What You Do to Me

A Novel

De: Rochelle B. Weinstein

Narrado por: Stacy Gonzalez

From the bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends comes a moving novel of two unfinished love stories and the music and lyrics that bring them together.

Journalist Cecilia James is a sucker for a love song. So when she stumbles across a clue to the identity of the muse for one of rock’s greatest, she devotes herself to uncovering the truth, even as her own relationship is falling apart.

While writing an article for Rolling Stone, Cecilia works to reveal the mystery that has intrigued fans and discovers a classic tale of two soulmates separated by fate and circumstance. Rock star Eddie Vee once sang with his soul, dedicating love songs to Sara Friedman, his inspiration and first love. Now, Eddie takes refuge in anonymity, closed off to the past. Sara, too, has distanced herself from their love, moving thousands of miles away to live the life she once railed against. As Eddie and Sara tentatively open up to Cecilia about broken dreams, she struggles to give them a happy ending. In the process, she learns that broken hearts can be healed—even her own.

What You Do To Me is the story of a love song and of the triumph of the heart over the greatest of odds. Even for those who have written off love forever.

©2023 Rochelle B. Weinstein. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Lovable characters, a musical premise, and heartfelt emotion…this fun novel has it all!” —Woman’s World

“Weinstein’s story is a touching exploration of music’s power to change the world—and if not the whole world, then at least it will inspire a few love stories.” —BookTrib

“This book asks, what if a song like The Plain White T’s ‘Hey There Delilah’ was written about a musician’s first love—a Jewish girl named Sarah Friedman? Is there a more romantic concept than that? Rockstar Eddie Vee and Sarah did not end up together, but when Rolling Stone journalist Cecilia James tries to unearth the story behind that hit love song, she ends up unraveling a very complicated but epic love story and finding some truths about herself along the way.” —Kveller

Must Read

Rochelle Weinstein delivers!! What You Do To Me is amazing!!! I fell in love with the characters and really felt like I knew them and could feel what they were going through. I listened to this book on audio in less than 36 hours. For real! That's how much I enjoyed the book! Stacy Gonzalez- Great job narrating! Rochelle hooks you right away in this book! This book is not predictable and is a must read. Thank you Rochelle. It amazes me how people get to read words that your brain and heart created. Well done!

A music lover's dream romance book!

4 stars!

"What You Do To Me" by Rochelle B. Weinstein is a music lover's dream of a romance book. It really is a love letter to music. The story is told over two alternating timelines that ultimately converge with one another as main character Cecilia, who is a writer for Rolling Stone, attempts to chase down the story that will make her career while also trying to mend her relationship with her boyfriend Paul. As she gets closer to figuring out who "Sarita" is to famous musician Eddie Vee, who wrote the hit song "What You Do To Me" decades ago, Cecilia's relationship with Paul suffers more and more each day. She must find herself and discover what she wants while navigating her busy, raucous work life and her fledgling relationship. I really dug this book after a while. I almost did not finish it because it was really slow to get started, but once you get over the first few chapters and into the meat and potatoes of the story, it's a touching ode to true love, music, nostalgia, self-discovery, grief, redemption, and making amends. I found this book to be touching and compelling. I did want to throttle Cecilia a couple of times, though. Her frustrating nature definitely comes across on the page! It's like she can't slow down, can't sit still, and judges everyone at their worst. Some readers will be turned off by her, but to me, she felt authentic. Weinstein gets so many points for doing what she did with her epilogue. So many readers will not be satisfied by it, but I think it stays true to her characters and her story. Check this one out!

Hooked

Just like the perfect song, this book had me hooked from the beginning to the end. I loved it!

Brilliant love story.

What a wonderful love story. Two wrapped into one. Parallel love stories so brilliantly written.

AMAZING STORY

Rochelle’s best book by far. The others have been fantastic but this takes her writing and the experience for the listener to a whole new level. Songs will forever take on a new meaning - music lovers ❤️

The relationship between the music and the stories

I love the use of music and flipping through time seeing two stories intersect beautifully

Fantastic Feel-good story

Love, music, and redemption…truths and forgiveness. This book has it all. Fun and lovely!

Storytelling.

The author and audio performer did an excellent job describing the story’s characters, experiences and feelings!

Beautiful emotional story!

I really enjoyed listening to What You Do To Me , loved how music is a big part of the plot and how we slowly learn more and more about both couples life.

When life throws everything at you...

When life throws everything at you, there is music. What a wonderful story of love, misunderstandings, family, relationships and forgiveness.