Bethany Joy Lenz is a mom to daughter Rosie, whom she welcomed in 2011 with her ex-husband Michael Galeotti. The actress revealed how Rosie motivated her to escape the cult she was a part of for 10 years.

It hasn’t been easy, but Bethany Joy Lenz has managed to reestablish her connection with faith after a decade in a religious cult. “I was done. I walked out of that group and I questioned everything — my whole upbringing,

While starring on one of TV’s top teen dramas, Lenz found herself in a “Bible study gone sideways,” with a drained bank account, and married to the leader’s son, she recounts in her memoir ‘Dinner for Vampires.

Fifteen months ago, during a recap episode of the “Drama Queens” podcast, guest Michaela McManus asked co-hosts Bethany Joy Lenz and Sophia Bush whether they’d ever write a book. Lenz responded that she often writes,

The “One Tree Hill” actor has written a memoir of the decade she spent beholden to the Big House Family — and her escape.