Jodi Lynn Pavlock · Author of Jekyll Can’t Hyde
When Charm Becomes Control, Survival Becomes the Story.
In Jekyll Can’t Hyde, Jodi Lynn Pavlock shares a wild, witty, and deeply personal journey through love, deception, narcissistic abuse, and the fight to reclaim her strength, independence, and joy.
Screenplay and rights inquiries for the feature adaptation.
The Book
A True Story of Love, Deception and Taking Back Your Life
Jekyll Can’t Hyde: An Autobiography
By Jodi Lynn Pavlock
After leaving an abusive marriage, Jodi Lynn Pavlock believed she had found a new beginning. The older man who entered her life appeared charming, attentive, and full of promises—but over time, the person she trusted revealed a devastating pattern of deception, exploitation, betrayal, control, and abuse.
As emotional highs and painful truths collide, Jodi watches her health, finances, confidence, and independence become consumed by a relationship that bears little resemblance to the future she had been promised.
Told with raw honesty, unexpected humour, and an unflinching willingness to revisit difficult moments, Jekyll Can’t Hyde follows Jodi’s struggle to recognize the truth, separate herself from manipulation, and rebuild the parts of her life she feared she had lost.
It is an autobiography about surviving what happens behind closed doors—and discovering that leaving is not the end of the story, but the beginning of reclaiming one’s voice.
- Published
- December 2024
- Length
- Approximately 280 pages
- Formats
- Hardcover · Paperback · Ebook · Audiobook
- ISBN (pb)
- 9798230357483
- Audiobook
- Approximately 5 hours and 2 minutes
- Narrated by
- Alyzae Adnan
About the Author
Meet Jodi Lynn Pavlock
Author, filmmaker, speaker, and survivor-story advocate whose autobiography, Jekyll Can’t Hyde, explores love, deception, resilience, and reclaiming independence.
Raised in Bergenfield, New Jersey, Jodi developed an early love of music through trumpet and singing. Her professional life has included nearly two decades transporting students, as well as work connected to casino hosting, notary services, and New Jersey real estate.
Writing Jekyll Can’t Hyde gave Jodi a way to revisit difficult experiences in her own voice—combining honesty, humour, pain, and the determination to move forward. Today she continues developing her story for the screen while speaking about recognizing abusive patterns, supporting survivors, and creating a life beyond what happened.
Why Read Jekyll Can’t Hyde
Four reasons this story stays with you
An honest, witty, survivor-centred account that does not soften the contradictions of staying—or the courage of leaving. Tap a card to reveal a line from the story.
Behind the Public Face
Story themes
Jekyll Can’t Hyde examines the painful distance between who someone appears to be and how they behave behind closed doors. Jodi’s experience reveals how affection and manipulation can become intertwined—and why recognizing the pattern does not always make leaving simple.
The book does not diagnose anyone. It describes Jodi’s lived experience and the behaviour she witnessed—using “narcissistic abuse” as a description of that experience, not a medical diagnosis of another person.
- Love bombing
- Charm and deception
- Narcissistic abuse
- Domestic abuse
- Emotional manipulation
- Betrayal
- Financial exploitation
- Control
- Isolation
- Health consequences
- Family and friendship
- Leaving and returning
- Self-worth
- Recovery
- Resilience
- Reclaiming independence
- Finding joy after abuse
Award Certificate
NYC Festival Event
Recognition
New York Book Festival Honorable Mention
Jekyll Can’t Hyde received an Honorable Mention in the Biography / Autobiography category at the New York Book Festival — a recognition of one survivor’s true story told in her own voice.
From the festival stages of New York to readers across the country, Jodi’s lived experience of recognizing narcissistic abuse and taking back her life continues to resonate with audiences and fellow survivors.
Catch Me Next
Where to find Jodi next
Festival stages, speaking engagements, screenings and conversations. Appearances are listed here once confirmed by Jodi.
Hollywood Author of the Year Grand Gala 2026
- Saturday, October 10, 2026
- Loews Hollywood Hotel — Ovation Hollywood1755 Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Jodi Lynn Pavlock attends the Hollywood Author of the Year Grand Gala — a celebration of authors and their stories, held in the heart of Hollywood.
New York Book Festival — Author Luncheon
- Monday, October 26, 2026 · 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
- The Smith East Village55 Third Avenue (corner of East 11th Street), Manhattan, New York, NY 10003
Jodi Lynn Pavlock joins the New York Book Festival author luncheon — a celebration of recognized authors and their stories, held in a private dining setting at The Smith East Village in Manhattan.
Appearances are listed only once confirmed by Jodi Lynn Pavlock. Pending entries are clearly marked and do not represent a finalized booking.
On Screen
Watch the story begin on screen
Abusive is a short-film proof of concept based on part of Jekyll Can’t Hyde—a first look at how the story translates to film.
The Short Film
Jekyll Can’t Hyde on screen
A cinematic three-minute short film that brings the heart of Jekyll Can’t Hyde to the screen — the contrast between a charming public face and the private reality behind closed doors. Watch Jodi Lynn Pavlock’s story begin to move from page to film.
Plays inline on the page · Approximately 3 minutes
Follow Jodi’s Journey
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