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.

“I flew through this in one sitting. Made me laugh, brought me close to tears… Had me hooked… Absolutely adored… Will keep you turning the pages.” Bookworm86My name is Kat and I have a confession. For the last week, I’ve been secretly living in the gym.Let me set the scene for you… It was my first day working out. Ever. My idea of fun is lifting Dunkin’ Donuts, so as if exercising wasn’t bad enough, it got a lot worse. In the space of minutes, my boyfriend dumped me over the phone and my boss fired me.Cue a Code Red panic attack. Now, no matter how hard I try, my anxiety is stopping me from physically walking out of the door, back into the hot mess of my life.So now I’m stuck here, spending night after night sleeping on massage tables, escaping security guards and hiding from my ex. Flirting with personal trainer Marcus, who’s carved like a Greek god and has a smile that makes my stomach flip-flop, is the silver lining to this craziness.But what happens if I get caught? Can I finally sort my life out? And how personal is too personal when it comes to personal trainers?This fresh and funny page-turner is for anyone who has ever lost their spark, struggled with anxiety, or prefers pie and lattes to pilates. Perfect for fans of Beth O’Leary and Emily Henry.Read what everyone’s saying about Come Here Often?: “LOVED, loved, loved… I loved this. I would totally recommend this. I even talked about it with my friends… Awesome.” NetGalley reviewer“FLEW through this excellent, incredible book… Laugh-out-loud funny… It hooked me immediately… Wow, my heart melted so many times… I love light-hearted rom coms like this. The heroine was so relatable—her aversion to working out and her living situation made her so likeable and fun… Ellie does such a beautiful job curating these endearing and wonderful characters with seemingly real personalities and ambitions. I absolutely loved being in Kat’s head and trying to figure out what Marcus was thinking… I AM SO HONORED I GOT THE CHANCE TO READ THIS NOVEL. This one even topped so many other rom com novels this month, and I can’t wait to tell everyone to buy it when it’s in stores or be annoyingly persistent about it when I’m at the library. I adored all the characters and the atmosphere so much, and I hope the author continues putting out more books like this!” Goodreads reviewer“The book was hilarious. It had me laughing out loud and calling my friends to tell them about it.” Goodreads reviewer“Made me laugh, but also made me realize a few things about myself. I connected with Kat from the very beginning… I lost sense of time while reading it… I was laughing out loud which I haven’t done from reading in quite while! Well done, Ellie Center!” Goodreads reviewer“Such a breath of fresh air! I loved this book. I fell in love with the characters and the cute storyline! It was cute, romantic, and compelling.

June 1984. Timmy Graco is looking forward to summer vacation, taking it easy and hanging out with his buddies. Instead his summer will be filled with terror and a life-and-death battle against a nightmarish creature that few will believe even exists. Timmy has learned that the person who's been unearthing fresh graves in the cemetery isn't a person at all. It's a thing. And it's after Timmy and his friends. If Timmy hopes to live to see September, he'll have to escape the Ghoul.