Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz with Magan Vernon
Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz is a memoir about her decade-long entrapment in a manipulative Christian cult during her time on One Tree Hill. The book details how the group controlled her life, career, and finances—until motherhood and the support of friends gave her the strength to break free.
My guest this week is the lovely Magan Vernon, an author who has been living off reader tears since she wrote her first short story in 2004. She now spends her time killing off fictional characters, pretending to plot while she really just watches Netflix, and she tries to do this all while her kids run amok around her Texas ranch. Subscribe to her Newsletter and join her Facebook Fan Group here: Magan’s Minions (Reader Group)
Strawberry Champagne Margarita
fresh strawberries, trimmed
2 oz. tequila
1 oz. fresh lime juice
.25 cups sparkling wine
Optional: 4 oz. triple sec or 2 tablespoons agave syrup, for a sweeter margarita
Place strawberries in a large glass. Using a muddler, muddle the strawberries until they resemble puree.
Add tequila, lime juice, and strawberry puree to a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake. If you would like to add a sweetener to the cocktail, add triple sec or agave syrup to the cocktail shaker as well.
Fill cocktail glass or champagne flute halfway full with ice. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with a strawberry or lime.
In this Episode
Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz
Paris, The Memoir by Paris Hilton
Magan’s Library’s Reading Challenge (that I am totally stealing!)