pin of Harlem. Remi reveals about her rape at seventeen. She has never told anyone not even her sister about it are the reason for the tattoos. It hard for her to trust men when you had a tramarmatic experience early on. Will Remi and Uzi (aka) as Parrish McKnight make it. Will this latest secret tear them apart before they even get start .That Lira revealed about his daughter Paris before he pass out that he didn't even know about. Jah (aka) Jahquel McKnight is the other brother who meets Tweeti and is really feeling her she sees him for who he is not his disability. Wynter is the baby sister of the McKnight brother very overprotective brothers of her. She married Quameer and except him she has her health scare with Lupus and going in and out the hospita. And having multiple miscarriage and scared her husband might cheat on her with Olay Vega old flame from high school.
Profile Image for Stephanie Mclendon.
650 reviews9 followers
October 24, 2021
That Good Life!

The McKnight family was Parrish, Jaquel and baby sister Wynner and they loved their baby sister and she was treated as a princess. Wynner married Jah behind her family’s back and there has been hell from her family. Remind and her sister Tweetie live with their mom with different prospective’s on life. Remi works hard and Tweetie is looking not to work.when these ladies meet the McKnight brothers these will be chaotic, hectic and just what the doctor ordered! Jaq and Tweetie are hilarious together and Remi is going to give Parrish a run for his money. Jah and Wynner love each other but I have a feeling their love is going to be tested. I hope Jah does not mess this marriage up with a blast from his past. Remi is feeling Parrish but one of her co-workers lets some news out that I have not heard about since ?????? Part 2 Asap!!!!
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399 reviews4 followers
October 15, 2017
Surprise

Tweeti has to be my favorite character. I enjoyed her openness and her charisma. She love who she is and I think that's why her a Jah get along so well. But she be cracking on him like crazy. I feel bad for Wyn has to go through, and I'm starting the 2nd guess Qua. I have this feeling he is up to something. Each relationship has a challenge but the brother in this book know how to treat a woman. Uzi's mom however always gives him a hard time about woman. Uzi is bullheaded, he challenges everything but he love hard. I kept trying to figure out this hold Lira had on him, like girl get your life. Boy boy when I say that ended escalated quickly, Geesh. I don't know what Remi is going to do, but I have feeling it's going to be some smoke in the city.
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1,329 reviews115 followers
February 29, 2020
I got this book from Sound Commentary. I'm not going to review it over there because I don't have a lot of great things to say about it. I got through about 4 hours of it before I decided to just DNF. I should have stopped early on when Remi called someone's slanted eyes "chinky." Cuz no, sis.

Also, I've gotten to a point in my life where excusing people's abusive/ toxic behavior as "over- protective" is done. I was surprised to find out that the author is a woman because the whole book is pretty much the "when male authors write women" hashtag.

I loved that each character had their own voice for audio.
139 reviews1 follower
October 17, 2017
My heart is beating so fast right now

Jahquel never disappoints and this book was no different. I love Jah and Tweeti together because they have this dope chemistry. I'm not sure how I feel about Uzi and Remi. I think he has way too much going on with Lira to be trying to wife Rem especially with that bomb she dropped. I get the feeling Qua about to do something dumb since that Olay chick popped up, I just hope if he does Wyn is strong enough to handle it on move on cause I can guarantee that Olay chick going to end up pregnant
640 reviews5 followers
February 5, 2018
Very good

Very good book. Intriguing. Kept my attention. I loved Jah and Tweeti together, they're my favorite. That whole Lira, remi, uzi love triangle is a real whopper. Can't wait to see how that turns out. My only gripe (and it's very small) is that sometimes it hard to keep up with who is speaking when multiple characters are having a conversation. It would make it a little bit easier if the author would make note of who is talking bc it gets confusing. But other than that it's a very good story and I'm on my way to part 2 right now!!!
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371 reviews
October 8, 2017
A really great read

Is it too much to ask that Jah magically gets up and walk? I love this personality although he’s confined to a while chair. I’m praying Wynner and Qua can weather the storm I really hope she can give her husband what he really wants. As for Kandle ughhhh I can’t stand her. Parrish needed to be honest about his an Lira’s history from the beginning. Waiting for part 2
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2,996 reviews47 followers
November 12, 2017
This is my very first read by this author, but most definitely not my last. Really enjoyed this book and I like they way she build the characters. It moved at a steady pace with a good flow. I enjoyed all the characters and them as couples and loved their development and growth and I know it's so much more to come. I can see some twist and turns and messy situations on the horizon to make a very entertaining read. Great job Jahquel J and can't wait to see what all happens in PT. 2.
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870 reviews4 followers
January 21, 2018
Lord!

These characters had me talking to my iPad! I love Remi and respect her love for herself and hustle. Tweeti is a mess but I think she has a good heart. Jan is a good match for her and vice versa. Uzi needs to get himself together and leave Lira alone. He has a good woman but wants to mess with trash. Qua is a good dude but he better not get comfortable with Wynner’s love. I need one of these couples to actually be committed to each other and faithful.
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294 reviews6 followers
April 1, 2018
The start of a bomb a$$ series! I just know everything that follows will be on fire! First of all Jah is bae! I just loveeeeee him. Tweeti is everything and a bag of chips with her out spoken self. lol had me laughing hard at the jokes she was cracking. I love hers and Remi’s close relationship. Hoping their mom gets clean and stays that way. I hope Qua dont turn out to be a wolf in expensive clothing. Don’t go breaking Wyn’s heart. And poor Wyn having to deal with her illness. Can’t wait to see what the next book has in store for us!
2,670 reviews23 followers
June 13, 2018
Good Stuff!

I am back again to be pulled into the world of street kings and the women who love them.I have laughed out loud,screamed because I just couldn't keep my emotions to myself.This was just what I needed to feel not only my day but my need to read and just lose myself to this world.The writer gives us story with adults who are trying to navigate not only life but love as well,and we all know who that tends to go.This is just good writing and a really good story.
Ust
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1,195 reviews23 followers
September 28, 2018
Loved it ❤

Whoaaaaaaa wait a minute I was not expecting that a daughter and he haven't said nothing this whole time. I'm wondering do his family know. I have so much high hopes for Qua and just hope he doesn't do anything to hurt Wynner. I love me some Tweeti because she so honest and straight foward and her and Jah are perfect for each other. Bout to read part 2 to see what it's about to bring. Great read!!!
Profile Image for Sheryl Boyce.
400 reviews8 followers
August 13, 2020
I enjoyed reading this book. Two over protective brothers, of their baby and only sister, feel some type of way about her husband. Then the brothers started dating two sisters but it took a minute to get to dating status. Everything seems to be going good for all the couples but some things are not sitting right. Read the book to find out their stories. Plus it continues with another book. I'm excited to see what happens!
Profile Image for TACORA MCCLUNEY.
2,531 reviews11 followers
February 1, 2025
What a read

I'm loving this story so far. Ion know how to feel about Qua. I just hope he don't cheat on Wynner. She goes through enough with having Lupas and she's stood by him from day one. She's too good of a person for that type of heartbreak. I love Tweetie and Jah together. They are hilarious. I want to see Uzi and Remi together but it just might not be in the cards for them.💜💜
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206 reviews10 followers
March 28, 2025
This story turned out good. The author set the stage in book one for the readers to get to know the characters and a little bit of the drama in their lives. I think Uzi and Remi could be a cute couple, but I'm more interested in Tweeti and Jah. Tweeti and Jah together is a hilarious mess. Qua and Wynner seem like a disaster waiting to happen. It was hard to believe he loved her as much as he claimed but stayed going out of town while she was in the hospital. It was also confusing that Uzi was concerned about how Qua was going to treat Wynner but didn't pull him back from the out of town trips. I'm curious to see how things play out with the two of them.

Lira was annoying from start to finish. I already don't like Uzi and Jah's mom and can't wait to see his fathers reaction to the secret. Book two has to be filled with drama, with the way book one ended.
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396 reviews10 followers
April 8, 2025
Yeahhhh, these characters about to be on some bs 🤣 Tweeti be giving Jah hell! Uzi done met his match with Remi. She is very much the strong independent type & ion think he use to that. Wynner honestly seems so sweet & I know Qua finna do some wild 💩. Tbh, that cliffhanger didn’t come as a shock. It was definitely hinted that Uzi & Lira had some hidden secret so I kinda seen that coming. Gotta see how this play out!
Profile Image for Ivee Greer.
68 reviews
October 6, 2017
I did enjoy reading this however Lire/Kandle & Uzi did just too much just to find out they have a child together that neither ever seem to spend time with!! I'm very interested in seeing how this is going to play out in book # 2!! Let's get it Jahquel J.!! I loved Jah & Tweeti that's a darn spin-off there as well as Qua and Wynner's story line. I can see 4 or 5 more in this series!!
Profile Image for Shaunphoo.
1,651 reviews13 followers
October 7, 2017
Oh this was lit!

Ugh I can't stand Lira! Now I know why his mother was like that about her. I want him and Remi to be together, I love the Jah and Tweeti are together they deserve to be happy. I hope Qua isn't stupid enough to cheat of Wynner and hopefully is finally able to a baby.
183 reviews3 followers
October 9, 2017
💜

Omg first I have to say I can’t believe it ended like that. I really hope he don’t have a baby with that hoe, I had such high hopes for him. Nah but I love me some Jah 💙💙💙. And I need for wyn to get it together, she needs to get her confidence up an if her husband on some grimy stuff divorce him and be sure to get half of everything lol great book I can’t wait for part 2
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