Bethany Joy Lenz’s new memoir details her experience in a cult. In Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While Also in an Actual Cult!), which is out now, the One Tree Hill actress writes that when she first moved to Los Angeles in the early 2000s,

At around 22, Lenz was cast in "One Tree Hill," which premiered in September 2003, as girl-next-door Haley James. She moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, for most of the year to film but stayed close to the group through a group email chain and regular calls.

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.

While waiting to see if the One Tree Hill sequel series will end up joining the 2025 TV schedule, fans can find Bethany Joy Lenz on Hallmark, where she hopes to reunite with former OTH co-star Jamie Lafferty for some holiday movie fun. In the meantime, One Tree Hill 's entire run can be streamed with a Max subscription.

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,

In her memoir 'Dinner for Vampires,' the 'One Tree Hill' star chronicles her time in the religious group while starring on the hit show: “I found this place of peace.”

Simon & Schuster One Tree Hill alum Bethany Joy Lenz is opening up about leaving a group she describes as a “cult” in her new memoir, Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While also

One Tree Hill fans and cast members alike may be surprised when they read Bethany Joy Lenz’s new book, Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While Also in an Actual Cult!). “When I left [the cult],