Then Elijah, the prophet of Yahweh and her own former lover, begins to speak out against her, calling her slut. She begins by building temples to the gods she grew up worshiping and is loved for ushering a new era of prosperity into Israel. When she is married off to King Ahab, she decides to remake Israel in the image of her beloved homeland of Tyre.

She intends to leave it the same way. As a girl, Jezebel was horrified to learn that she would not become king like her father. Jezebel was born into the world howling, making sure her voice was heard.

In JEZEBEL, debut novelist Megan Barnard combines the richly conjured landscape and ferocity of voice in Circe with the lyrical writing and re-imagined story of forgotten women in A Thousand Ships to retell the story of Israel’s legendary queen. Weinstein writes of the heartbreaks and elation of two great love stories and of the triumph of the heart over the greatest of odds. USA Today and Amazon bestseller Rochelle B. But not all stories are meant to be told, and Cecilia grapples with the unforgettable tale of fate and forbidden love. Desperate for the truth, Cecilia believes that providing the happy ending fans have been rooting for will deliver the same for her, a woman whose broken history has vanquished her belief in true love. Except, Cecilia can’t quite get her relationship on track, and when she comes across the inspiration behind the most famous love song of her time, she dodges a planned vacation with her boyfriend, dooming their relationship for good. “What You do to Me” is the song for every woman no one knows who the lyrics were written for, but everyone wants to be her. Named after a Simon & Garfunkel hit, she relishes her job at Rolling Stone.

For fans of Daisy Jones & the Six and Last Letter to Your Lover, WHAT YOU DO TO ME is the story of a love song, the woman it was written for, and the reporter who relentlessly searches to uncover the truth behind its origins, breaking open her own heart along the way. For Cecilia James, music is a second language.

Jezebel by Megan Barnard