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Dinner for Vampires

Life on a Cult TV Show (While also in an Actual Cult!)

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Dinner for Vampires

By: Bethany Joy Lenz
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 A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about her decade in a cult and her quest to break free.
In the early 2000s, after years of hard work and determination to breakthrough as an actor, Bethany Joy Lenz was finally cast as one of the leads on the hit drama One Tree Hill. Her career was about to take off, but her personal life was slowly beginning to unravel. What none of the show's millions of fans knew, hidden even from her costars, was her secret double life in a cult.

An only child who often had to fend for herself and always wanted a place to belong, Lenz found the safe haven she'd been searching for in a Bible study group with other Hollywood creatives. However, the group soon morphed into something more sinister - a slowly woven web of manipulation, abuse and fear under the guise of a church covenant called The Big House Family. Piece by piece, Lenz began to give away her autonomy, ultimately relocating to the Family's Pacific Northwest compound, overseen by a domineering minister who would convince Lenz to marry one of his sons and steadily drained millions of her TV income without her knowledge. Family 'minders' assigned to her on set, 'Maoist struggle session'-inspired meetings in the basement of a filthy house, and regular counselling with 'Leadership' were just part of the tactics used to keep her loyal.

Only when she became a mother did Lenz find the courage to leave and spare her child from a similar fate. After nearly a decade (and with the unlikely help of a One Tree Hill super-fan), she finally managed to escape the family's grip and begin to heal from the deep trauma that forever altered the course of her life.

Written with powerful honesty and dark humour, Dinner for Vampires is an inspiring story about the importance of identity, faith and independence. Women Witty Feel-Good Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking
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Enjoyed Joy’s narration, she is so brave and animated in telling her story. I was disappointed however that the UK audible version does not include the voice guests of her One Tree Hill costars.

Powerful memoir

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A beautiful and jaw dropping story of Bethany’s life. Thank you for sharing your story Bethany

Shockingly amazing biography

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Joy read this brilliant full of character and heart told and written beautifully about her time in a religion cult and her time on one tree hill would 100% recommend to anyone

Brilliant told

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No words!! Read beautifully and with feeling. So much love for Bethany joy lenz! Amazing read

Outstanding!!!

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this book is amazing and well worth a read. it's very insightful and I couldn't put it down.

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