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    Dinner for Vampires
    Dinner for Vampires
    Dinner for Vampires
    Audiobook8 hours

    Dinner for Vampires

    Written by Bethany Joy Lenz

    Narrated by Bethany Joy Lenz

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Includes exclusive audio cameos from One Tree Hill cast members Tyler Hilton, Paul Johansson, James Lafferty, and Chad Michael Murray!

    *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
    *A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF 2024*
    *NAMED ONE OF PEOPLE’S BEST CELEBRITY MEMOIRS OF 2024*

    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 counseling 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 superfan), she finally managed to escape the family’s grip and begin to heal from the deep trauma that forever altered her relationship with God and her understanding of faith.

    Written with powerful honesty and dark humor, Dinner for Vampires is an inspiring story about the importance of identity and understanding what you believe.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateOct 22, 2024
    ISBN9781668113691
    Dinner for Vampires
    Author

    Bethany Joy Lenz

    Bethany Joy Lenz starred in the hit TV series One Tree Hill. Her other acting credits include Guiding Light, Grey’s Anatomy, Charmed, Felicity, Suits, Dexter, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. She is also a recording artist who has released several albums. Lenz currently cohosts the podcast Drama Queens and is the founder/editor-in-chief of the broadsheet newspaper Modern Vintage News.

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    • 5/5
      This isn’t a light hearted read. But she did an incredible job writing and narrating this book. So insightful and so raw. Thank you so much for opening up and sharing your story ❤️
    • 5/5
      I love Joys voice…calming, silly and beautiful. I feel a great deal of compassion for the hard things she walked through and thankful to know she is still walking with God. I loved her as Haley James, but I enjoyed getting to know her through this beautifully hard book.
      Praying for the impact this will have on readers.
    • 5/5
      I love the way Lenz narrates this book and gives life to the different people, without it being distracting or feeling like it’s too much. The way you can feel the emotion in her voice as she reads the words is powerful as a listener - I was really drawn in.
    • 5/5
      As someone who grew up going to church and embracing my “church family” in my early 20’s it was really easy to understand Joy’s story. It’s incredibly gross how these people prey on their victims, and Joy was the perfect target. Great read, and I agree with Joy these stories need to continue to be told so survivors are believed.
    • 4/5
      I liked listening to her story and everything she personally went through shedding light to how church’s can really twist the whole point
    • 5/5
      This was such an amazing book. I don’t usually listen to audiobooks books but I think Joy reading it made me feel like I was on the ride with her and I was hooked from the first chapter. I was angry and sad for her through some parts but also proud of what she was able to overcome. I’m a OG OTH and why I really wanted to read this book and I’m soooo glad i did. This was excellent!
    • 5/5
      I was 29 when I stumbled upon One Tree Hill and instantly fell in love with Hailey and then Joy. The whole time I was watching it I never heard any of the rumors... I'm so glad you told your truth and wrote this book... it's eye-opening and amazingly written and narrated. 10 out of 10 for me!
    • 5/5
      this book was absolutely amazing and I’m glad she decided to read it herself it made it so much more personal of course I’m here because I’m a tree hill fan but this was a fantastic book. I hope it’s not her last. Thank you for sharing , really showed some perspective.
    • 5/5
      5/5 ⭐️ audiobook. Joy speaks so well and I love that she included audio from a few of her OTH co-stars!
    • 5/5
      This was a wild ride. My heart goes out to Joy and her family. Haley was always my favorite character on One tree hill. The way she carried herself you just knew that's who Joy actually was. Strong but soft, smart, kind, and resilient. And through this book you can tell it was inside her all along. You would have never known this was happening behind the scenes. I didn't have social media, so I didn't get the "buzz" of this happening. So this is all just so mind blowing. A whole new respect for who she is! I am so grateful she and her daughter is safe!